Weaning from Breastfeeding.

Marci Kay has a question for all of us moms who breast fed at one point.

She writes, "I would like to know how long it took you moms to loose your milk once you started to wean your baby. It has been 2 weeks and I am still PRODUCING milk! Besides that I was only nursing 2 times a day before I weaned him...why the soreness still!?"

Immediate nursing help!

Juls needs IMMEDIATE HELP!!

She wrote "Nolen has totally just STOPPED breastfeeding as of last night. Stopped! Refuses! My boobs are large and in charge!!!! I am in discomfort and PAIN! I was not ready for this! For him to just stop! WHAT THE HECK?? We were down to 3-4 times a day of nursing... now zero?? Just like that??? NOOO!!!! I dont want to pump, because then my boobs will just produce more and more, and well if Nolen is done,what DO I DO????? OUCH!!!!"

Okay ladies let's come to her rescue!

Success

It is with great happiness that I write the sentence, "Hallie is no longer nursing".

Thank you for all your words of encouragement and advice. I couldn't have done it with out you. I also could not have done it without a long weekend where my husband was home and my parents who were in town.

Because I had so many people around it was easy to find someone else to put her down to sleep instead of me (who always nursed her to sleep.) It took a lot of tummy rubbing and even a little crying, but now I am happy to say that Hallie goes down to sleep with out nursing. (Which is the only time I nursed her.) She now knows the drill. We walk around with her cuddling up to us or we rock her in a chair just until she is settled down and sleepy. We then place her in her bed (her eyes are still open) and we walk out. No crying and no fussing. MIRACLES HAPPEN!!

Weaning from Breastfeeding.

For the past few months I have been slowing trying to wean my Hallie from nursing. We are down to morning, night and before naps. As happy as I am with this I now want to cut out one of her nap feedings at a time until those too are not necessary.

My question is this: How do I get her to go to BED without nursing her? I know this may seem stupid but is there any other way besides letting her cry it out? AGAIN! I know several moms who put their baby to bed with a bottle or sippy cup of milk but I thought this was a no no because it can rot teeth.

Suggestions or Advice for ME?

Weaning from Breastfeeding.

All good things must eventually come to an end. How do you recommend weaning a baby from breastfeeding?