MY DS has been exclusively breastfed until 4 1/2 months, then started weaning, which is going well. She started having a few bottles of expressed milk here and there and a formula top up at bedtime some nights (trying to help her sleep through the night). My problem is that she is refusing breast now most of the time and I do not want to stop feeding her yet.
When I offer her breast she latches on but after a couple of seconds turns away trying to look around and I think she currently prefers the bottle as it enables her to move her head and be nosey where obviously the boob does not as it stays in the same place. If I try to foce her head back she resists & cries, but is still hungry as she will happily take abottle then if offered.
Has anyone had similar problems and can anyone offer any advice - I really do not want to stop feeding her yet, but equally I do not want to leave her to point of being starving hungry so she accepts whatever offered and keeping me up all night to feed as she is still not sleeping through the night as it is.
She is currently fed milk 6 - 7 (BF), porridge 8 (sometimes, depends how much/what time she fed on waking and if had night feed) . BF 10.30-11 and sometimes lunch 12 (not always, depends on whether had/how much porridge), BF - perhaps with top up 2.30 - 3.30. Dinner 5. Milk (perhaps with top up) 6.30 for bed. BF 10. Plus waking at 3 - 4am which I am trying to stop feeding.
Can anyone help me to keep up the breastfeeding. It is getting incredibly frustrating plus I have a 2 years old so it's hard and unfair to just put her down and come back to it later as then spend all time dealing with her and ignoring him.