These are great suggestions. It just seems that every child and nursing relationship are so entirely different. With my first daughter she weaned at 14 months. She was never given a bottle or formula but was simply ready to wean. My 2nd daughter that I am currently nursing is now 2 1/2. I never in a million years thought I would still be nursing my girl. She LOVES nursing. They’re her BFF’s. I have honestly tried all of these suggestions and they have helped but I just don’t have the heart to take it away yet. She would be heart broken. I don’t offer and I don’t mention nursing but as you mentioned when you’re home with them and around them so much it’s hard! I hope to gently help her to wean now by age 3. Again I NEVER thought I would nurse my child this long. She has always loved to nurse where as my older daughter nursed to survive and that was it. She was never as passionate about it.

My son weaned at 18 months. My goal was to nurse him for at least a year, then keep going until he was ready to wean himself. Then when he was 18 months I came down with an infection and the meds I needed to take would have made my breast milk toxic for 3 days. If he’d been a younger baby at the time I would have pumped-and-dumped, then returned to our nursing routine. However, at this point he was over a year old and I was getting tired of him pulling my shirt up or yanking my swimsuit down in public. So I decided to wean cold-turkey. We nursed one last time, then I started my pills. The first two days were so hard! He kept pulling my shirt up and I’d have to tell him “No honey, Mama’s milkies will make you sick.” Then he’d cry, and it broke my heart! But by the third day he wasn’t interested anymore. It was like he’d forgotten he’d ever nursed! I was sad and relieved at the same time. Now I’m nursing his baby brother and so far it’s going well. Again, I’m planning to nurse till his first birthday, then let him decide. We’ll see what happens.

I’m still nursing my little one, she just turned 1 a couple weeks ago. I’m planning on weaning her at 18 months unless she’s weans herself. Like one pp said, they are her BFF’s so I can’t imagine quoting now. She’s also my last baby, so I know this is the last nursing experience I’ll have. Sometimes I wish I was done already because id like my body back, other times I almost cry thinking of stopping.

My son is at 26 months and still nursing. It’s slowing down, but I would not intentionally wean my son. I’m just letting him do the weaning on his own terms.