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Want to stop breastfeeding desperately but my 6 month old won't let me

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spacefacexxx · 08/12/2018 10:38

In the day, things aren't TOO bad. We've been persisting with a bottle for a few months now and we finally got to a point where he'd start taking a full 6/7oz without a fuss. Then he got poorly and he refused all bottles so boob it was (I mean how could I deny my baby of his favourite comfort when he was poorly) and now we're slowly getting back on track with day time bottles but he tends to only take 4oz at a time. The big problem is night times. He won't settle for anyone but me and he wants boob so bad it's heartbreaking because I know it's just for comfort that he wants it but I can't give it him if I want to stop which I do, so so SO badly. So admittedly I have been giving him boob at night you know how it is when you're knackered, got a bad back anyway from carrying and rocking your little chunk and you're so desperate for sleep that you just do the quickest thing you can think to get them to sleep however I realise I've done myself no favours. So last night was night 1 of weaning off night boob. It took me and my OH an hour and a half to settle him back to sleep without boob and he would only really settle for me. But then he had a 4 hour stretch of sleep!!! Amazing. He never does that, usually he's up every 1-2 hour after midnight. So I'm just wondering if anyone has been in a similar position, if so how long did it take to fully wean off the boob at night?

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Rosalise · 08/12/2018 13:46

Trying to bump your post. Mine didn't get on with bottles and I didn't mind bf. But I've seen a good technique and used it when I had an infection or to give drinks of water. While your baby's settling down at the breast, introduce the bottle teat at the opposite corner of his mouth. Gradually ease your breast away and replace it fully with the bottle. He will wake up and fuss, offer the breast again and repeat this. Gradually he'll get used to it. In the daytime let him "play" with a bottle if you like. One of mine liked holding the bottle but didn't like it being held for him.

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