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Weaning questions

stra0111stra0111 member
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I need some advice and you ladies are a wealth of knowledge. DD1 was formula fed, DD2 is bf. I tried bottles of bm when she was about 4/5 months. I tried all different kinds of bottles, DH trying to feed her, etc. She would not take them. She just liked to nurse. I have always nursed her to sleep and we bed share. Even now, at 11 months, she doesn't care for any kind of sippy or bottle. She will drink from a cup.

I feel like I probably screwed myself as far as weaning goes. I am feeling really done with bf. She has 4 teeth now and is constantly biting. My right nip is literally cut open from a bite and won't heal. I dread nursing now and am just done. Then I feel bad, because I feel like I did this kwim? Like I made this bedtime habit.

I don't know much about weaning. I'm thinking maybe just have DH try and get her to sleep (and stay far away because if I hear that bedtime struggle I'll want to save them both)? Do you just go cold turkey? She only nurses to sleep now, not during the day. I feel lost and not very knowledgeable and the amount of info online is overwhelming.
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Re: Weaning questions

  • stra0111stra0111 member
    She's 11 months. She bites randomly throughout. She also has picked up this new habit of grabbing and pinching my boob skin as though it's the fabric of a shirt. Basically, it is just getting uncomfortable and I'm looking forward to having my body back. I'm thinking maybe drop bedtime first, because nap is already a struggle for her. I think she would just not nap all day if I tried to stop that feed.
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  • stra0111stra0111 member
    Okay, so I think I'm going to try having DH put her to bed tomorrow. He has good patience, but I know it will be hard. DD1 had bottles and took a pacifier. So this is all new for us. I have such conflicted feelings, but am 99% sure I am ready.
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  • stra0111stra0111 member
    Thanks TLEX. The breastfeeding relationship is such a trip. If I think too much about weaning her I almost want to cry. Hormones? I don't know. But at the same time, I find myself saying to DH everyday "I am so done!". I never thought I would get this far with it, so I'll focus on that.

    @Regal Mama‌ the pinching is so irritating! And I am also mortified at how she can literally hold onto a fistful of my boob skin. They certainly aren't what they once were X_X
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  • carrotcake06carrotcake06 member
    The biting is the worst. I went through a biting/scraping phase w my oldest around that time. W all the new teeth, he had to learn to adjust his latch and it took time. We didn't wean then, but when we did, I had H do bedtime for about a week. What about introducing a lovey/blanket or something?

    W the twins, one became very disinterested around 9mo and would bite. Whenever he bit, he was done. I stopped forcing it and he stopped wanting to nurse. The other one was more into it and didn't bite nearly as much. When they weaned, I never needed H to step it - that's how done they were, they didn't even care.

    Congrats on nursing for so long! It's an accomplishment!
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  • stra0111stra0111 member
    @Regal Mama‌ there are times I nurse from the left side , while laying on the right side, because lazy. And I may or may not have nursed her while she was strapped into her car seat.

    Thanks @carrotcake06‌ ! I am happy because I never thought I would be able to breastfeed. So I feel accomplished. DD2 has a lovey, but she goes a little wild and just throws it around.
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  • stra0111stra0111 member
    I need to sgare my excitement. DH just got DD down for her second nap today. No problem! She hasn't nursed at all today! This seems to easy. But I'll take it! Squeeeee!
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