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XP: Qs about starting WCM (from bf'ing)

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When DD gets to 1 year I'm going to (gradually) stop pumping at work.  I plan to offer WCM during the day, and nurse in the am when she wakes up and at night before bed for a while at least.  I am kind of confused about this whole thing though...so I have some questions!

1. Do I offer only WCM during the day, or can water and other liquids take the place of bm?  (I'm offering solids too obviously!)

2. What is the max # of ounces of WCM a 1 yr. old can have during the day?

3. DD seems to consistently wake at 5 am then go back to bed until 7/8, and all the sleep training I've done can't seem to break this waking, so I've just been going in and nursing her, then I nurse her again when she wakes up for real around 7/8.  Can you think of any way I can break this 5 am waking?  Or should I just nurse twice in the morning (once at 5, once again at 7/8)?   

4. If I decide to wean from bm completely, would I give WCM before bed?  Or just the last time at dinner?  And how would I deal with the 5 am and 7/8 am wake up then?  

Phew, that's a lot!  TIA 

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Re: XP: Qs about starting WCM (from bf'ing)

  • MrsWindyCityMrsWindyCity member

    You can offer both, but water isn't really a replacement for BM. We started introducing WCM at 11 months, per our pedi's ok. At the time DS was taking 3 bottles at daycare, so we replaced 1 with WCM in a sippy. Eventually they all got replaced and they told me that generally, he was drinking about the same amount (15 oz). I continued nursing in the morning and before bed.

    Ask you pedi, but I believe most recommend no more than 24oz. at that age. 

    Have you tried having your H go in and rock her back to sleep?

     When I weaned, I did not replace the pre-bed nursing session with milk. I had DH put DS to bed for a week until he "got" that he wouldn't be  nursing any more (it was really hard, but I knew the only way to do it was to  have DH take over). We offered a sippy of milk first thing in the morning - still do, actually. 

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  • Nechie122Nechie122 member
    After 1 year, the recommendation is no more than 16 oz. of WCM. So I would offer 3 or 4 sippy cups of WCM per day and the rest water, or maybe juice; we do prune juice for constipation, when necessary.

    If sleep training isn't working for that 5am feeding, your DD may actually be hungry then. You could experiment with different things, like giving her a sippy cup or bottle instead of nursing or offering water. Or like PP suggested, you could send in DH. If she still wakes up, feed her!
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