why hasn't he weaned?

[marymom]

he is 18 mo, i am 26 wks pregnant, and i have NO milk. yet he's still on the boob at least 3 times a day, and at nap and bed time. :headscratch: is that weird?

[FaeryGnomeHome]

he may not wean. it doesn't always happen. you may be tandem nursing in a few months. if you aren't cool with that, you may want to encourage him along with the weaning process because it's obvious he's still craving the bonding experience instead of the nutritional benefits. Some kids dry nurse through pregnancy and enjoy having colostrum and eventually milk with their new sibling. It really comes down to what you are comfortable with. but weaning now as opposed to when the baby comes or shortly before the baby comes will help him NOT associate weaning with the baby, resulting in resentment. ya know?

[jaceraden]

Clearly he's a boob man.

(I'm aware that this is totally UNhelpful) But, I think it's totally funny that all the people I "know" who have babes that aren't weaning have BOYS. Hmmmmm. I think this boob man thing might have a little truth....

[GEM Cloth]

It's probably for comfort! Are you sure there isn't any milk?

[ThatLinGirl]

My daughter didn't wean, either, and it did surprise me. I managed to cut her down to nursing to sleep and back to sleep in the night, but she's really clung to those nursing sessions.

It isn't at all uncommon for them to not wean. IIRC the stat of toddlers who wean during pregnancy also includes those whose mothers decided to wean them -- it isn't all self weaning at all. A very large number continue to nurse through.

[missy_cbell21]

my ods nursed through my pregnancy, i had no milk and he didn't care but he did ask a few time why. the cutest thing ever was when i started making colostrum he poped off and claped his hands and said hi too the milk:giggle: i am tandom nursing them and i must say it made things alot simpler when i was tired after yds was born. i have too agree with a pp that if you want too wean him do it soon or he may see it as the baby's fault.

[Kismet]

no it isn't weird at all. Babies/kids nurse for comfort. I would suspect he probably will soon though. Mine son was 3 1/4 years old when his brother came and weaned at almost 3 on his own.

[lizabird]

Sounds like my ds. He nursed through my pregnancy even though I'm sure he wasn't getting anything (though he said "yes" when I asked if he was getting any milk). He was beyond thrilled when the baby arrived and the milk came back, talk about a happy toddler! Maybe he knew that good things come to those who wait. Some kids give up when mom gets pg and milk supply goes down. Some kids don't give up. ;)