Mags and Cheeky - hello!!!
Ds is 6 months now and we've just started some solids, mainly because I thought we should, not particularly cos he wants/needs it. It's not going very well, though. He's just not interested, clamps his little mouth shut to rice, carrots and pears, so far. I'm persevering, though, bit like with the bf, really!
I contacted La Leche about the bf problem, who told me it was nipple confusion and that I should stop all bottles and dummies. Yeah right!!
So we've swapped the 6.30pm feed for a bottle, sometimes formula, sometimes ebm. It was just getting impossible, like yours, cheeky, he was ok for the letdown then just screamed blue murder! So dh gives him the bottle before bed, and I expressed for a while so as not to go through the swollen boobs thing. Have now stopped expressing though!
Will see how solids go, then I guess the next bf to go will be the dreamfeed, then replace the 2.30 pm with a bottle.
I don't feel too guilty about it, more sad really. I always said I'd do the first six months, and I've made it, so I'm proud of myself really! It's just a shame, cos it's not the same giving a bottle. More work, too!! I am such a lazy mumy
Mags, If expressing is getting boring, there's nothing wrong with going on to formula now, but if it's going ok, there's no need to stop! I personally would love to carry on bf, but it's getting to be really hard work with his restlessness, and his biting (yeah, he's got two teeth, and I can't get him to stop doing it). But I can totally understand wanting to stop expressing, it must be hard work! Do you have to express at work, MC?
I didn't know there was a due in december thread!! Where?? Also, whilst I was pregnant, I didn't use MN but Bounty, but since I have boycotted Bounty (far less interesting, and far more annoying, IMO!), I may need to know where the due thread is! Hopes your both ok, and good to hear from you both!