My 11-month old must have the boobie pacifier to go to sleep and fall back asleep at every waking (same with naps). If he wakes up and realizes that the nipple is no longer in his mouth he cried until he has it back and he is very persistent. I am really tired of it. How do I get him off so he can go to sleep (and fall back asleep) without the nipples?
Background information: I'm pregnant and making so little milk that he is barely getting any when he sucks. I rarely even hear him swallow. Therefore as far as weaning goes, I consider him "weaned" (and already using formula) except that he is still holding onto the empty nipples. And BTW, the sucking really bothers me (it actually hurts now) -- I don't know if it's the pregnant sensitivity of the nipples or if it's his teeth.
Things I've already tried which all failed:
#1) All the traditional holding, singing, rocking, shuushing, lovey bear, etc,
#2) Dad takes charge and I leave the room,
#3) The "Gentle Removal Process" from the "no cry sleep solution" book
#4) Make the breasts less accessible in bed; make him lean & work to reach them, etc
They all result to escalated crying where I eventually end up having to put him on the breasts again to calm him down and put him to sleep. With #4) method he just takes the nipple in his mouth with him tightly and lay where he is comfortable anyways (can you even imagine the nipple abuse there?) With #3) he only gets increasingly aggravated with each "gentle removal" and ends up sucking harder and harder when I put him back on the breasts. And the more I do the removal the longer it takes him to settle & fall asleep. Meanwhile I'm not getting any rest trying to stay alert to observe, and remove.
What else can I do now?
Background information: I'm pregnant and making so little milk that he is barely getting any when he sucks. I rarely even hear him swallow. Therefore as far as weaning goes, I consider him "weaned" (and already using formula) except that he is still holding onto the empty nipples. And BTW, the sucking really bothers me (it actually hurts now) -- I don't know if it's the pregnant sensitivity of the nipples or if it's his teeth.
Things I've already tried which all failed:
#1) All the traditional holding, singing, rocking, shuushing, lovey bear, etc,
#2) Dad takes charge and I leave the room,
#3) The "Gentle Removal Process" from the "no cry sleep solution" book
#4) Make the breasts less accessible in bed; make him lean & work to reach them, etc
They all result to escalated crying where I eventually end up having to put him on the breasts again to calm him down and put him to sleep. With #4) method he just takes the nipple in his mouth with him tightly and lay where he is comfortable anyways (can you even imagine the nipple abuse there?) With #3) he only gets increasingly aggravated with each "gentle removal" and ends up sucking harder and harder when I put him back on the breasts. And the more I do the removal the longer it takes him to settle & fall asleep. Meanwhile I'm not getting any rest trying to stay alert to observe, and remove.
What else can I do now?
). I would work on changing his bedtime routine as well... we had to start doing something different for ours. Also, DH had to start taking over nighttime because if DS was with me he wanted the boob. For us it went really smoothly, but he was a lot older than your DS and he is very verbal. 
good luck. and congrats on your new baby!
