Bedtime Nursing Help

If he's not showing any interest in nursing just a bit before you are, then to me it's just for comfort/routine at this point - not so much that he's hungry - otherwise he'd be more interested. Would that be accurate? If so, then he may be ready to give it up entirely.

So what about having dad take over for a few nights and see how that goes? Or do you still need the nursing so you're not overly full by the next morning?

Or have dad read to your other son and during that time you nurse and then switch - hand the 16 month old to your husband, and you go say goodnight to your older son.

It might take a few nights of resistance before it works - just keep with it. You could go from rocking to just sitting in same chair/rocker, and opening a book and reading to him. That's kind of what I did. I kind of just picked a routine that I was ready to adopt rather than thinking of it as getting rid of the one I was done with - I try to morphed into what I wanted us to get to.

Let us know how it goes :)

Your son is telling you he is ready to give up the bedtime nursing. Pay attention.

Also, why are you brushing his teeth then having him nurse without cleaning his teeth? If he wants to "nurse" for a bit before falling asleep, after the teeth brushing and everything, let him nurse a bottle with a bit of water. Talk to your pediatrician about this.

I agree with Margie, it sounds like he maybe does not need to nurse at all at night and you are (unconsciously) "forcing" it to happen.

Have dad take over books/rocking for a few nights (dad can phase out the rocking too). See how that goes.

Sounds to me like he's more using you as a pacifier. He is probably ready to stop nursing.

skip it altogether. if you need to pump so your not engorged. my kids were both 12 months when they stopped nursing, and both were doing what your son is doing. nursing for a few minutes then pulling off and falling asleep while i was rocking them so i ditched the boob time and just rocked for a few minutes. and gradually shortened the time i rocked them.

I think I'd adjust the nursing first then decrease the rocking.