r/weaningsupport

Hi, I have a 21 month old toddler and am a little less than 7 weeks pregnant. My goal is to have my toddler weaned by her 2nd birthday so I have been slowly shortening her nursing sessions. I only have her nurse when she is tired or sad from falling down (comfort nursing upon her request). We have shortened our nursing sessions from 30min+ to about 10min total. I got the okay from my doctor that this nursing schedule should be good for us and that she will be weaned in a time manner good for my pregnancy.

My main issue is when I unlatch her, she sobs so much and says things like, "boobeh, nice, nice, gentle, please". I used to tell her nice/ gentle when she would bite me in the past. Now, I have been telling her, "You are being nice, but boobeh is all done. There's no more milk."

This just breaks my heart and makes we want to cry hearing her say those things while crying. My boobs are definitely more tender now so longer nursing sessions just hurt too much. I've always loved our bonding nursing sessions so it feels heartbreaking to see it ending soon. She is definitely super attached too and seeks a lot of comfort in it.

How do you guys cope with this? I understand I'll have this opportunity with my next baby, but I love the experience with THIS baby and I will never get these moments back with her.

Honestly, idk if this is the pregnancy hormones getting me so emotional over this transition.

I stopped breastfeeding my 26-month-old daughter 5 days ago. She absolutely loved breastfeeding and would nurse throughout the night, for naps, and several times during the day.
A few weeks before stopping, I started preparing her by telling her, “The milk will stop working soon.” Then the day came when we were going to stop. I put band-aids over my nipples and showed them to her, telling her, “They don’t work anymore.”
Then I went away for a two-day trip with my girlfriends, and her dad stayed home with her for two nights.
The first night, he got her to sleep by rocking her. She woke up after 3 hours and was restless for a few hours. She couldn’t settle back down, but she wasn’t crying. Eventually, she fell asleep again.
The second night, she woke up twice for about 5 minutes each time, and her dad had to get up and rock her back to sleep.
Then I came home from my trip.
She asked to breastfeed, so I showed her the band-aids again and told her that the milk still “didn’t work.” She accepted it 😳 She had a glass of water instead.
The first night with me was rough. She didn’t cry or ask to breastfeed, but she was awake for FOUR hours. 🫠
The second night, she woke up once, and all I had to do was say “shhh” and pat her back, and she went straight back to sleep.
She hasn’t cried for the breast at all. She has asked a few times and checks occasionally to see if they still “don’t work,” but she accepts it every time.
I think she’s simply learning to associate sleep with something other than breastfeeding. ❤️

For medical reasons I had to rapid wean my right breast, but I am still feeding my 7 month old from the left

The left has always been an undersupplier

She is taking well to solids and drinks water from multiple different containers but will not drink milk from anything other than the boob

I have tried several different formulas, goats milk formula and even my friends breastmilk to no avail. She has never accepted my milk from a bottle either.

The bottle isn't the issue as she will drink water from it. It seems to be the taste. I mixed breastmilk and also tried mixing vanilla.

What am I supposed to do here? It's been a week and she's been so fussy and not herself. She's not smiling or laughing like she used to, is very constipated and is waking up every hour through the night crying. I feel so guilty and useless

I had planned on breastfeeding for as long as she wanted. She's a huge comfort feeder, doesn't take a soother. I am so so gutted we've got to this stage

My baby is 14 months old, and we’ve been cosleeping since she was 2 months old. I just got her a new big girl bed, a floor bed in her room but I still sleep with her. I didn’t want to stop cosleeping, plus my husband works nights.
My LO was never a good eater. She barely touches her food and immediately signs “all done.” That’s a whole other struggle, but I’ve been wanting to stop breastfeeding for a while. I’m not in a rush and I’m not going back to work, so I want to slowly start weaning. I am just worried because she doesn’t really eat and if I stop breastfeeding, she will not get her any nutrients..
I’ve been pretty much alone since she was born because my family lives far away, so I started feeding her to sleep because I was completely exhausted. I just wanted her to fall asleep quickly (blame me). I still have to nurse her throughout the night some nights 4–7 times, and if I’m lucky, 3–4 times.
During the day, she’s fine. If she’s in pain or teething, she definitely wants to nurse more often, but if we’re playing, outside, etc., she’s usually okay. I don’t offer, but I also don’t refuse if she asks, if that makes sense.
I just don’t know what to do or how to approach weaning. Hugging, singing, rocking, etc. don’t work. If she’s sleepy and we hit that sweet spot where she’s about to fall asleep, and I don’t breastfeed her, it’s over. She starts crying and screaming, and I just can’t do it. I feel horrible, blame myself, and eventually give her what she wants.
I would really appreciate any tips, recommendations, or advice on how to approach this. Is there anyone I should work with to help me wean her? I honestly don’t know where to start.