First time posting so apologies if I get any shorthand wrong and that this is a bit long:
DS (first baby) is 22 months and I stopped bf 10 days ago. We were down to a bf before his nap unless out in car/buggy and one between 5-6am when he would come into our bed and 90% of the time go back to sleep for an hour or two. Had been thinking about weaning for a while as really want to start ttc again and period has not returned even with reduced feeds. DS dropped bedtime feed himself at Xmas and was also fine when I was away for 24 hours at NY so 10 days ago for various reasons it seemed like a good idea to take the plunge and I decided to just go cold turkey. So for a few days when he woke at 5.30 DH would take him in spare room and try (unsuccessfully) to settle him until I went in at 6am with a cup of cows milk (always dramatically refused as if it offends him to his very core) and the tablet to watch Peppa Pig 😳
Nearly two weeks on he is still waking most days at 5.30 (best so far was 6:20, was amazing!) and tapping my chest (his way of asking for milk as he doesn't really have a word for it). When I say "all gone little man, remember?" he makes a sad face and has a little wail although this is at least getting progressively shorter and less anguished. He is easily distracted once he's had time to come round and we go down for breakfast but I just find it so hard to keep disappointing him every morning and am wondering how long it will take for him to stop asking? I don't think I can go back now having come this far (plus pretty sure the milk has stopped) but I also feel bad because he seems like he's really not ready to be awake at 5:30 but can't get past that point without the feed to get him back to sleep. He does thankfully nap well in the buggy so is having 2-3 hour naps so not too worried about his overall level of tiredness.
Not sure what I want to know really - probably just someone to tell me they've had similar and come through the other side without mentally scarring DC or having to get up at 5.30 every day for the rest of their lives?!
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Daisypullsitoff · 17/02/2016 15:13
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