Thank you Frangipani, I'm not familiar with Jay Gordon's method but I will google

Arcadia, wow 4.5 years in total, well done Yes I had wanted to gradually wean, and do it at a later stage, but my unique circumstances make it so much easier to do it completely now.

I am living overseas and have just moved into a house shared with another single mum friend, her two year old and our housekeeper. If I try to wean him at home, which I have already attempted, the screaming and throwing things is just really disruptive to everyone else. So much that at the last place I lived (where one night I also tried to refuse feeds), I was evicted from my room because of the noise (yes, true story. I also had to leave my volunteer teaching position due to loss of free room). I have never left my son to cry, but refusing feeds just made him uncontrollable and inconsolable, and very very noisy. So I have just two weeks in Australia in an area where we won't be disturbing anybody. Plus my mum came to stay for a few days (but she left yesterday), so the first night of weaning my son slept with her all night so that he wouldn't be tempted. It went well, he didn't hurt her at all. My sister is also living nearby, so I am hoping he can have a sleepover at her house for a night or two this week to make it easier - he seems to sleep much better for other people. I'm hoping that we can return to Cambodia weaned and with no (or less) night time violence and noise.

Hi Reet - I have cleared my inbox