![]() Tell her she can breastfeed soon - and then try some more distraction: Bake some muffins together, go get some ice cream, suggest a game of Teddy Bear hospital. When a boo-boo has her reaching under your shirt, try a kiss-and-make-better approach (bandages with favorite characters always welcome, too). Help her find alternate routes to comfort when she’s sad or tired or over-stimulated, like playing music, rubbing her back, reading a favorite book. She’ll need extra cuddles, and extra fun one-on-one time with you as she weans. Keep her busy and occupied with activities that are hard to do from your lap. Go places she doesn’t associate with breastfeeding (if there are any), like the playground, the zoo, the beach, an art class, the children’s museum. Does she usually breastfeed at home during the day? Don’t stay home. ![]() If you’re lucky, she’ll at least occasionally forget about nursing, especially if you move ahead to…ĭistract and divert. ![]() Simply put, you never offer the breast - after all, you’re trying to wean this girl - but when she asks for it, you never refuse it. This is the most gentle of all strategies, which makes it optional if you’re in a hurry. Here’s a slow and steady approach that can be sped up as needed or wanted:ĭon’t offer, don’t refuse. Ready to take weaning all the way to its natural conclusion, which will be reached eventually anyway (as they say, no one goes off to college breastfeeding)? All parties will probably be happier with a slow and gentle approach: Alora, because she’ll have to find comfort beyond your breasts, and that can take time for a comfort-craving toddler, and you, because abrupt weaning will be anything but comfortable for your breasts. And you took it to the next level every time you scheduled in a meal or a snack instead of a breastfeeding, or shortened the time of a feed. You continued weaning as you introduced cow’s milk in a cup (you did that, right?). Ready to begin weaning your toddler? You actually already did the moment you introduced supplemental solids. And, of course, as long as Mommy (you) is on board. There is no time limit on breastfeeding a toddler, as long as she is getting everything she needs in terms of nourishment (a variety of foods, cow’s milk or the equivalent in yogurt, cheese and other calcium-rich foods, etc.) and breastfeeding doesn’t interfere with socialization and other activities. Is it worth the struggle right now? That’s entirely up to you.
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