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weaning advice needed

APendolaAPendola member
in Babies: 9 - 12 Months

I breastfeed my 10 month old daughter.  She nurses usually 4 times a day and sometimes in the middle of the night which is mostly for comfort.

I am all for breastfeeding long term but I am returning to work in July, so she obviously won't be able to continue nursing on demand.  I tried to start replacing one nursing session this week.  She won't take anything from a bottle.  I tried the sippy cup as well. She loves having water from the sippy cup but she never drinks very much.  She just has a few sips and then plays with the cup.  She did the same with milk in the cup.

I was originally planning to wean her to formula before returning to work.  I am willing to pump a couple times at work and nurse her in the evenings, but I just can't get her to drink from any source other than my breasts.  I'm worried she won't be ready by the time I go back to work. She is also not eating a lot of solids yet.  I give her finger foods and let her have what she wants.  She has never liked being spoon fed purees.
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Re: weaning advice needed

  • mamayo26mamayo26 member

    Have you tried having someone else try and give her a bottle?

    She may not be taking it because you are the one giving it...she may also, just not take one at this point...I know LOs who haven't and won't.

    GL! 

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  • laurenhankeylaurenhankey member
    Medela just came out w/ a new nipple that is supposed to be the best transition from breast to bottle.  Worth a try. 
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  • JayandEmmJayandEmm member
    Have you tried a cup? Ds won't take breastmilk from anything except my boobs, but he will take water from a cup. He mostly plays with a sippy. Of course we have to guide the cup, but he gets more out of it than a sippy.
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  • NewStepMom2ndBrideNewStepMom2ndBride

    My 9 month old has been able to drink from a straw for a couple of months and she LOVES it, maybe try that. Ditto having someone else give it.

    also she won't let herself starve/get dehydrated, she will eventually drink/eat. 

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  • ShellykleisShellykleis
    Definitely try a straw, either a regular straw and a cup or a straw sippy cup.  My 6 month old drank from a straw easily, either kind.  She now loves all straws and refuses to drink out of a regular sippy cup.  Good luck!
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