How emotionally hard on LO was weaning?

Re: How emotionally hard on LO was weaning?

• SenoraKristin

  January 2010

  I don't think LO noticed or missed it at all.  By 10 months we were only nursing 1-2 during the night time.  She was ready to crawl everywhere and could use a cup by then, so I think that a cup was better because it was faster.

   

  I had a harder time (emotionally) weaning than DD did.

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• Skipperg82 member

  January 2010

  Oh, I'm so sorry.  DS took to it really easily, we weaned really slowly and completely weaned when I went away for the weekend so I wasn't there as a reminder to what he was missing.

  Instead of BF, I would give him warm milk in a sippy and he ended up liking it better!  Have you tried replacing his nursing sessions with regular milk? 

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• LyndsayQ

  January 2010

  I weaned DD this week and she has been super cranky.  But it could be due to the dairy challenge we tried around the same time.  She doesn't ask for it nor does she seem to notice we're not doing it anymore, but her crankiness is about to drive me up a wall.  I hope and pray its due to the dairy and once its out of her system she'll be back to her usual, cheery self. 
  

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• Mrs.V member

  January 2010

  Skipperg82:

  Oh, I'm so sorry.  DS took to it really easily, we weaned really slowly and completely weaned when I went away for the weekend so I wasn't there as a reminder to what he was missing.

  Instead of BF, I would give him warm milk in a sippy and he ended up liking it better!  Have you tried replacing his nursing sessions with regular milk? 

  yes, and he's had all of his milk throughout the day in a sippy cup for 4 months now. I really didn't count the morning and night BFing as part of his milk intake bc my supply was so low it was more for comfort. Maybe that's why he misses it more?

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• J+O

  January 2010

  It sounds like a comfort thing in the morning & at night.  I didn't BF that long, but I bottle feed still... and I think the morning and night bottle will be the hardest because it's also a comfort thing for him.  Just thought I'd let you know from a FF mama's point of view too. 

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• Snucci

  January 2010

  Surprisingly she took it very well. I stopped daytime feedings at 12 months and am and pm at 13 months. Now she's still on a bottle with whole milk at 15 months . . . (I work so she got a bottle during the day).

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• Skipperg82 member

  January 2010

  Mrs.V:

  Skipperg82:

  Oh, I'm so sorry.  DS took to it really easily, we weaned really slowly and completely weaned when I went away for the weekend so I wasn't there as a reminder to what he was missing.

  Instead of BF, I would give him warm milk in a sippy and he ended up liking it better!  Have you tried replacing his nursing sessions with regular milk? 

  yes, and he's had all of his milk throughout the day in a sippy cup for 4 months now. I really didn't count the morning and night BFing as part of his milk intake bc my supply was so low it was more for comfort. Maybe that's why he misses it more?

  Maybe you just have to fit something in your nighttime routine to take the place of BF?  We've been doing some milk in a sippy right before bed, but we're trying to break that habit because I don't want him to be drinking milk right before bed...I don't really know what we'll do instead, but I think that really helped us make the transition. 

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