I was breastfeeding 7 month old ds2 until a couple of weeks ago (stopped for a few reasons but mainly due to some tablets i'm on where you shouldn't bf).
We're currently playing around with timings etc. to find something that works. A HV who called to help me with his sleep problems etc. advised to up his food in the day and to do bottles at breakfast, mid morning then afternoon and bed. He's not that bothered about his milk but does love his food. The max milk he tends to take is 5oz at a time but quite often it's just a couple of ozs.
What I'm trying to find out is if there is a recommended amount of milk they should have in a day at this age? Also, do people think it's best to stagger milk and feeds or to maybe have milk shortly after each meal?
Yesterday dh had him most of the day (1st time ever!) and he didn't get an afternoon bottle. Interestly ds2 went from 11.15 (when had more milk as usual) to 8.15 last night without milk whereas he usually wakes every 3 hours and only milk settles him. I'm wondering whether because his body usually gets 'something' (food or milk) quite often, it makes him wake for it in the night whereas yesterday he had less and so slept better??? Oh, I don't know, just major lack of sleep is making me less confident about what I'm doing (plus I'm not used to bottle feeding so not sure what to give).
What are your thoughts?
TIA