Sort of weaning question...

GalLaura

I posted this on the breast feeding board which I almost never look at. I should have paid attention when you were all weaning! I've been breast feeding for almost 13 months. My lo has milk after he wakes up, after 2 naps and before bed. I want to slowly start to wean. My plan is to stop the feed after the second nap and replace with a calcium based snack. I'm just worried this isn't enough. Can anyone point me to the guidelines for how much breast milk etc? I'd like to avoid cow's milk etc.

I'm in no rush but after he is comfortable with feeds want to get down to just morning and night.

Thanks and sorry of this had been asked before.

amie444

I would replace it with WCM. Then see how it goes. When I dropped a session we just switched to milk in a sippy cup.

kelly422

Usually you will need to replace with some sort of milk product - almond, soy, etc. Why would you like to avoid cows milk?

momofcatan

We were on the exact same schedule as you and I also chose to drop the session after the second nap first. What worked for us was offering a snack before her second nap otherwise she would wake up from that nap very hungry and too cranky to feed herself anything. DD's second nap is pretty late in the day, so I have time to give both lunch and a snack between her two naps so this worked well for us. When I dropped the feed after the first nap I started offering lunch as soon as she woke up (although now she is happy to play and wait while I prepare lunch).

I tried to introduce WCM when I dropped our 2 day time sessions but DD wasn't interested and as long as I was still nursing morning and night our pedi told us not to worry about it. She does have yogurt and/or cheese everyday. If I were you I would probably start to offer milk (whichever kind you want to use) with his meals as you cut out the middle of the day sessions as well as offering water throughout the day.