I always had a goal to bf DS to 6 months, and thought I'd see at the time about carrying on for longer.
Since 4 months his sleep has gone haywire. I know this is related to a developmental leap, and it has slightly improved, but I'm so knackered that when he hit 6 months decided to stop Bf anc switch to FF in the hope I can get a routine sorted and solve the sleep problems.
It's been just over a week, and I've dropped all feeds except for around 4am when he wakes up.
Since stopping I feel really down, I'm not sure if this is due to a hormonal change? But I'm getting quite emotional and missing BF and I'm starting to think stopping was a mistake.
DS has quite a bad cold and just now when he woke from his nap turned his head to my breast and so I fed him. It seemed to be quite a good feed so I am encouraged my supply hasn't completely disappoeared.
How do I go about reestablishing breastfeeding? Does anyone have any ideas about how badly my supply will have been affected, and what I should expect? I'm a bit scared about his sleep getting even worse. However he is now being weaned so I am hopeful eventually this will have a positive effect.
Sorry for the rambling message, any advice or experience is appreciated!