Weaning tips help anything please!!!

Also still nursing here. I’ve slowly started replacing a cup with when I nurse. I work full time so she gets 3 cups at daycare and during the work week I only nurse her before daycare and before bed. Before daycare I’ve been pumping and giving her a cup the last few days. What kinda triggered me was she would nurse forever and get mad bc she wasn’t getting enough after going all night. Now with a cup she’ll down 5oz in under a minute and is totally happy. I do mix 1oz whole milk with 4oz breast milk in all her cups (even daycare) to get her used to the taste and hopefully help her belly when she fully transitions. Plus I don’t pump nearly as much as I used to. On the weekends I do the same- first thing she gets a cup, and before nap my husband gives her a cup vs me nurse her. Then I do nurse her after she gets up from her nap, which is a joke... she’ll maybe nurse 4mins Max. Then before bed I still nurse her. So the next stage for me would be wean that afternoon session as she truly doesn’t need that at this age. Then eventually the one before bed will get replaced with a cup vs nursing. I’ll eventually slowly transition from 4oz breast milk 1oz whole milk to 2oz of each, then 3oz whole milk/1oz breast milk, then fully whole milk

Adorable little boy. My daughter self weaned so don’t have a ton of advice. Only thing I can think of is at night when he wakes up see if there’s anything else that will soothe him instead of going straight to nursing. Paci? Stuffed animal? Snuggles or a back rub? Good luck

I’m sorry I don’t have any tips - my son self weaned at eleven months because I was pregnant and my supply dried up. BUT I just had to say that you have such an adorable little guy!!! I hope the weaning process goes well for you!

I'm sorry about your loss. That must have been really hard. ♥️As far as the weaning, my son was having a similar amount as yours, mostly night feeds, and so one night I brought a bottle with cow milk to bed with me (we bedshare/roomshare) and when he woke up, I offered the bottle. The first night he took it, second night he didn't take it, but he also didn't bother with the boob. After that, we offered the bottle a few more times and he wouldn't take it, and started being receptive to just snuggles when he woke up instead of boobs. As far as waking the brother, my 3.5 year old also sleeps in our room with everyone and she usually sleeps through his dramatics (and they don't usually last very long). Anyway, TLDR: try offering a bottle instead and he'll probably lose interest in night feeds at all

Still nursing. Took forever to wean my oldest. Pediatrician recommended I start weaning our son. He does well with his sippy cup, regular cup (with help), and can drink out of a straw. I guess it's for comfort for him at this point. I want my boobs back. I haven't nursed since this morning and it's 8:30 now and my breast are engorged.