Weaning aftermath help!!

blueLu25 · June 2011

We have been done nursing for about 2 weeks now. But my smiling, happy baby just cries all. day. long. If I am not holding her (or sometimes if I am) or if she isnt eating, she is crying and fussing. I dont think she is sick or getting teeth. I feel terrible but think its the best thing for both of us. What can I do to make her happy again?? I feel like I have tried everything.

keri1013 · June 2011

I'm sorry you are dealing with this! Maybe encourage her to attach to a lovey if she doesn't already have a favorite? That helped Max at about that age. Maybe she would get some tactile stimulation from that to help replace what she got from nursing?

Hopefully it will get better soon, I know it is so hard when they are upset and you can't fix it!

Seattle_JiLLn · June 2011

Did you switch to whole milk? If so, I wonder if it's upsetting her tummy?

kristalovesjared · June 2011

Not sure if you're doing a bottle or sippy, but when she's not having milk, maybe try it with water so she has the option to drink at all times if she'd like? She ended up not being tolerant to whole milk at 12 months (she'd get diaper rash really easily when she had whole milk) which her dr. said is very common and to just try every couple weeks to see if she could handle it. Around 15 months she was completely off formula.

I know it can be really difficult! It took a couple weeks for Ella to not be crabby when we did the transition. It helped for her to not be around me if at all possible because then she forgot what she wanted. I remember leaving the house once DH got home or taking her over to Grandma's a lot in those weeks because she was less fussy with them.

Hope she's back to herself soon! You're doing the right thing for both of you. Hang in there!

KNemo · June 2011

Seattle_JiLLn:
Did you switch to whole milk? If so, I wonder if it's upsetting her tummy?

This is what I was thinking too. Max hated whole milk. We actually switched to 2% shortly after weaning because he stopped drinking whole milk altogether. Poor Eva. I hope you guys find a solution soon!

cmcmillan · June 2011

Oh no I am so sorry. I hope you can figure it out, keep us posted.

blueLu25 · June 2011

Thanks ladies, these are great ideas! She did get her first baby doll for her birthday and loves it, so I will have to see if she will get more attached to it. She also has had some diaper rash the last couple weeks so you might be on to something there. She loves the milk, but also gets water in a sippy too. I'll have to try no milk for a few days and see if her mood changes. I drank TONS of milk while pg, and still while bf-ing- would that make any difference to her tolerating it or not? At least DH is done with school for now and can take her in the evenings. I'll keep you posted!

chibipoe · June 2011

Gah, I'm going through that with Sarah too and she's still nursing a few times a day. Hope it gets better soon.

skenyon · June 2011

keri1013:

I'm sorry you are dealing with this! Maybe encourage her to attach to a lovey if she doesn't already have a favorite? That helped Max at about that age. Maybe she would get some tactile stimulation from that to help replace what she got from nursing?

Hopefully it will get better soon, I know it is so hard when they are upset and you can't fix it!

This is what J did. He had an Elmo doll that had always been in his bed but he never paid much attention to it until after we weaned. Now he cuddles it to sleep and carries it around the house with him.

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