Would it be ridiculous to drop all feeds except the middle of the night?

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marzipananimal · 08/09/2011 15:36

DS has just turned 1 and I am toying with the idea of stopping bf soonish. He currently has a feed at about midday, bedtime and one (or occasionally two) in the night. I don't think it would be too hard to drop the midday and bedtime feeds but I really can't face the screaming if we tried to drop the night feed. Having just one middle-of-the-night feed does seem a bit odd though.
What do people think?

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Cosmosis · 08/09/2011 16:44

Why would it be ridiculous? If it works for you why not?

Harecare · 08/09/2011 16:46

Personally I'd be more bothered about trying to drop the night feed. But do what you think is best for you.

Poledra · 08/09/2011 16:48

Well, for DD3, I dropped all the feeds except the bedtime one, as she was a nightmare to settle without it. We kept on with that one feed for months. Do whatever suits you best (though I'd be desperate to get of the night feed too )

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marzipananimal · 08/09/2011 17:15

Yeah I would rather get rid of the night feed but don't think it will be easy and can't quite face the struggle yet.

I don't know cosmosis, it just would seem strange if his only feed was one he was barely aware of as he's mostly asleep

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Cosmosis · 09/09/2011 09:09

But the sleepy barely awake ones are so lovely and warm and nuzzly :)

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marzipananimal · 09/09/2011 11:47

That's true :) I am hoping one day though to get a whole night of unbroken sleep

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Cosmosis · 09/09/2011 11:53

sleep is overrated

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marzipananimal · 09/09/2011 12:48

nooooo I love sleep! I would sleep 12 hours a day if I had the opportunity cos I love it so much!

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Yesmynameis · 09/09/2011 12:52

10.5mo DD has been more inclined to drop daytime feeds in favour of keeping up a nighttime guzzle too. Hasn't really mattered what I've tried, she still likes her night feed the best :)

Lately, I did a little bit of nightweaning with her, as it had crept up to 2 nighttime feeds which wasn't really working for me. I thought I would share this, simply because actually, it really wasn't as bad as I thought to get it back down to one. Nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be, and I really feel like I'm back in control. So this has given me some confidence that when I feel the time is right we can drop the remaining night feed too, without it being too miserable.

But no, I don't think that keeping the middle of the night feed is ridiculous at all, not so long as you're happy to keep it for the time being.

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