Weaning Aggressive Nurser at 16 Months

I never nursed exclusively (due to medical issues and low milk supply) but it occurs to me that 16 months is around the time separation anxiety peaks for a lot of toddlers. Maybe you can you introduce another way he can have cuddles and mommy time first then try cutting down the nursing. My son got very attached to his favorite blanky around 12-18 months (he still needs it to sleep at 2.5). The other posts sound similar to what I have heard about weaning.

I'm sorry that I couldn't give you any advice on weaning, but you may want to try to feed him more regular food or the food he likes each time when he wants your breast.

All the best,
Mom to a sweet 20 months old girl.

Hi S., I wrote an article about weaning toddlers. Let me know if you would like a copy. I have a very good experience weaning my 23 month old.
T.

hi there
my son was a really happy nurser, so i was very apprehensive about weaning him as well. i ended up just taking it slow and dropping one at a time until i was down to one before bedtime/nap and when he woke in the morning. just figure out which is the least "necessary" feeding and drop that one first and so on. instead get him something he really likes to eat or drink and spend some q.t. together- reading, playing a favorite game whatever you like to do together. keep yourself available to him, but be firm about the breast and that it is your body and remember it's your decision. i know that feeling of resentment sometimes about nursing (especially the night feedings) and that was my red flag of- o.k., time to start weeding some of these feedings out! i also didn't mind it so much when it was those 2-3 times a day and didn't stop nursing him until he was about 2 1/2. good luck!