10month old weaning himself off breastmilk, is this too early?

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Hi,
my DS1 is getting less interested in his milk. He's recently dropped his dreamfeed (Hurray!) but also stopped feeding properly at the 3 milk feeds during the day. He's just about ok at the first one of the day, but he's barely interested in the one after his lunchtime nap and the one before bed. He doesn't take a full feed at either.

I have a couple of questions:
Is this a problem? He's only 10 months old, but should I just let him tail off naturally? Or should I be bulking his intake up with formula or cows milk?

There's loads of advice about how to start breastfeeding but not a lot on how to stop!

He's been exclusively breastfed and then used BLW for solids since about 6 months. He eats truck loads, and also very happy to drink lots of water during the day, so I'm wondering if I'm panicking needlessly.

Thanks!

it's very, very unusual for a child under a year to self-wean
that said, i am not sure what you can do if he is?!

do y9u feed him before offering solids?
is it possible that he is filling himself up with food and water to the detriment of breastfeeding?

personally i think i would cut down on water- i'd rather he had breastmilk than water to drink

My DD stopped wanting to be breastfed at 11 months (much to my dismay). First she blew a raspberry on my breast, I gave it to her again and she bit me. And she didn't want it again

She's now 18 months and has been having ff milk since she stopped bf.

I wouldn't worry, it's their natural reaction. I was sadder as I loved it!

Both of my son's lost interest in BF at 9 months. Honestly, they'd just about take my nipple into their mouth and then pull off and try to get down out of my lap, it was upseting for me but I was glad it was their choice.
I didn't bother with formula, put them straight onto cow's milk.
DD however, 16 mths and still going strong through out the day.

DD totally lost interest in breastfeeding at 9.5 months, dropped to one feed a day at night time despite my best attempts. She had a cup with aptamil formula milk in instead and fed herself! She really didn't want to bf much at all. I was more upset about that lost mummy time and my lost cleavage but I'd say 10 months is fine and not a problem at all. Maybe you could express breastmilk and give it to him in a cup?

DS self-weaned at 15 months, which is earlier than I expected, but I'd only intended to bf until 12 months anyway.

I'd give formula or expressed milk until a year, and then go to whole cow's milk. Cow's milk won't give everything they need until they're 12 months old.

Cow's milk as a drink should not be given to a child under 1 years old.

DS stopped bfing literally overnight when he had just turned 9mo. I hoped it was just a nursing strike, but after 4 days had to admit that was our bfing journey over

DS now has expressed breast milk (which is a complete PITA if I'm honest) and formula. I am going to try to keep the expressing going until he turns 1 yo in March as we're in cold and flu season.

I'd keep going with the bfing as long as you both can (and as long as you still want to) because expressing takes much, much longer. 2 hours vs 20 minutes for 2 feeds IME.

He only drinks from a cup btw

Hi
my 9.5 month DS cut down drastically and now has only one feed during the day, but does make up for it a wee bit through the night (about three feeds). I don't worry anymore (but I did!!) as I can see that he is clearly thriving. I viewed it as a mini-strike at first and did all the things recommended for strikes, which I think has helped maintain the BF.

My understanding is that babies need milk of some kind (breastmilk or formula) until they are one and that cows milk will do after that (you don't need formula if they drink cows milk).

My DD cut down her feeds to 2 a day at 10 months (one morning, one bedtime). I was worried bf was on its way out (she cut down really quickly) but 3 months on I'm still feeding twice a day.

I did worry that she wasn't getting enough but she was absolutely fine, I just made sure she ate loads of dairy and had loads of cows milk on her cereal.

I have 4 dds

Eldest one was ff and she gave up bottles at 11 months, would have a couple of sips and then refust the last bit.

Youngest was fully bf, by 10 months she was only on 2 feeds per day, my 11 months she wasn't interested at all not even her bedtime one .

So I think some can self wean very young especially if they love "proper" food. I put my youngest onto cows milk, my eldest wouldn't drink milk at all until she was much older.

Dd1 self weaned at 11 months. I would keep up the first feed of the day for as long as possible but not push the others because if it's not what he wants you'll just both get stressed.

i wouldn't worry about it at all- and as it is so close to a year i would certainly go straight onto cow's milk from a cup. this is what i did with dd1- she only had 2 feeds a day from about 10months, and when i wanted to stop at 12months ( i was prg and nipples getting sore) she wasn't bothered in the slightest. this is what i am hoping dd2 will also do, she is 11months, has 3 feeds, but not very big feeds, and im (prg again!) so kind of want to give up in a month or 2- so i can have a break b4 next one arrives! this is not medical advice- but if they like they're proper food, water and are healthy i certainly don't see anything to worry about. (although ceretainly last bf is always a bit sad for u)

Thank you all so much for the advice. I feel so much better
DS is still cutting back on all but the first feed, and I will just continue to BF as long as he wants it. I have some Aptamil Follow-on on stand by, just in case, it's handy for starting childminding days and makes me feel less unprepared

Really glad that I'm not the only one with an early self weaning baby