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Weaning off breast milk, help!

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Thatcrazycatlady · 09/01/2022 08:01

Hello

As i write this I am in tears with lack of sleep so hopefully I'll make sense

I have a 10 month old who is ebf, we want to wean him off breast to bottle at the moment he does take the milk in a sippy cup we then rock him to sleep its 50/50 whether that works, i alwsys used to feed him to sleep so now having to learn how to soothe himself, last night he had water in his cup fell baxk to sleep but got up at 4am and wouldn't sleep since unless he has breastmilk, im trying to cut the night feeds for my periods to return ttc, i couldn't bear the tears so caved in, any ideas what to do, i co sleep with him.. this is my first baby I had no idea hed be this distraught over it i feel so mean for doing it 😔 he was waking up 7 times or so using me as a dummy in the night thats another reaaon i wantee to wean him off x

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MoreThanRubies · 09/01/2022 19:53

Poor you! Is your priority to get him to take a bottle, or to night wean? If the latter, are you feeding/rocking him and then putting him down asleep? We got on better once DD learned to get herself to sleep. Can you work on sleep first, then weaning? What happens if you put DS down fully awake (but calm) after a feed? Once she could self settle at the start of the night, DD stopped waking so much during the night and is now (mostly) night weaned. How do you feel about some very gentle sleep training? I appreciate that’s not for everyone and there are varying opinions.

Good luck, hope you get some more restful nights soon!

BunnyRuddington · 10/01/2022 07:52

I carried on BFing at night but my periods returned a couple of months after I moved them into their own room. So you don't have to give up on the night feeds completely for your fertility to return Smile

BunnyRuddington · 10/01/2022 07:55

Sorry, should have added that if you haven't read it already, this article from Kellymom on BFing and returning to fertility is very good Smile

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