My little boy is just about to turn 11 months and I am trying to begin weaning him off the boob in anticipation of going back to work in 4 weeks. He seemed happy on 3 boob feeds a day and was eating 3 solid meals alongside this. About 2 weeks ago I cut out the daytime feed so now we are just doing first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Since then he has been suuuper fussy, crying a lot, refusing his afternoon nap a lot and I’m finding that he’s more like this with me than DH. I expected a little reluctance but two weeks seems a long time. I have added snacks and increased dairy in his diet and he’s still sleeping through so I definitely don’t think he’s hungry.
Is it normal for him to be taking so long to adjust?
Is it likely I’m going to have the same battle with the remaining 2 feeds? (He’s still drinking a lot during these feeds)
Any advice for weaning a reluctant baby?
He doesn’t seem interested in extra cuddles with me to make up for it so I’m at a loss to know how to help him adjust.
He has developed a cold in the last few days so is not very well so I’m going to wait till that’s passed and then try getting rid of the morning feed and going straight to breakfast. Is this a bad idea if he’s still drinking a lot in the morning?
I’ll find it very challenging to continue feeding him when I’m back at work due to my hours - I won’t always be home for bed time. Starting to get a bit stressed!