I want to stop breastfeeding.
I've done it before cold turkey at 18m due to emergency health issues & me needing a cocktail of meds I couldn't breastfeed with.
Luckily at the time he was only having a small feed at bed and waking so I didn't even need to express (I was too ill to anyway).
DS2 is just coming up to 1... I'd only wanted to feed until 1 because I'm delaying botox treatment for nerve damage in my face and would like to be able to have it done to manage the pain I get with it.
My periods have also come back every 1-2 months which knocks my supply right out for a good 2 weeks, which has been really challenging with a busy walking 11m old so we've resorted to bed sharing and feeding lots overnight to keep my supply up.
He will take a bottle but doesn't like his allergy formula very much (we've tried lots) and I just can't be bothered to pump anymore, they're too busy (and I tried a hands free one which was awful).
He won't take a dummy, which is also part of the problem as every time he's teething he bites and has an awful latch so my nipples are in agony.
He's also got a temper. I'm not worried developmentally as he's hit all his milestones and will laugh back if you laugh and is very sociable. But he's 90th percentile weight and height and very strong. So when he doesn't get what he really wants- usually an issue with boob especially if tired and hungry- he lashes out (obviously not knowing what he's really doing) and pushes and screams so loud he's quite difficult to manage.
When he was born all the consultants mentioned he was feisty (in NICU for breathing difficulties) and I might have trouble with him. I don't know whether that's got into my head, as I was pretty worried at the comments in my post partum state. But he just had his first day in daycare and she said he had got... Angry... With a puzzled look on her face. Like it was unusual.
Thankfully it's short and sharp, he'll have a paddy and 5 seconds later is smiling again although I think for other carers ie husband/daycare it goes on a bit longer.
He's obviously going through some separation anxiety at the moment too.
Basically what I'm asking is...
Have you got any tips for weaning off breastfeeding? (we're also in the middle of the milk ladder which is going well so I'm hoping I can eventually give regular formula/milk which I think he'll enjoy more. His main allergy is egg) I know it's going to be an issue for him and hell be very upset.
And also does anyone else have a baby with a temper? It seems unusual 🤔
Thanks for reading my ramble!