How do I wean my 15 month old off breastfeeding with low stress and not lose our bond?

You mentioned that you have a 15 month old who's still nursing, but you just want to be done breastfeeding. And on the same hand, even though you want to be done, it's a little bit sad too because you're going to miss that bond. And there definitely is a bond that's formed between a mother and a child during breastfeeding, no matter how long you're able to do it. And the older the child gets, the harder it probably is for them emotionally because they're old enough to know a little more about what's going on. So one of the best things you can do for your own body is to transition slowly. Don't quit cold turkey. That will be hard for you both. But do it slowly, cut out a feeding every 2 to 5 days, slowly reduce the amount of time you spend breastfeeding, and increase the time between nursing sessions. While you do this, make sure your child's needs are being met in other ways. Breastfeeding does provide nutrients, but at this point, your child should still be receiving whole milk, like 2 to 3 cups each day, and this should be given with meals. So if your child is looking for comfort in the form of breastfeeding after meals, or in the morning after waking up, or at night before going to bed, you need to find something to replace that. If it's not nutrition, then it's just for emotional comfort. So you can find a new blanket, a new stuffed animal, just pick your child up when they want to nurse, and love them. You don't need to nurse her, but you can love her. And you can also involve the help of your partner too. If she's wanting to nurse, then maybe you can be like, "Go do something fun with dad." Or distract her with another activity that will get her mind off of it. And hopefully it's only going to take a week or two, and then she'll get used to not nursing. There are kids, on occasion though, that come up and ask for it when they're older, and it's okay to just say, "No, we're not doing that. Let's go do something else.", and again, distract them from it. That's a very powerful tool for kids. And as for losing the bond that you have with her, there's so many other ways that you can bond with her, especially as she's getting older. So find activities that you can do with her, and do that maybe at the times when you would have been nursing her. And your bond will be able to still be strong and continue to grow as she gets older. If you have any other questions for me in the future, feel free to ask them on our Facebook page at   / intermountainmoms  , and recommend us to your friends and family too.