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Have you talked to your son about nursing? Nursing is a relationship, and there can be bounderies as to when and where it can take place. What is making you want to end abruptly? What kinds of situations cause him to cry when you refuse to nurse?

Once you return from you trip, he'll go right back to wanting the breast, so unfortunately you'll have to deal with he crying regardless. you just have to make up your mind to do it...and do it. if you give in after a long bout of crying, he's learning that crying long enough will get him the breast. and the crying is what's breaking your heart.

A friend of mine was having trouble weaning her toddler so her doc told her to put bandaids on her nipples, so every time the child wanted to feed she would show her the bandaids and say mommy can't brestfeed becuse she has a booboo. He daughter wolud see the badaids and say ouchie! This really worked for her.

why wean if he isn't ready? This could create future insecurity.

Will he take a bottle or sippy cup. The only thing I can think to do is make sure you do the same things you did while nursing. If you rock him, sing to him, do the same things while he drinks his warmed up milk from a cup. Or, offer to read a book. Sometimes it's the closeness to mommy they miss the most. That's a bond he has with you and nobody else. My nephew still has what he likes to call "mommy and me time" and he's 9. My sister will play cards with him or they read a book together. When you finally suceed, let us know what worked for you.