How did you wean your baby/toddler?

Check out Facebook groups for breast feeding moms or local moms groups and see if they have any resources. I didn’t breast feed long enough for it to warrant any transition so I don’t have any advice but I have heard a lot of great things when this Q was asked in those kinds of forums 😊

I did cold turkey kinda . Just weaned him at 17m. I stopped breastfeeding completely during the day and offered real food and milk in a bottle or cup. He declined the milk completely and barely ate until night time . I would breastfeed him to put him to bed and then I’d allow him one bf during the night but if he tried to feed again at night I offered water and continued putting him to bed. The first 4 days was very hard, he cried most of the day but I had to stay strong and not give in. I gave him a bath each night and fed him (real food) right before bed to try to help stay asleep longer. The rest of the week was hard but a little bit better. He stopped asking during the day but still cried a bit at night but not as long. I did have one advantage- I took a quick gig working at my local fair so I was gone between 4pm-12am so I didn’t have to do the night routine . That was for 5 days

By the second week, he was down to only one breastfeed around 2-3 AM & he didn’t cry if I’d refuse again. No feeds during the day. He would just drink water(out of the regular water bottle) and go back to sleep . That was officially his last week

I wasted a lot of real food trying to offer him many varieties to make up for no breast milk. He mainly ate string cheese, fruits and chips 😂 sometimes cereal and sometimes tater tots

My son showed signs of self weaning but i stopped the morning wake up feed and served food instead and a cup. For naps, I cold turkey in a way and played music and cuddled him to sleep. Bedtime routine my husband took over because he would always want to nurse before bedtime Took about 2 whole weeks

Just following cause I am in the same situation. I only breastfeed in the evenings but about ready to stop. Can't imagine anyone else putting him to sleep though because he just cries and cries. But I guess we will have to push it once I definitely make a decision to stop.

I just quit cold Turkey I gave my daughter a bottle or a sippy cup and kept non revealing shirts on or ones that can be pulled down easily and she has been off of my breast for 5 months now

Thanks Mamas! I’m having a hard time, sounds like I need to be really firm in this thing!

we did cold turkey off the bottle, not how breast translates