Get him a cuddle bear .
My daughter just turned two. Sheās never used a bottle or a pacifier. Iāve tried offering these items and she shows no interest. I still nurse pretty much aaaall the time abs itās wearing me out. Lately Iāve been telling her no if I am busy or if I am in pain from the near constant need to nurse. āMama has ouchies we canāt do that right nowā. Sheās usually very receptive and when she does have a melt down I just hold space for her or give her space depending on her needs that day.
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My son will be 3 in November and still gets the boob lol
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Ahh thatās soo tough. I just weaned my daughter at 19 months a bit ago and I started by cutting out one feed at a time. There will be meltdowns for a little bit and some restless nights but itās all about consistency and not giving in. Stay calm, and console him while heās freaking out. I would just lay beside her and rub her back if sheād let me. Everytime sheād try and go for the boob, Iād say no boob and offer the sippy whether it had regular milk or water in it. Eventually they understand and it eases up. Just takes some rough days.
You have to start slowly. He is always gonna cry because they donāt like change but he will get it. For me when my daughter started to cry a try to distracted her with snack or taking her outside. But you have to be firm and calm. Is horrible the first days but he is gonna get it! Good luck 
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I started to wean my daughter off me at 12 months and then she was fully weaned off by 13 months. Started by cutting out her morning feed, then for the others went for the ādonāt offer donāt refuseā technique which worked well alongside distraction. The first week or so is the hardest but lots of cuddles and if have partner get them to help settle at night time.
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Distraction. Donāt offer, but donāt deny.
18 months is a bit young for understanding no more booby (or whatever you/he call it). But the above method is the easiest and most gentle way for that age.
To night wean, have someone else resettle, but works best if you arenāt near.
I find with my 2.5yo, that if we are doing something all day itās much easier to not feed. Also how I weaned my now 5yo, but that was just after she turned 3, so a lot more understanding.
I started by giving my 13 month old daughter a pacifier and then once she took the pacifier I replaced it with a weaning pacifier system by Fridababy it was the best thing ever!!
I breast feed both my boys till 18mths, they went straight to a cupā¦ just till him your a big boy now and no more boob - youāve got this, your the mum just sayā¦āMummy said NO! And thatās itā
He will scream, he will cry, mine would headbutt the floorā¦tell him you wonāt tolerate his behaviour and walk out the roomā¦stay strong and good luck
Iād put apple cider vinegar on my nipples, my son tasted it & right away spit my nipple out. Then as soon as heād smell it, heād push me away. So I started putting it on toilet paper & tape it on my boobs, one he saw the toilet paper he knew my boobs stunk, I did that for 2 days, by the 3rd day I just had to tape the toilet paper cause as soon as he saw it or felt it, heād leave me alone
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Try like a water bottle
I weaned at 19months and for my sanity I had to give her a bottle 
we would still snuggle but sheād have her bottle instead of me she couldnāt see any part of my chest with out a melt down
For 2 of my boys I had to cold turkey it. It was absolutely rough for 3 days but we got through it. We did lots of snuggles and kept offering a sippy cup as weaning from a bottle is just as hard.
You got this mama, just snuggle and maybe band-aids over your nipples to have visual of it being all done.
Thereās a nuk brand sippy cup thats really good and its the only ones my kids would use theyāre about 6 or 7 dollars.
Put Lemon juice on your boob, tell him mommies milk is sour.
I soured my milk with cold cabbage leaves in my bra. I also drank parsley tea to dry me up. My youngest was two and said it was yucky and soon stopped asking for nursing
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My oldest deserted me at 10 months. I weaned him until 1 breastfeeding at night. The days, I put juice and mild in coffee cups. He could see color of drink he wanted as we sat at the table. My next two kids were 11 months apart so they drank from coffee cups at 5-6 months. By 6 months they were holding their cups alone. The last child completely on table food at 4 months, sipping from coffee cup, so I weaned him at 4-5 months. Take your time and enjoy your life.
I found it easier to just stop. Gradually just seemed to prolong the agony for both of us. For your own piece of mind go to a sippy or a 360 cup. Cleaning multiple messes isnāt going to help the situation. Hold him, but when he starts trying to nurse tell him no. Not harsh, just no. Hand him a cup or a favorite plush toy. Depending on his level of understanding, tell him all gone, or doesnāt work, etc. Repeat the same phrase every time. It really wonāt take long as long as you are consistent. Donāt give in because he throws a fit.
My 12 month old hates bottles I found a straw cup he likes and I got all the colors they had. Heās down to breastfeeding once or twice a day now
Eat stuff that will change the flavor of your milk that little one wonāt like. Mine hated when I ate broccoli.
I just offered juice, lightly flavored milk, asked my husband to put her down for naps and bed.
If he doesnāt need a bottle or sippy cup to drink, donāt give him one. If they want to think youāre crazy for not giving him a bottle, try explaining that bottles should try to be broke at 12 months. Of course some kids use them longer, and thatās fine. Iām just saying try to educate them.
You need to work on finding other ways to soothe him. He needs to figure out a way to self soothe. It aināt easy.
Cold turkey is difficult buts really the only way to go.
Heās to young to understand why sometimes itās okay to use the boob and mother times mommy says no.
Redirection and positive enforcement. A one or two day trip might be your best bet.
He will find other ways to soothe himself.
Youāve done great and if anyone tries to tell you otherwise, or make you feel bad for wanting to wean, ignore them.
My son wouldnāt do sippy cups either. We went straight to a weighted straw cup and now he drinks out of regular cups just fine at 22 months
Offer him love and cuddles so heās still getting that connection with youā¤ doing this with some of the other thing mentioned should really help. Good luck mama!
Itās tough sometimes and I truly feel for you. It really depends on you and your little. Some do better stopping slowly (one feed at a time), others are just ready and go cold turkey. One thing I could suggest is to look at the farmers almanac. I knowā¦sounds crazy, but there is a section in there about the best times of the month to wean a child is. Iāve fed and weaned 3 and getting ready to wean a 4th, so I can attest that it helps.