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weight gain stopping BF

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Portlypenguin · 23/04/2012 20:03

Hi everyone,
I am finally making some progress with switching from BF to bottles. DS (10mo) is at nursery full time now and I am back at work. I work shifts in the hospital so my schedule is a bit random. I wanted to move to bottles for two reasons:

  1. So he gets adequate fluids at nursery - initially we had trouble with introducing the bottle and when he started nursery he took basically nothing all day. He was so distressed and I was up all night (literally 5-6x) feeding.
  2. DS has cows milk protein allergy and I am on a dairy free diet which I hate and is bad for my nutrition as I am veggie already.
DS is now taking some milk at nursery and I am only really doing feeds overnight (about 2x 10mins), bedtime and waking up (about 10mins) if I am not at work. I have put on 2kg in the past month - nothing else has changed in my lifestyle so it must be the reduction in feeding. Obv 2kg is not a major issue but I don't want it to continue too far! I was kind of hoping it would tail off. Anyone had weight change experiences stopping feeding?
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Portlypenguin · 24/04/2012 12:51

Anyone?

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MigGril · 24/04/2012 12:55

Cant' help Im afraid. I found the opersit the less I fed the easier it was to losse the baby weight.

booomchikkawowow · 24/04/2012 13:38

Yep i'm like MigGril! DS 8mo is feeding less so my appetite is shrinking. Haven't lost any yet but i've stopped putting it on!

Portlypenguin · 25/04/2012 20:25

Uhmm. May just have to see what happens...not noticed any change in my appetite yet..

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