9 month old teething and rejecting boob

[Joburgmum]

Hi everyone. My DS, (9 months) exclusively breastfed is cutting his 6th tooth and has rejected my boob for the last 48 hours. In desperation last night I offered him cows milk and again this morning - which he guzzled down and loved. He eats loads of cheese and yog, veg, fish etc. Is it really detrimental to his health if I continue with cow's milk so early? He's never been keen on formula and the few times I have tried to express in the past have been a disaster.

Hi, I don't have much advice but didn't want your post to go unanswered. I don't think switching to cow's milk at this stage would really be the best - I think the issue is to do with how it's digested.

Have you tried using a cup for expressed milk? How much water does he drink a day? Do you think this is just a temporary thing?

My ds (1 in 3 weeks) has gradually cut back on breastfeeds so now he's only having 1 first thing in the morning - it is a big one though. Other than that he drinks water, though since he dropped the bedtime feed last week I've started offering a small amount of cow's milk.

THANK YOU! I was feeling a bit rejected! I haven't tried expressing for 4 months and I hated it when I did - so don't want to go down that route. He drinks plenty of water and likes it. It may be temporary, I don't know. Called a friend who suggested another make of formula - going to give that a go later today and see what happens.