January 2014 Moms
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Nursing and Weaning Questions
somewierd_person
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So we are still bfing, which is great; DS is eating some solids but not what I would consider whole meals. We still have some time before he hits my bf goal of one year but my question is about self weaning and weaning in general. Those who weaned after one year, how did you know that they were ready? DS is snacking more and more during the day from me, eating less and less of what I pump from the bottle, but is consistently asking for more solid food. I actually can't eat anything in front of him that I don't want to share because he's very insistent. We are starting the first real teething which has been great for me to nurse without any chompers but I'm wondering if this disinterest in milk is the start of weaning for him(my supply is regulating down during the day but I cant tell at night). Sidenote: he still does not sttn and has (due to the teething I'm guessing) been waking and nursing up to four times a night. Typical wakings are still twice a night and he eats half of what he would in a normal feeding during the day at each time. I need him to keep nursing during the day and not so much at night. I still don't want to CIO and haven't done my sleep training research, but straight Ferber isn't for us at this time. Anyone have any input for me? We recently moved and then he started teething so I feel like our equilibrium is off, of course I will be waiting for the teething to pass before I make any drastic changes to our routine. Thanks for the input ladies, sorry so rambling and long.
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Re: Nursing and Weaning Questions
BFP #2 (5/18/13) due 1/26/14. Grow baby grow!
Its a surprise! Team green!
I need to make a plan and give myself time to add another pump back in to see what happens. At the very least I can give myself a little cushion if he does decide not to nurse.
I am planning to keep up 4 nursing sessions until a year (jan 17th) them I will immediate drop my at work pumping session and give him milk. As for the 3 other nursing sessions I plan to see how that goes. I'm In no rush to wean from those but he has already lost interest haha so my guess is he will almost wean himself... But we shall see
DD is now back on track for growing so I would like to nurse a little less. I would love to only nurse her 2-3 times per day when she turns 1. How did you moms transition to 4 nursing sessions a day? I feel like DD gets grumpy at that 3 hour mark even though she now eats solids 3 times per day.
I've decided to wait it out and see how he's doing after the teeth come through and just relax with the thought of him weaning. My goal after one year is to night wean him first and then stop pumping at work then follow his cues for our time together. I'm fine nursing him longer in person and so excited to ditch the pump!