Weaning - How do I do it?
I just need to know where to start. Could anyone share your weaning story with me so I can get some ideas? The cold turkey method just doesn't sparkle with me. I want this to be as painless (for everyone) as possible.
SO is putting her to bed now after Sophie has boob and she's taken to that well. I'm not afraid of the pacifier because I can take them away for weeks and she doesn't care. So dependence isn't a problem. She doesn't even use them during the day at all.
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Because I need to know too. DD is 10.5 months and I think this time is approaching. She is eating more and more solid food and is also a biter when nursing.
I'm looking forward to the advise you get. 
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When SO or someone without the boobs are around I usually have them offer my 17 mos. old a drink when he wants to nurse. That seems to work, but when no one's around I still just offer him a cup of some rice milk, juice or water. He may stomp and scream, but he usually takes it in the end.
Also, I know his cues, just like you know your babe's cues, so maybe try offering a snack or something. Their favoritist thing no matter what. Rowan loves cheese and that works very well. It also sticks with him most of the night.
We're down to about 3x a day. Sometimes 4x a day. He still night nurses, but I've noticed that with the reduction of nursing during the day there is considerable less nursing at night. He still nurses 3x a night, but it's quick and he's usually cool with it. I guess slow and gradual. I'm working to round about his 2nd birthday or so. I'm not real stressed about it, but I would like to stay out all night once a summer with my girlfriends.
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my process was long and gradual; it sounds like you're in the last phase. when i was down to the bedtime feeding, i literally kept time and over two weeks did it for a minute less each day. finally we plateaued at like 5 mintes or so, and then i went 4 days without. i got engorged and decided to have one last nursing, where i talked to dd the whole time about how this was the last one and how we were saying bye bye to mama's milk (she was 2 yrs 3 mo. old). i shed some tears, and that was it. she asked for it a few times, but each time we talked about how we had said goodbye to it and remembered our special "last time" and this seemed to stick. we left nursing land v ery gently.
good luck with whatever method you choose. she'll be more ready than you think, that was the best advice I heard.
my oldest and i weaned at 28 months following the old addage "don't offer, don't refuse." seemed to ease her out nicely and gently. (not to mention myself)
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S is on solid food pretty much. But she just wants boob and not the sippy cup. AGH.
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