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Stopping bottle

tkhrabs313tkhrabs313
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Hi ladies,

DS and I have been working on nursing and tonight he really did well.  He nursed on and off for over 30 mins and I kept hearing/feeling gulps, so I know he was getting milk.  I skipped giving him his bottle and he hasn't woken up acting hungry (he is due to eat again in about 10 mins).  I am so nervous about just letting him nurse, but then I don't want to force a bottle on him either.

I have to take him in for his Hep B vaccine tomorrow, so I will talk to the nurse about it.  But, I was interested to see if any of you had any thoughts as to whether I risk depriving him, or if he will let me know if he is hungry.

TIA!

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    COmommyCOmommy member
    I'd go off of his cues.  He'll let you know if he's hungry. 
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    SushiNoMoreSushiNoMore

    We transitioned from bottles to direct breastfeeding, too, and, at some point, I was just like, "F* it. I'm done with bottles."  It was super-scary, but it worked great!  My son was able to nurse exclusively until I went back to work.

    Great job getting this far!  I imagine he'll let you know when he's hungry.   

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    imageSushiNoMore:

    We transitioned from bottles to direct breastfeeding, too, and, at some point, I was just like, "F* it. I'm done with bottles."  It was super-scary, but it worked great!  My son was able to nurse exclusively until I went back to work.

    Great job getting this far!  I imagine he'll let you know when he's hungry.   

    The same thing happened with us. If you are concerned, set up an appointment with a lactation consultant or visit a breastfeeding support group where they offer pre and post feed weights.  

    Good job! 

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    tkhrabs313tkhrabs313
    Thanks ladies!!
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    haziedazehaziedaze member
    I say go for it... do you have a place where you can easily stop in for weight checks like your pedi's office without an appt or a lactation store? I've loved being able to do that so when I change something (go off nipple shield, drop to 1 bottle, then no bottles, etc) I can go check his weight in 3-4 days to see how we are doing. Between weight checks I follow his wet/dirty diapers to make sure we're not getting behind. So far, so good for us, so I say go for it! Being able to nurse exclusively was an awesome milestone for us!
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