Weaning and Moving into own bed at same time? Good idea, bad idea??

[RileysMom29]

Hi all! I am wanting to wean and transition my 17 month old son into his own bed. Is it a good idea to do them both at same time. It just seems so wrong to me, but I really don't want to fight one long battle, only to have it followed by another. Any advice?? Thanks so much!

[Honey693]

i don't know if it's a good idea or not, but for us it wouldn't work. Those are both things my daughter was incredibly attached too. I want to move her into her own bed before October since the new babe will be in our bed and I wanted to wean her b/c nursing is weird now. I decided weaning was more important right now so we did that first. In another month or so we'll try moving her out of our bed, but I couldn't have done both at once with her.

If your son is pretty mellow about both of those things I would say try it and you can always back off and just do one at a time. If he's really attached to both I wouldn't try both as it would probably be too much stress on both of you.

[RileysMom29]

Originally Posted by Honey693

i don't know if it's a good idea or not, but for us it wouldn't work. Those are both things my daughter was incredibly attached too. I want to move her into her own bed before October since the new babe will be in our bed and I wanted to wean her b/c nursing is weird now. I decided weaning was more important right now so we did that first. In another month or so we'll try moving her out of our bed, but I couldn't have done both at once with her.

If your son is pretty mellow about both of those things I would say try it and you can always back off and just do one at a time. If he's really attached to both I wouldn't try both as it would probably be too much stress on both of you.

Thank you so much! My little guy is pretty attached to both, so I know this is going to be quite the battle. I am thinking the weaning will come first and hopefully if that goes well, we'll try transitioning him to his bed. I know this is something I want to do, but I also know that it is going to be hard for me too, mentally. I think I am going to miss him very much. Silly, I know!!

[Honey693]

Originally Posted by RileysMom29

know this is something I want to do, but I also know that it is going to be hard for me too, mentally. I think I am going to miss him very much. Silly, I know!!

It's not silly at all! I wanted to wean so bad, but now that we did I'm sad. And I don't even want to think about how much I'm going to miss DD snuggling up to me in bed. But for my sanity I can't cosleep with 2.

[RileysMom29]

Originally Posted by Honey693

It's not silly at all! I wanted to wean so bad, but now that we did I'm sad. And I don't even want to think about how much I'm going to miss DD snuggling up to me in bed. But for my sanity I can't cosleep with 2.

Thanks for the support!! I can't even imagine. We sleep in a king size bed (just me and little one, daddy has been kicked out!) and I barely have any room!! Good luck with your transition and the new baby!!

[stella blu]

The Easter bunny is taking my milky???

I have found myself in the same boat. I am still nursing my 29 month old daughter and I am sleeping in HER bed. I really miss my hubby and I am really done with nursing. I am also wondering if it is right to move back into my own bed, as well as wean. I have sadly come up with this story for my daughter that the easter bunny is coming to take mommy's milky because he knows she is a big girl now with all her teeth. I told her he needs the milky for his babies. We talk about it alot, but I dont know if this is the right thing to do. I am sooo burnt out. I thought for sure she would have weaned by now. It is getting to the point of me resenting breastfeeding. Any advice would be great!

[boigrrrlwonder]

I moved my DD to her own bed and night weaned her at the same time. For us, it wasn't a big transition, but at three, I think she was just ready and had been night nursing out of habit.

[rzberrymom]

You could always move him to his own bed right next to yours. We did this as I nightweaned my DD at that age, and it was so much less traumatic for her than if I had tried to put her in another room while she was going through such a major transition.