Self weaning at 8months?

[jaffa19]

is this likely?

For the last few nights DS has not wanted a feed at bed time. He has been through a phase like this once before, but he always took something.

Tonight he turned away from the boob (after biting it a few times) but then took 50ml from a cup (all I had). He's only Drunk from a cup about 5times.

He never asks for a feed, I just offer every 3 hours inbetween solids, he usually takes 5mins ( always been a quick feeder)

I've actually posted about something similar before but this time I can't shake the feeling he really isn't interested :( thinking about it though, dinner seems to be getting later and later, and subsequently closer to bedtime - maybe he's full! What do you think?

Feeling very sad right now...

Here's the KellyMom link

www.kellymom.com/bf/weaning/babyselfwean.html

Maybe as you said its as mealtime is getting closer to bedtime or just another phase?

Does he have any other drinks in the day or formula? My DD is the same age and does this occasionally but if she drops a feed in the day she wakes more at night.

I hope someone who has been through it can be more helpful

Thanks for the link cowboylover. I had forgotton about good old kellymom. It says there to keep feeding, as often as possible, the usual stuff for upping supply - but you can't get an 8 month old to nurse if he doesn't want to! He's always been very good at appetite control and unlatches very dramatically once he's done! So don't really know what to do about it.

During the day, he doesn't have any other milk, he's never had formula, although he does have a couple of ounces of water throughout the day with his meals, in a free flow cup. Like I said in OP, he has only had milk from a cup a handful of times.

I think he is just too interested in everything else and I come second! Part of me thinks tonight maybe it was just the novelty of a cup, something new and easy... But I do think my supply at bedtime must be quite low as this feed has been getting shorter and shorter for some time now. He still feeds twice between 7 & 7 though, so shouldn't be too low. He's always been very efficient and quick and never had any issues with weight gain, I just think it's all a bit too much like hard work for him especially at the end of the day!

Any other thoughts?

If it's a nursing strike it can take 2 weeks to get back to normal nursing.

Kellymom has some good info on nursing strikes but from personal experience the more low key you keep it the easier it is a) to cope with rejection of the breast and b) to get them back to feeding normally.

Co-bathing can work quite well as can skin to skin snuggles (Dad can join in too!)