DD doesn't want to BF anymore

[RGPargy]

DD (7 months) has been exclusively BF until 5 months and from then on was given a bottle of formula at night and then after that, i gradually phased out BF, going down to just once a day in the mornings.

Anyway, DD is now showing no interest at all in the breast to the extent that i feel like i'm forcing myself on her lol!! If i do shove my boob in her face she takes about 2 or 3 sucks and then is completely not interested.

So i'm reckoning that it's her way of saying "no thanx mummy".

I guess what i'm looking for really is some reassurance that this is a natural progression (a bottle is much easier to drink from than a boob after all!) and that i can be proud of feeding her for the time that i did.

RG - of course you should feel proud Excl bf for 5 mths followed by some breastfeeding therafter is a lot more than most babies in the UK get, and I don't think it has been plain sailing for you, IIRC. It's a lovely start to your relationship with her, as well as the nutrition.

But it's not true that a bottle is easier than a breast, in general terms. Once a day breastfeeding is usually not enough to sustain a supply (unless breastfeeding has been going on a very long time) and it is very common for a baby to lose interest as the supply dwindles...your baby is understandably going for the productive bottle instead and that shows she has figured stuff out

RGPargy.
You've done great, every single feed that you gave her was magical. Be proud of that and enjoy the rest of your lives together.

Hi tiktok

Thanx for your reassurance. It makes sense that she is losing interest if my supply has been dwindling, and I thought that my supply would be ok because i could still squeeze a little out lol.

Oh well, i do feel quite sad about it, but i suppose it's a time for both of us to move on and we are as close as can be and i'm VERY proud of that!

Thanx VS

My dd did exactly the same thing. I think its because she was so noisey and wanted to see what was going on around rather than facing a blank wall!

You've done really well getting this far. Big hug as I now how sad I felt at first but it doesn't alter how much you love each other.

Thanx Sunshine, the contents of my (open) wardrobe are far more interesting to look at than the ceiling and mummy's enormous boobage!