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Stopping breast feeding

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Wallerbies · 02/03/2007 16:33

I am going back to work in a month and am considering stopping breast feeding but my DS (10mnths) loves the first feed of the day. How should I do it should I offer the bottle or just go to breakfast? The last feed at night I will not miss as he likes to bit me. Any help or advice please...

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hercules1 · 02/03/2007 16:35

I would get him up quickly and straight down to breakfast personally although not sure at that age.

hunkermunker · 02/03/2007 23:25

Can you not bfeed him once a day, first thing?

maximummummy · 03/03/2007 01:07

if you want to stop- just get him up & have breakfast with a cup of warm milk-but you don't have to stop altogether it's very useful to still be feeding 1 or 2 feeds a day my son cut his headnot really bad just needed a couple steri-strips but i was SO glad i could calm him quickly with booby you know when the time is right for you to stop. . . but i bet you'll miss it when you do

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Wallerbies · 06/03/2007 14:41

Thanks its just shown me that I don't really want to stop so why should I but then I really fancy a huge glass of wine and would love to wear a normal bra again!!

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tiktok · 06/03/2007 14:43

Have the wine, for goodness sake! It will do you and your baby no harm

Can't comment on the bra thing - that's personal taste and comfort, really.

tassis · 06/03/2007 14:45

if you're only feeding first thing you can wear a normal bra no problem

time to go shopping!

IdreamofClooney · 06/03/2007 14:47

I kept the morning and evening feeds for quite a while after I went back to work and I still found it VERY hard to give up! I still miss it now.

I drank plenty of wine as well, once DS was older and only having a couple of feeds a day! Get yourself an Elle Macpherson nursing bra - they were nicer than my normal bras.

If you really do want to stop the feeds then you just need to be no nonsense and offer milk in a cup and be enthusiastic about breakfast instead (and wear a poloneck!)

mamama · 06/03/2007 14:49

Don't stop BF if you don't want to.

I still BF several times a day and wear 'normal' bras and it's no problem. Go out a treat yourself. I think a big glass of wine is fine too.

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Wallerbies · 09/03/2007 09:45

Thanks, BF is really hard to begin with but once you've started it is really hard to stop. My DS has bitten me and now he wants to pull my ear whilst BF I love it and I'm off shopping to buy some new bras and a box of wine or perhaps I will open the Champagne I've been saving myself.... Thanks again, I will try to work and BF with confidence!

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Jenkeywoo · 09/03/2007 14:47

I hope you get some new bras - it sounds so silly but a good bra can really raise your self esteem. My nursing bras are all old and saggy now but I can't really afford new ones but I went to a wedding a few weeks back and wore a normal underwired bra for the evening and it was awesome - boobs were up under my chin! DH was so excited. DD still feeds all the time so I still need nursing bras but I will really enjoy the day when I can wear proper bras again!

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