Hello. Breast feeding of children up to a year is very important - any mother knows this. After all, breastfeeding is for the baby the main source of all the necessary trace elements, but also gives a feeling of comfort, sense of security and emotional communication with the mother.
Everyone knows that those children who have been breastfed for up to 1.5-2 years old, first of all, are less sick, since breastfeeding is the main immunity during the period of the disease, and secondly, they have a high degree of trust and affection for the mother . But when a mother tries to force a baby away from her breast by force, then psychologically it severely injures him. Then the emotional connection between them is broken, and the relationship may be formed according to another scenario. In addition, with a very early reduction in feeding, the child may well become ill, but sometimes the temperature increase may be associated only with the growth of teeth.
I would recommend you to continue breastfeeding, but if you have firmly decided to stop, do it gradually. Start first by taking away the daytime feeds, then before the daytime sleep, then the evening ones, then before the evening bedtime, the latter usually take away the nighttime feedings.
The process of weaning, smooth and painless for mother and baby, usually takes 2-3 months. How traumatic it will be for your child, no one knows better than you yourself.
And with the children at this age, you can lose situations with toys, for example, the bunny has grown and no longer sucks the breast, the milk is over. And we will end with you. Or come up with something like that.
You can agree, to bargain, for example, I wanted this doll - but it’s for adult girls, and adults don’t suck their breasts. Remember, the baby after a year can already follow the rules that you create for him, do not require a breast on the street, at home, when mom is busy with something. After all, when he plays, he does not need a chest.
But if he doesn’t have enough communication with you, he will always hang on your chest. Therefore, play more, communicate and distract your baby in those moments when he insistently asks for the breast.
But, if for some reason you cannot complete the HB, then it would be best to contact a breastfeeding consultant, he will help you create an individual sparing weaning plan. This will minimize the negative effects of weaning on the mother and on the baby. All the best!