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Weaning 17mo off his last feed-tell me I can do it.

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Treeceratops · 18/04/2015 21:54

He's been on just a feed at bedtime for the last 4 months. I'm now gradually reducing the time he feeds for, which feels right but I also feel so guilty. Please hold my hand and tell me I can do it.

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RobotHamster · 24/04/2015 10:42

Well, you can.. Do you need to though? DS dropped his night time feed at about 20 months with no hassle. Just decided he didn't want it any more.

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LostMySocks · 24/04/2015 12:18

Are you BF or FF? I started giving DS a mug of milk downstairs then a short BF over a period of a couple of weeks them doing teeth and story to break pattern of feeding to sleep or drowsy. The wasn't a sudden change for him. Wasn't too impressed but no screaming fits

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ThePowerOfCake · 26/04/2015 22:14

I stopped bfing DD recently at 12mo. I offered her formula in a sippy cup. She had been having this in the day up until a few weeks before. She was a bit confused and took longer to go to sleep for the first few days but within a week it was as if she'd never been bf before bed. I did have to get DH to do the first night though, as she kept pawing at my chest!

It was harder for me than her. I cried a few times, but sat and had a large glass of wine once she was in bed, which helped a lot....

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Joneseygirl77 · 27/04/2015 20:45

I'm in the same boat except my dd is 12mo and I need to do it this week as I'm going away with work in two weeks time. Really worried as to how she'll cope as she loves her bedtime bf and it calms her down before bed.

Power I'm glad it's worked for you- I was going to get my DH to do first few nights with me out of sight!

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Treeceratops · 28/04/2015 14:25

I'm BF. I need to as I'm going away for 2 nights shortly and DS refused the last expressed feed DH tried to give him (plus I've had enough of expressing every time I want to go out before his bedtime). I'm reducing his feeds by a minute a time. It's going ok so far. I think it's the thought of the 'last ever feed' that make me sad. Thank you for the encouraging words. We had a shaky start with BF, so it feels like a big thing giving it up.