Want to stop - ds is 13 mths

[ScotGirl]

I currently breastfeed early morning, late afternoon and before bed.

When ds is in childcare he gets a bottle of formula late afternoon. I have started giving him cows milk in a cup at breakfast and lunch too as well as water.

I have decided that I want to stop breastfeeding over the next 2 weeks. But I'm not sure how to do it. Ds doesn't mind cows milk but doesn't gulp it down like he does a bottle of formula or breastmilk. I'm worried if I switch only to cups of milk during the day he won't get enought.

What I'm thinking of doing is replacing the breastfeeds with a bottle of formula staring with the am feed over the course of a few weeks. Then switching to cows milk in a month of so once he is used to the change.

Have I got myself in a muddle? - it is with mixed emotions that I'm doing this as ds loves to breastfeed

can i ask exactly why you want to stop?

your plan to stop is fine - you can do it whatever way you feel is best for your ds.

I've just stopped, and went cold turkey because I really couldn't caught down gradually.

My emotions were all over the place for about 10 days, but now that the milk has gone, I'm feeling a lot happier.

Well down for getting this far.

I mean well done

i didn't mean that in a judgemental way btw, just if you say why exactly then it might be easier to advise. you have to do what is best for you in the long run

Various reasons - I have never left ds for more than a day and never overnight. We have various things over the summer where my mum and dad will be looking after him for 2 days.

I also want to have another baby. I had a miscarriage in February. I was tired, ds has never slept past 4 am and I think it was my body telling me that it's not ready. I want to give my body a rest.

I am also feeling self conscious about feeding. Ds is very big - looks like an 18mth old and I have got a few negative comments recently. I

I know that in itself isn't a good reason but I do want to stop sometime and it seems like if I don't make a conscious decision it will never happen.

I also stopped because I want another baby and felt like my body needed a break first.