PLEASE HELP MAMMAS

[Girlmumof3]

my youngest daughter will be 2 in August she has been breastfed since birth and due to the pandemic I didn’t use bottles or anything, she is now so attached and will refuse any milk even if I express and put it into a cup or try a bottle she just boaks, I’ve tried every type of milk and she will take nothing at all unless it’s from my breast. I really want to stop now as it’s getting very demanding and she won’t settle at all without me and still wakes during the night and needs the comfort as she won’t take a dummy either
I feel really stuck and would appreciate any help or advice at all
Thank you !!

Oh and should mention my two older daughters first was bottle fed and second I combine fed transition to whole milk felt so simple so this is a whole new experience for me

Firstly, I wouldn't worry about her taking other milks. If you really want her to have some you could try her with a Hot Chocolate or a homemade milkshake but both of mine had a clear break between stopping BFing and accepting just cows milk.

If you do want to stop BFing, it might be worth night weaning first so that she gets used to being settled at night without feeding. This is a very gentle night weaning method. There are some story books that you can get like Milkies in the Morning.

Once you've cracked other weaning you can start in the day feeds. Some things that helped me were:

DH getting DC up and taking them straight downstairs for breakfast so they get full tummies from food rather than relying on a BF.

Wearing clothes that made my boobs pretty inaccessible.

Only feeding in one spot, then just never sitting there.

When we dropped the last feed, which was the bedtime one, I went out for a week at bedtime and they both just accepted it.

Sorry @Girlmumof3 forgot to ask how you are getting on now.

Have you made any progress since your post?