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Yesterday was the 7th day since I started the weaning process for my son. I tell you, I thought the terrible phase was over that quickly, but just last night he cried really almost inconsolably. It was at least twice the whole night and I almost gave up. Since the 6th day and night passed without him nursing I didn’t want to confuse him why I had to do it and the next night was different. So, all I wanted to do was to implement that nothing has changed at all.

As much as I wanted to console him and make him feel better, I didn’t want him to get used to crying just to get whatever he wants in the long run. It should also serve as a lesson for him as he is growing up and be able to understand more. I can tell it’s harder at night. I know some mothers can attest to this and those who have done it slowly and more patiently might be happier. LOL! I thought a week was enough. I thought going cold-turkey is not what I’m doing, but it probably is. Nah, in a matter of month or so, things will be over. He will be all weaned. I just hope this breast engorgement won’t get worse.

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This update is a bit delayed after the 5th day update, so I’m just going to make it short and direct. The 6th day went fine. As much as I can remember, we just stayed home all day and he never fussed to ask for breastfeeding. He must have been disciplined to just play and get occupied with other things. I think it was the last night I had given him his last feeding. I thought for sure I was going to pursue the elimination of the night time feeding all completely but I was wrong.

I gave in because I was a bit tired and I didn’t want him to fuss and my breasts were a bit engorged with milk. I had applied a cold bottle of water since we don’t have the cabbage on hand which is suggested by most websites in order to keep the soreness or the feeling of fullness or keep the swell soften. That’s all about it. Pretty soon, I might be ending this report or update when everyday seems to be the same. Well, besides the occasional crying of my son whenever he remembers his comfort object that he is deprived of, he handles it pretty good most of the time that I would think.

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The 5th day of weaning my boy didn’t take it as bad as the previous ones. This time, he was over with the little trauma of rejection from the breastfeeding. He likes the outdoors very much and would even get mad when the front door is closed on him whenever he sees it opened for someone or when his daddy goes to work without him going outside as well. It’s funny, as soon as he woke up in the morning he didn’t fuss to ask for breast milk at all and when he saw his sippy cup with water next to the bed, he grabbed it and took a couple of sips from it.

It’s a little amusing yet a bit sad to think that he already knows he will never get what he really wants. He looks forward to his breakfast eagerly. I decided to take him out to the nearby park today and brought his lunch and fed him there. He ate pretty well. In less than an hour after some play and walking around the playground my boy became a bit of a handful so I brought him back to his stroller for a walk around the neighborhood and he fell asleep. It was a good chance for him to get his nap. That means I have found an option to instill his regular naptime minus the breast milk all completely.

At night, he had some ravioli for dinner which he likes. Btw, he loves pasta and cucumber. He went to bed with a little fuss. No screaming anymore. He had adapted hugging and cuddling to sooth him to sleep already with the help of his sleep time music from his toy that creates a white noise of some sort. I thought of eliminating another nursing time all night, but I guess it wasn’t the right time to do that. It will come eventually. Other than that, he is a good boy.

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My son took the first day of this so-called ‘project weaning’ of mine with some crying which wasn’t bad at all. He took it like someone just took away his candy from him, but still managed to smile after some cuddling. LOL! This had been the second day and so far I am sticking to the same procedure as applying on an apple cider vinegar on my boobies twice today. Well, let me start from the night before. I wouldn’t want the cold turkey technique which would be more traumatic for him. I want to take it slow.

I am aiming to eliminate 2-3 feedings in a day. Usually, my boy asks for his comfort 2-3 times at night and 2-3 times during the day. Yesterday, I have eliminated 2 feedings by distracting him with toys and giving him something to snack on. Last night, I had to feed him twice or so just so the first night of trying wouldn’t shock him a great deal. Early this morning, I gave him the first feeding and have eliminated once again 2 feedings all day until it was due for his bedtime. Although, he didn’t get to nap at all since he would ask for his comfort for it to happen and I simply refused and sticking to my plan. Instead, I gave him some good snacks and something to drink as chocolate milk, water or juice. I served him his dinner later on.

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How can I wean my toddler from breastfeeding? That is the question!

As part of being a first time mom who prefers to breastfeed over bottle feeding a baby is the challenge to wean. I had planned to wean my son off the breast milk before he is 1 year, but that didn’t happen. He is going to be 16 months before the end of this month and he is eating pretty good which gives me another inspiration to start the weaning process to its full course. I want to wean him off the breast milk completely! And, how on Earth can I do that?!

Well, it’s not going to happen in a split second and it’s neither easy for both of us. With the hopes to give this a shot, I found a forum at Baby Center which helps me to try some technique today. I mean, I only did one of the many suggestions of other moms, so far. I read in one of the shared experiences that applying vinegar made her toddler stop asking for mommy’s milk. Others said a slice of lemon helps too and so on and so forth. Well, vinegar is readily available for me so I opted for it.

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