I need surgery I've been putting off for a couple of years. So sadly this means I have to wean DS, who is currently 9 months, from the breast. I had hoped to continue nursing him until he self weaned, as I did with DD, so it's quite hard to come to terms with this. Plus, weaning him just seems so much like hard work.
How do I go about doing this? I am thinking I can drag it out another couple of months or so, until he's almost a year old and the just switch to cows milk. Is that ok? He is a bottle refuser and up until now doesn't really have many drinks at all except breast milk. Just some sips from a cup and solids when DH looks after him. Do I just offer more solids and drinks instead of breastfeeds? Will that work? He can get to sleep without nursing, but not with me, so after a while should DH start doing bedtime? Maybe that could be the last thing? He still has a lot of feeds at night, although he has slept through a few times recently.
Oh gosh. Help?
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Weaning from the breast?
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Midori1999 · 10/07/2014 16:28
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