I night-weaned my now-23-month old with relative ease at 20 months, and that has continued to go pretty well.
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He had colic forever and we eventually allowed a pacifer for naps, nights, and longer car rides - but were never too happy about it. He lost his paci in the night about 2 weeks ago and I decided to go cold turkey and make it permanent. Surprisingly, that has gone fairly well. He bed shares, but what works for us at night is for him to nurse, brush teeth, books, etc. then my husband puts him down and I join them later. THAT has even worked since paci weaning! (happy dance).
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Alas, I have to nurse him down for his daily nap and now, without the paci, my already-enthusiastic nurser seems to nurse even longer... I understand it, but wonder if anyone has had success in reducing some of this comfort nursing once the paci has been banished? My nipples aren't loving it and, quite frankly, I am ready for us to spend more time playing, reading books, etc. and less time lounging with the boobs. Lastly, we had ZERO trouble conceiving this child, but, despite my period being back for 8 months, it's not happening for us now. Time is not on our side, and I fear that all the stimulation/nursing is an obstacle for us.
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--- TIA!
