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Weaning difficulties...

MaggieF516MaggieF516 member
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My LO is going to be one this week. I've stopped pumping at work and we are BF in the evenings and overnight when he wakes up. I would like to now stop BF at the one-year mark. He continues to refuse to take a bottle or sippy cup from me (actually will only take a bottle from his grandma who is his caregiver while I'm at work). I have tried all sorts of sippy cups, different liquids (water, juice, milk, etc.) and he refuses. The nurse at the doctors office said that as transition him isn't working, to just stop cold turkey. He will adapt to using a bottle or sippy cup if BF is not an option. Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks!

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Re: Weaning difficulties...

  • Mhelley18Mhelley18
    I'm in the same boat.  My LO is almost 14 months and I stopped pumping at work when she turned one.  She's been taking the bottle since she was 3 months old so I know the bottle isn't the problem... it's the cow's milk.  When I first started giving her cow's milk, she took it... not as much as she did with the breastmilk, but she still took it, but about a month ago, she doesn't want anything to do with it.  I've tried every sippy cup, every bottle, even juice and water she won't take it but she has no problems taking the breast, even though I really only feed her at night.  I'm worried she's not getting enough fluids... she eats tons of food but no fluids.  She has plenty of pee and poop diapers so I shouldn't worry but I can't help but think that she's not getting hydrated, especially when I read that a one year old should be getting between 15-24 oz. of milk a day.  That's not even close to what she is getting! 
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  • Latham12Latham12 member
    Is there a reason you want to stop nursing? I plan to let my LO self ween since BFing isn't a hassal at all and I enjoy it and LO is getting so many benefits. Maybe your LO just isn't ready?
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  • britbratjfbritbratjf member

    No experience but just know that I'm nervous that I will run into the same issue.  DD is a little over 11 months and I've been giving her some cows milk in her sippy during breakfast and dinner to try and get her used to it.  She's not that interested.  She will drink a little but not very much.  She does drink water fine out of a sippy though, just no interest in cows milk.  

     

    I feel you with wanting to be done with BFing at 1 year.  Personally I've never been that attached to it but do it because its cheaper (I SAH) and easier (no bottles to clean!) but I'm not sad to see that relationship end.  To the PP, extended nursing isn't for everyone.   

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