How and when did you wean your baby?

There was another thread that really got me to thinking about how different these kids all are on this topic. And I was wondering about your experience.

My daughter was probably about 15 months old and weaned herself. At that point she really was only nursing before bed and I didn't even realize that she was no longer interested at first. Bed time came and she wanted a book instead of me! It was wonderful, a very simple transition.

My son is only 7 months old and I'm not sure where it will end with him. I'm all for letting the baby choose their own time but he bites more often than I think I can handle. I told my husband last night I was thinking of bottling and putting it in a sippy cup for him! The entire time I nursed my daughter I think she bite me one time and it was not hard at all.

Any recommendations for this biting boy of my would be great as well. Currently I tell him no and with hold the food source for a bit. That does get his attention but he hasn't completely stopped.

When my girls bit me I would do what you did...say no and remove the food source. I think my youngest only bit me 2 times.

My girls weaned themselves at about a year. We were down to night feeds only so it wasn't a big transition for them.

When mine bit, the shop would close instantly. A lot of times, it was due to teething, and they love to chew on the softer things. So I'd have a teether with me and give it to them to understand, along with saying a firm No biting.

I WISH my kids weaned themselves. I nursed ds until he was 3, dd until she was a bit over 2. She is still obsessed. She never asks to nurse, but when she gets scared or insecure, she comes and asks to see them, then she cuddles against them. But I remember her biting as she drifted off to sleep..ouch! Now I rub her back for awhile after I read. She can put herself to sleep, which is great.

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My daughter is 11 months and I am planning to wean her at 1 year. She nurses before bed, around 5:30 AM, and once during the day. I'm not sure how I'm going to go about it yet, so I hope other people that have gone through this will have more tips!
Also, she still has no teeth, so I don't know what to tell ya on the biting.

I nursed my oldest til 22 months. She was only nursing morning and afternoon nap.... I actually weaned her, I said no more. I was sick of it and I wanted to end on a nice note, not angry or frusterated with her. I replaced it with cuddle time.

My little one now bites me ( well gums lol ) when she has gas.

I said OUCH really loud, loud enough so it scared her and the pouchy lip came out, she has not done it since.

Not much advice, sorry mel... maybe someone here has more input!

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My DS weaned at 8 months. He was teething and very much in pain. I wish he still nursed. i miss the bonding. now we read and cuddle. He never bit but would not latch due to the teething pain.

I am a breastfeeding consultant for our local WIC Progra and I recommend that moms pull baby in extra snug (so they can't catch their breath - nose to breast) when baby bites. Baby finds out that it is not pleasant being unable to catch his/her breath and will release and eventually figure out that biting is what causes the problem. This has worked quite well for me (I've nursed four) and for many of my clients. HTH

I've weaned mine several different ways. My mom actually got to wean two of mine because of unexpected hospitalizations. They were in the teen months at the time. My other two self-weaned. I quit offerig and they quit asking. Again, they were in the late teen months.

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I tried everything to get my ds to stop biting - nothing worked. This started at about 7 and a half months. I brought it down to just first thing in the a.m. and last thing at night until almost 9 months and then stopped. He was fine going to bottle by then. Dd never bit but we stopped at 9 months with her b/c well after 37 months of either being pregnant or nursing straight (except for 1 right in the middle) I wanted my body back for myself.

I will keep these tips in mind. At 7 months he has 7 teeth! And he's not afraid to use them.

My oldest was weaned at 15mos (I pumped full time and was getting tired of it). The next two nursed for a little over two years each. They kind of weaned themselves. As far as biting goes, I just unlatched them, looked them in the eye and told them 'no, that hurts mommy'.