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Returning to breastfeeding 14 month old after 3 weeks of expressing

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blueberry2 · 14/12/2008 18:35

For medical reasons I had to stop breastfeeding my 14-month old DD for 3 weeks. During these 3 weeks I expressed and fed her my milk in a cup. She now doesn't seem interested in the breast and I am devasted. I had been reducing feeds and was down to one or two a day, but now would like to continue for a few more months. Does anyone know how to encourage a baby of this age back to breastfeeding? We both loved breastfeeding so much and I felt I ended it by having to express. I am now so tearful and just want to be able to let my DD finish breastfeeding when she chooses to. Any advice would be hugely appreciated.

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mawbroon · 14/12/2008 18:46

The usual advice for tempting baby back to the breast is offering regularly, lots of skin to skin, keeping close etc.

kellymom says this but I don't know how well it would work with an older baby.

good luck

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