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Advice on weaning a resistant toddler
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Advice on weaning a resistant toddler
DD is a little over 2 and I wanted to have her weaned by 2 but am having a hard time. I don't want this to be tramatic for her (or me). I had weaned her down to morning, before nap and before bed since about 18 months.
Around 2 I started weaning from the morning feeding by offering her something to eat that she really likes. She was resistant at first but now accepts the food on the first try, but she still always asks for mommy's milk first. I was hoping she would stop asking after a while but it's been a month and a half now and she still asks first.
I had tried telling her for a while before she turned two that she would be too big soon for mommy's milk and would only drink from a sippy cup like a big girl. Got her a special sipply cup. I tried changing night routine but she always demands to nurse before going to sleep even though I tried over a period of time. Tried nursing first then reading but she still demands to nurse again to go to sleep. She will get very upset and start crying if I try to dissuade her. I tried giving her a sippy cup instead. I tried having DH get her to sleep but she cries for me. I tried introducing a lovey while nursing and have that replace nursing, no go. I tried these separately over a period of time, not all at once.
On the days I work, she will usually nap without much issue so she can fall asleep without me.
I have tried most of the suggestions that I read online or in books (except putting something distasteful on my nipples) but they are not working for the nap and night sessions.
Anybody have any suggestion how to wean her off of the before nap and before night time sessions?
Message edited 1/3/2014 5:26:21 PM.
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Posted 1/3/14 5:23 PM |
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