To want to stop nursing my almost one year old?

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Because the baby seems to think that I am.

I want to stop feeding and am starting to drop feeds and swap for milk.

So started over a week ago with the afternoon feed. However, he doesn't like and won't drink more than a couple of sips of formula or cows milk.

And since stopping the feed his sleep has got really bad. He's more grumpy and grabbing at my boobs.

I both want and need to stop nursing.

Try posting in the breast and bottle feeding topic.

My DD wouldn't let me stop either at about the same time. Demanded/yanked/grabbed/pulled me into submission.

Ended up up breastfeeding until she was two

So sorry! No advice, just my sympathy

Have also posted in feeding but got no response.

It's just really getting me down

My DD refused all other milk too, until we made her milky hot chocolate, with only just enough powder to change the taste of the milk. Now she often asks for cow's milk to drink during the day, but will only drink it ice cold from a proper cup.

TBH beyond 12 months there really isn't any need to give any milk at all as long as the rest of the diet is sufficient.
I'd perhaps keep trying with formula for now (3/4 breastmilk, 1/4 formula - then slowly increase formula to BM ratio?)

but cow's milk is not a replacement milk to be used here and doesn't really have to be factored into any human diet, unless you like it, or course.

*of course

I was down to 2 feeds a day by then and slowly dropped the bedtime feed by giving cold cows milk first then an ever shortening breast feed. I cut it down fairly slowly.

When I cut the middle of the day feed I swapped it with very milky redbush tea which my DD did and still loves in fact her first word was tea

You're the parent - be strong, the need will fade, spend lots of time nurturing but don't bf if you feel trapped by it. I bf until dd was 3 and a half. I was happy to until just right at the end when I suddenly really had enough, I just wanted my body back so much. Distract and wean gradually.

I had to use expressed milk mixed with milk then slowly increase amount of formula/cows milk ratio

I nursed DD2 to well over 2 years - not my choice! Having said that she's about to apply to Cambridge Uni so there might be something in it!!!

With hindsight I should have persevered more in stopping way earlier as it did my head in. I just gave in too easily. I was advised to let someone else feed her with a bottle (she smelt my milk if I was anywhere close) and so I left the house for a bit at bottle times. Unfortunately I didn't have enough support to persevere with this.

I would just put up with the grumpiness - as has been said, they don't really need it at that age, and just make sure that he has good meals

My dd thought I was BVU when I tried to stop bf, and she let me know in no uncertain terms! In the end, I kept going until she was nearly three and I could stand it no more!!