tried the formula bluntly refused

[Dancer7]

I'm very interested in anyone who has any knowledge about what actually happens to your joints if you continue to BF past 6 months? do they remain the same over flexible and therefore dangerous to take on physical activity such as dancing or heavy exercise. I will be returning to my post as a dance teacher next january and did not want to give up BF but thought it was the best solution to save my joints. Tried introducing formula this week so I could try to reduce my BF slowly to no positive result. I'm very worried that he is not going to take to the formula??? help

Your joints get extra felxible due to pregnancy, not due to BF. The effect wears off after pregnancy, hence why people with SPD generally improve quickly after the birth.

I don't know of any joint problems associated with continuing to breastfeed, except in women already known to have rheumatoid arthritis.

Are you having any joint problems at the moment?

Not sure about the joints question (would love to think I have been flexible for at least a part of my life!!), but would like to offer my experience of going on to formula. DS (now 7) was BF for 5 months then I started trying to FF him one month before returning to work - he HATED it. We tried everything - DH fed him (so no distracting boobs), at night in the dark hoping he wouldn't notice etc. I crucified myself about it as he hardly took anything from the bottle at nursery and he lost weight HOWEVER (there is a happy ending) after a few weeks of me feeling like shit the penny dropped for him and he ended up loving his botbot as much as he'd loved his booby. Proof that even the most obsessed boobaholic can get to love his formula...only thing I wish I'd considered was mixfeeding as I now know a few mums who have done it very successfully. Good luck - you will get there...but it might take a wee while.

Relaxin is the hormone which causes the ligaments to loosen during and after pregnancy. There is uncertainty over the length of time it remains in your body- from 3 to 12 months and it may remain in your body for as long as you are breastfeeding. I am still breastfeeding (dd 9.5m)and I have begun yoga (did it thru pregnancy also). I don't think it is present in such levels as it was during pregnancy but would just be a bit cautious when you are back at work. Why not call the maternity physiuos at your local maternity unit?

I have been trying t get dd to take a bottle since 12 weeks, gave up at 28 weeks and am now trying to get her to take formula from a cup to no avail. She drinks water beautifully from a cup but not formula, methinks she got her stubborn streak from someone not sure who tho

thanks for the advice!! we held off the formula then started again last night with a little success, however he does not like taking the bottle from me when he knows he can get the boob! I have no problems with my joints apart from being hyper mobile in most of the them. My back is the weakest area due to having a C section i've lost my abdominal strength so I've been doing Pilates and Yoga low impact exercise to increase strength.