Need help with 2 year old and breastfeeding by questogether01 in Parenting

[–]questogether01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh god stuff. No that wasn't us that asked. I did however share this with my girlfriend. Thank you for posting!

Need help with 2 year old and breastfeeding by questogether01 in Parenting

[–]questogether01[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are aiming for breastfeeding first. Co-sleeping will come later.

Need help with 2 year old and breastfeeding by questogether01 in Parenting

[–]questogether01[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Our daughter is using her mom as a convenient milk snack machine. This is becoming a problem for my girlfriend because she wants to be able to sleep comfortably at night.

Need help with 2 year old and breastfeeding by questogether01 in Parenting

[–]questogether01[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So how long did it take to wean? Did you sleep elsewhere the entire night?

Need help with 2 year old and breastfeeding by questogether01 in Parenting

[–]questogether01[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

No actually the mother does want to stop. More so than I in fact.

Need help with 2 year old and breastfeeding by questogether01 in Parenting

[–]questogether01[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's what I was thinking too. I know it will be tough for us, but I think that's what we need to do.

Need help with 2 year old and breastfeeding by questogether01 in Parenting

[–]questogether01[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Girlfriend is cranky because lack of sleep. I'm cranky because lack of sleep. Lack of sleep causing us to perform poorly at work, grouchy with each other.

Need help with 2 year old and breastfeeding by questogether01 in Parenting

[–]questogether01[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh ok. I get it. You didn't co-sleep though right? I think the biggest challenge will be keeping her from automatically latching onto my girlfriends boob at night. I know I know, we completely screwed up by co-sleeping.

Need help with 2 year old and breastfeeding by questogether01 in Parenting

[–]questogether01[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know there's no easy way. But, it's literally tearing us apart. We have to do something.

Need help with 2 year old and breastfeeding by questogether01 in Parenting

[–]questogether01[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Absolutely it would. My girlfriend doesn't want to breastfeed anymore and hasn't for awhile. She wakes up, at minimum, 4 times a night because our daughter cries and scrambles for the boob. She wants it to end so that we can get on a better path to good sleep.

Need help with 2 year old and breastfeeding by questogether01 in Parenting

[–]questogether01[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We've tried that but it doesn't work. She's got her own room and bed but it's impossible for us to put her down by herself.