I'm breastfeeding my second son right now. My first quit breastfeeding at 6 months on his own. For some crazy reason I thought this one would do the same. (yeah .. I don't know what I was thinking.) He is 9 months old now and no where NEAR being weaned. He WILL NOT take a bottle sippy cup or anything. I have not had more than 3 hrs to myself in the past 9 months and I would really love a break.. just one day or something. anyone have any suggestions OTHER than just letting him cry until he takes the bottle? I cannot let him just cry when I know he is hungry??
2006-11-11 21:06:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
you really dont want to add anything other (like coca sugar or honey) because it can do damage to their teeth. Not all kids have this problem but you dont want to take the risk.
My daughter was an animal on the breast & refused the bottle until I started mixing breast milk with a little of the formula. Worked really well, took about 2 weeks of this process till she was completely off the breast milk & only on the formula. Best of luck with it :o)
2006-11-11 21:17:27 · answer #1 · answered by Mrs D 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Does he take the bottle when someone else is holding him? I would suggest having others hold him while he is getting a bottle and see if that would work. He might be relying on the breast for comfort which is something only you can give. But if daddy or grandma is around, and you are not, he will have to take the bottle. He might really like the taste of breastmilk. Perhaps you could mix some breastmilk w/ the formula and slowly add more formula to the mix. At 5 months, he might be able to try a fancy sippy cup. They have ones that mimmic bottles a little bit with sucking, you could give those a try?
2016-05-22 06:46:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shouldn't your baby be on solids by now? If you're giving solids twice a day, he will probably drop his feedings significantly. Put a cup in front of him while he is in the high chair, and put some expressed milk in it. Make it his choice whether he wants to drink the milk or not (and put it in a sippy cup!). He'll probably just play with it, but maybe decide to drink to wash down his food. If he's not a fan of the bottle, there is no need to get him attached to one at this age.
Maybe you could start pumping and introducing just one bottle a day. Have dad or grandma give him the bottle (or sippy). Enjoy your morning and/or night time feedings while you can!
2006-11-11 22:16:00 · answer #3 · answered by jane 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my last son was like that I started weaning him off at 10 mos and it took over 2 months to do it what did the trick was putting a little sugar in his milk. To this day he is now 3 he hates milk we use alot of coco in his milk so he can drink it. Enjoy the breastfeeding, I find myself wishing I could nurse him again I miss that one on one time with him, something noone else can do with him just me, I know it feels as if he is attach to you 24/7 but it wont be forever and you will be like me wishing you nursed him a little bit longer, because you will not have that bonding time anymore. Try nursing him at night only and give him formula with a little sugar during the day. Use a regular cup or even a medicine spoon at first and work your way to the cup.
2006-11-11 21:14:38 · answer #4 · answered by melissa m 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you want to try a bottle, someone OTHER than mom should offer it and mom should not even be in the room. He knows that you have to good stuff and he's smart....he's going to hold out for mom!
Try Rubbermaid "juice boxes" with the straws in them. You can squeeze it to get some of the milk into his mouth as he learns to use it. Most breastfed babies pick up using a straw fairly quickly.
The AAP recommends nursing for *at least* 12 months, so he should really still be getting breastmilk for at least the next 3 months. But if you could get him to drink out of a straw, you could go out and be gone a little longer if you needed a break. Also, you could schedule solid meals while you were apart so you'd know he woudn't go hungry.
2006-11-12 02:31:46 · answer #5 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Increase the amount of solid food he is eating so he won't be as hungry for the beast. This should increase the amount of time between nursing. I nursed my son until he was 2 1/2. Slowly each feeding disappeared until he was done. I see no reason to force weaning if he isn't ready. Hope that helps.
2006-11-12 00:18:04 · answer #6 · answered by raintigar 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
maybe its the taste of formula that he doesnt want, try expressing your breast milk snd teaching him to drink it with a bottle then start to alternate between breast milk and formula till he gets used to it.. i really dont think your baby will let himself starve to death, he will take a bottle before that.. good luck with everything. i'd like to know how you go with it!
2006-11-11 22:19:53 · answer #7 · answered by leanda 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋