15 month old DD is finally night weaned and sttn (hoorah!) - has been for about 2 weeks. During the week, since I'm at work, she only nurses 2ish times a day - in the morning right after she wakes up, and before bed (she sometimes also asks to nurse right when I get home from work, but I consider that Part I of the bedtime nursing since I nurse from one side when I get home, and the other side an hour later before I put her down). I need to wean her all the way, b/c I need to cycle again, and soon (I'm turning 43 in a few weeks). I'm kicking myself for not doing this sooner, but I can't go back in time.
DD is pretty attached to the 2 sessions, and on the w/e she asks to nurse at other times too, but I try very hard to resist, mostly by distracting her. She can get pretty upset and sad, and it's hard - she really seems like she's not emotionally ready to give it up, but I feel like I have no choice. Given that's the case, how on earth do I wean her off these last 2 sessions w/out devastating her or doing some sort of crazy emotional damage??? Ok, I'm sure (I hope?!) that won't really happen, but you get my point...
Of the 2 sessions, she seems most attached to the morning feed. I read a bunch of the nursing/weaning books, but other than distraction, didn't really get a lot of take aways about how to make this work. Oh, and she won't drink cow's milk or take any sort of bottle or sippy or straw cup from me at bedtime.
Any tips, suggestions, stories would be much appreciated - TIA!