10 mth DD - how do I wean her off BF by a year - when we are moving house etc

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Hello DD is 10 months old. Still Bfing - four times during the day, once at 10.30 (a bottle) and then (sigh) has started waking up in the night.
Need to get her weaned by a year. How do I do it though? So many feeds
Oh and (due to circumstances beyond control) we have to move house as well.
HELP!
MNers what is your advice - please...

Why do you need to get her weaned by a year?

going back to work....so need to sort the daytime feeds at least....

Don't worry too much about the daytime feeds and childcare, DS (15 months now) started nursery at around 9/10 months and at that point was still having a daytime feed, but when I wasn't there he was happy with water or sometimes milk in a beaker/cup. Could you perhaps offer a snack at one of the daytime feeds? I would really advise not cutting out altogether though - she will want some comfort while the moving is a bit unsettling (and you will probably relish the chance to lie down and feed her!).

thanks will try that cleanandclothed. how many feeds do you think she should be having a day now?
will try the cup thing too. I realise from reading 'what to expect...' that I have done completely the wrong thing in giving her a sippy cup of water at meals....when I should have given a normal cup but can't change that as well at the moment.

Oh dear feel completely hopeless

Well at 9 months my DS was eating 3 good meals, and breastfeeding morning, night, once in the afternoon, and once at night. We 'actively' stopped the night feed by DH going in to shush him (took about 2 weeks for him to be happy with not being fed when he woke up, now I v occasionally feed him at night but not if I don't absolutely have to!) DS wasn't great (still isn't) at taking milk any way but from me, but is very happy with water - we still use a sippy cup! and replacing the afternoon feed with a snack worked fine. It was also good when he started nursery to give an early evening feed as a 'reconnect with mummy' as he was so tired from the full days at first he wasn't taking much from the just-before-bed feed.
Take it one step at a time but don't worry - it will be easier than you think, especially when you aren't there - I think they get quickly used to a different routine in a different place.

I returned to work when both DS was 10 months and DD was a year. Still carried on with the bfing though.

Both of them have just had extra food during the day and been bf when I got home. Its a nice way to say hello after a hard day at work and you actually get to sit down for a few minutes

I've realised that I have assumed that you will be working days only. You can return to work and still bf if you work shifts, but haven't got any experience of it.

Just wondering if you have thought any more about this.

Would you still like some advice on weaning her off?