I started weaning (using the GF plan as a guide) four weeks ago. While enthusiastic my DD has been slow to build to the guideline quantities so we're in week 3 at present and I've decided to progress and just tailor the quantities back a little.
Since the beginning she has reduced her milk consumption around the times of the solid food and started waking at night. She's also been teething like mad so it has been hard to ascertain what the cause is but she is now back to a midnight and middle of the night feed whereas she was sleeping through.
I have been mixed feeding/topping up since she was born with a BF first thing and again around 10.30/11, 2pm + approx 4-5oz formula in the afternoon and a further BF and approx 6oz around 7pm. In short BF on demand and approx 12oz formula during the day.
When ill she rejects the bottle almost completely and with the combination of colds, teething and now solid food she has reduced this to at most 3-4 oz under duress.
Problem is I have to go back to work in 6 weeks and will need to travel within 4 weeks so I have 10 weeks at most to wean her onto formula completely. She is all but completely refusing to drink from a bottle at the moment and is just pulling and tugging on the teat with her new teeth! I honestly don't know where to start.
Should I revert to offering formula before solids (she eats approx 4 cubes of sweet pot and veg at most) and focus on the milk or try to reduce the daytime milk feeds asap which might encourage an appetite for an evening bottle? Any hints/tips gratefully received.