weaning off boobie onto..? what next ;?

[mopsera]

hi im going to attempt to wean my 9 month old off boobie as i feel

1. i have no life
2. she's starting to bite
3. she only sleeps am and pm and at night with me feeding her and i get no me time; when im on my own this drives me nuts!
4. relationship not stable so may need to plan better incase am on own again

also planning to get a cot to wean her off co sleeping so,mummies whats best formua/ goats milk...? any sugg's as to how to do it!

Mopsera it is easy to feel overwhelmed, especially when your LO has problems sleeping but I really think your feeding and sleep issues are separate.

A bfing counsellor should be able to give you information and support about the biting. When my DC1 started biting the NCT Helpline were very good and it stopped almost straightaway. They will also have information on formula and weaning.

Also, don't forget that at 9 months many babies have a growth spurt and she may get easier soon.

Does she eat well during the day? When my friend's baby was an awfull sleeper she started offering her 6 small meals during the day and her LO started sleeping better almost immediately.

I don't think this sounds like a feeding issue more like a sleep one. At 9 months your baby can be eating 3 meals a day and should be able to settle themselves to sleep.

The first step would seem to be breaking the breastfeeding to sleep habit, and put her in her cot awake to learn to self soothe. It might be that you can crack the sleep issue without moving onto formula.

I find that DS2 (6 months) bites when the milk is slow. At the first bite I stop the feed, and this seems to work.

DS2 is having aptamil at 10.30am and 2pm and 10pm but I don't think that any one formula better than any other. I still BF him at 7am, 6pm and 10pm (followed by 3oz bottle top-up) but I never feed him to sleep. He gets put in his cot awake, and would happily sleep if I wasn't around and he got a bottle instead. He sleeps in the morning (9.30-10) and at lunchtime without a BF just before.

In respect of how to do it, depends whether you favour the softly softly approach or the cold turkey one.