I want my boobs back

[iluminare]

I have been trying to wean my 21 month old ds for a month and to no avail. He won't latch of all night and my left breast has gone from a C to an A cup! It is nothing but wails when I tell hell "no sweetie here is momma's milk in your cup".
I have been crying for the last 5 minutes and my back hurts my sleeping sideways for 21 months.
Advice please.
thanks for letting me vent SuperMommas

love my Saha :

[lauraess]

well, I think im not sure exactly the problem/s. You want to wean, i understand, but is it because your back is sore from side-nursing? Or other reasons or both?
Are you unable to break the latch at night? there is a way to do it, it's than the difficult task of easing him/her to sleep w/out the nursing. It may take time and creativity, crying , rocking, patting, singing but it can be done. I believe theres a thread somewhere on nightweaning.??
in the mean-time, stretch your back before bedtime, try yoga, warm shower before bed, and then there may be the possiblily of your partner (??) taking over at night.
~L

[iluminare]

It is the weaning that I have the problem with. tia

[lauraess]

Okay. How much are you nursing? do you offer? do you refuse? Is son getting other stimulus and new and interactive opportunities that will help engage him in a relationship with you that is enriching to his self-esteem and security. This needs to replace the bfing slowly.
What is your situation like? are you away from him during the day?
~L

[iluminare]

hey,

I am a SAHM and he eats normally but constantly wants bf round the clock. I try to take his mind off it, but nothing is working.

[dziejen]

His insistence sounds like a sign that he may not be ready to wean or that things are moving too quickly for him. Does he have other new things going on in his life right now like moving, transitioning to a big bed, potty learning? Are you gradually reducing your feedings one at a time over a period of time? Could you compromise and cut back on nursings without weaning right away so you both are more comfortable? Two book recommendations: Mothering Your Nursing Toddler and How Weaning Happens. Although it sometimes seems children will nurse forever they will wean when they are ready -- I remember feeling forever attached around that age but it doesn't last. from a mom who has been there.