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HELP! I just found out Im pregnant again and my fifteen month old son is still nursing and seems to be obsessed with it. I'd like to get him off the breast sooner, rather then later. I know they say it can take away from the new baby's nutrients if you continue to nurse after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Does anyone have any tips on how I can get my son to stop breastfeeding, and possibly, how I can get him to stop without making us all crazy in the process? LOL! THANKS!!!! :) |
| Posted by Kristen on 12/26/2007 10:37 PM
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| First, Congratulations!!! Now, onto the topic at hand.... I'm still nursing my 17 month old daughter, but we're in the process of weaning. Up until the last month and a half, she constantly asked for 'boop'. She seemed more into it than she ever had. I limited it to once in the morning (immediately after waking) and once in the evening (right before bed). Despite being consistent and telling her that 'boop is all gone until nigh-night', she would continue asking for it. The past month and a half, though, she's sometimes asked for it, and sometimes I've had to offer it to her (for my own comfort) or she would just skip it. I think it's gotta have something to do with the stage they're in at that age-more independent and active, yet still needing Mommy. Almost immediately after her first birthday, I cut it down to the two feedings per day, so I don't think it would hurt for you to try that with your son. I plan on cutting out the morning feeding for good beginning tomorrow and after a few weeks of that, I'm nixing the last one. I have found that if she asks for boop and I offer her real food, she easily forgets the boop (we've skipped the am session quite a bit lately because of this tactic). Hopefully some of this will help you! Weaning is certainly a daunting task. |
| posted by Nicole on 12/27/2007 01:30 AM
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my son was 9 mo when i found out i was pg w/#2... it was waaay earlier han i'd planned to stop breastfeeding.... however, i was also sleep deprived (we co-slept). i nursed thru my entire first tri so that we went a full year, but i was miserable b/cs of how raw and sensitivemy nipples were. all that being said it was probably easier for us than you, b/cs when i cut off my son's nighttime supply (we put him in his crib) he lost interest in daytime feedings. i was basically offering the last few weeks, and that was at naptimes. i also read LLLs book on the topic of tandem nursing and nursing while pg, but it was more for info than how-to... i don't know about taking away baby's nutrients, but i do know that nursing that first tri made me exhausted, hungry, and irritable--way more so than w/ my first!
good luck whatever you decide!!! |
| posted by Misty on 12/27/2007 03:16 PM
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Check with your DR to be sure in your specific case. HOwever, on LLL's website says it's perfectly safe to nurse.
Sometimes, babies will lose interest once you enter your 2nd trimester, because the body starts making colostrum again, so the milk takes on a saltier, less sweet taste. Often your nursling will self-wean. |
| posted by Bethany on 12/27/2007 07:51 PM
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Hi Kristen,
Just wondering how you did on weaning. I have a 16 mo old son who I am still trying to wean. I'm having a really hard time with it. He literally rips my shirt off and pulls it out. It is a wrestling match some times. He starts to feed less and I start to get some luck on weaning during the day and then he starts to cut a tooth or get a cold and he wants the comfort again. He also uses the breast to fall back to sleep a couple times a night. If I don't give it to him he crys and wakes totally up. If I give it to him he falls right back to sleep in seconds. I've just taken the easy path. Anyway, wondering how it went and if you have any advise. |
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