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How to start weaning

crystalraincrystalrain
in July 2012 Moms
I'm still BF and would like to start weaning very soon. I'm not sure how I should go about this, should I offer  a bottle in place of a feeding or should I try a cup? Should it be a sippy cup or a regular plastic cup? I'm so confused. 
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Re: How to start weaning

  • bluemommybluemommy

    Its so confusing I know!

    We are doing cups/straw cups for water so when we add in Cows milk we will use those instead of a bottle.

    Im just trying to figure out exactly what day when he turns a year to give him the cows milk and how much.

    This is going to be frustrating!

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  • crystalrainWed102103crystalrainWed102103
    Thanks!! Should I put formula or water in the cup?
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  • bluemommybluemommy

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    Why two screen names and it doesn't matter what you put in the cup. I give Veronica formula or milk in the cup. She doesn't like water.

     

    Yeah-that's weird.

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  • crystalraincrystalrain
    I have no idea why I had two screen names. Thanks for the advice!
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  • Kdoy705Kdoy705 member

    I was pumping 1x per day at 6pm, and just gave the up this week. I am still nursing 3x per day: at wake-up in the morning and after the morning and afternoon naps.

    I have been giving water in a sippy cup for the last few months at all meals, so she's become pretty good with the cup. You might want to start with water at all meals to get her used to the cup concept. 

    Two weeks ago started putting WCM in the sippy at dinner (about 3 oz). My weaning plan is looking something like this:

    • Week #1: Add 3 oz WCM to sippy at dinner (still continue all other nursing - but made the night-time bottle a bit smaller)
    • Week #2: Add 3 oz WCM to sippy at lunch
    • Week #3: Drop afternoon nursing after nap, give 2 oz WCM in sippy w/ snack
    • Week #4: Drop morning nursing after nap, give 2 oz WCM in sippy w/ snack
    • Week #5: Drop early morning nursing after waking up for the day. Add 3 oz WCM to sippy for breakfast
    • Then, that just leaves the final night-time feeding. I have been doing a 6oz night-time bottle for a long time, and I am not totally sure what I'll do with this one. Perhaps just start reducing the nighttime bottle by an ounce each week (starting now) - and just phase it out over the next few weeks.

    My pedi said by the time they turn 1, they should get 12-16oz of milk. So, I am shooting for that!

     Hope that helps - I am not sure if there is an exact way to do this, but what we've been doing for the first couple weeks seems like it has been working well!

    GL!


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