I am 25 years old and want to stop breastfeeding my 2 years old son. I tried everything slow weaning, neem oil, leave etc but I am not able to stop him. He cries so hard and hits his head on the floor or any object near him. He drinks milk 30 to 40 times a day waking up to slp ,while sleeping also. I am exhausted. People around me don't understand and scold me. My in laws shouts at me and wants to feed him till he forgets by himself. I am tired. I can't go to the rest room peacefully. I have to do house chores within the time and feed him to take care of him bath etc .wash dishes at least 6 times a day. Please help me I want to stop breastfeeding without any trauma. People around me don't understand my feelings. They shout at me saying" are you a mother, is breastfeeding a burden. Aren't you ashamed to say so. Please provide me some advice.

Dr. Shivam SondhiPediatrician0yrs exp

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Good evening mam! regarding your child's problem what I could understand is, that your child is showing temper tantrums. Nothing to be too scared though, temper tantrums are quite common in this age group. Now what needs to be done, firstly is to introduce new foods in his diet, cook different dishes, feed him new foods (which he could easily eat, preferably soft or semi-solid), it's going to be hit and trial initially, but see what he seems to like, give him more of that foods, while decreasing the breastfeefding episodes. Also when the child throws temper tantrum, must deal it in calm yet firm manner, your other family members need to understand that too, it is actually a behavioural problem quite common in this age group childern (temper tantrums). Nothing extraordinary needs to be done, just focus on alternate foods. Also for temper tantrums, distraction method may also work. Thank you.  

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