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10mo going off BF-ing but doesn't want anything else

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Supposedtobeadowner · 17/06/2017 22:55

I'm down to morning and night BFs with my 10mo and they're becoming brief as he's easily distracted and frustrated with my milk not coming out fast enough. He drinks water in-between those two feeds from a fast flow bottle, but gets frustrated with that too (realise I need to switch him to a beaker with the water.)

I've given him porridge in the past with formula in it but he has hated it and vomited it straight up - every single time. When I switched to giving him porridge with breast milk he took it, so it's not the porridge IYSWIM.

I have also tried giving him formula in the past when I've felt too ill to BF, but he flatly refuses it and/or throws it up.

Not sure what to do now. If he is starting to go off breastfeeding, but doesn't want formula - what's the other option? Or should I encourage him to breastfeed more? If so, how? I don't and have never pumped, so can't start now.

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Supposedtobeadowner · 18/06/2017 22:23

can anyone help me with this? He is almost completely refusing to BF now so having no milk at all

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GreenGoblin0 · 19/06/2017 11:27

sounds like he may have self weaned? what is his diet like otherwise ? does he eat plenty of calcium rich foods?

you say you can't start pumping - you could hand express some milk to see if he will drink that from bottle or eat with porridge? re pumping - it's not too late to try this - if you don't have a pump you may be able to hire one.

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