Hi everyone
after opinions from experience mum’s more than anything as this is my first time. My DS was breastfed up until he was 6 months old (including expressing) at 6 months I introduced some formula alongside breast as I absolutely hated pumping and was getting very little milk from doing..I think maybe because I hated it so much my body just wouldn’t play ball! Anyway..my DS continued to be mainly breastfed apart from if he was spending time with his Nan or I was going out and my partner had him and he would then have formula, with me it was breast. 2 weeks ago he developed conjunctivitis followed by an ear infection, he was in so much pain I needed to give Calpol as well as the antibiotics and the only was I could get him to have it was in his milk. This therefore meant I was giving him formula when he was with me rather than breast in order to put the meds in there. I know breast milk is beneficial when they are poorly so I still topped up with breast. However I’ve noticed that since giving him bottles he’s not as fussy for breast as he was previously and doesn’t seem as bothered about it. Don’t get me wrong he doesn’t refuse but he’s not turning his head into me anymore. He is currently 10 months and I wanted to BF until he was around 1 but I was concerned about stoping being difficult. However it kind of feels like these last couple of weeks it’s coming to a natural end. I don’t know whether to continue to phase it out or to carry on and drop the formula. I know there is not right or wrong answer just after opinions really.
thanks!