He wont sleep without being nursed, He is a difficult baby to begin with, cries, cries , cries, He is one now and I'm ready to wean but dont know how to start. Switch to bottle??? Problem 2 ,,,he is also in my bed....helpful hints?? I've tried the let him cry it out thing...he doesnt cry it out...just cries..please help. I want a happier baby and happier mommy!!
2007-02-04 10:11:22 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Very slowly. My first child was EXACTLY like that. He eventually weaned himself at about 15 or 16 months. He then still slept with us for a while until I just let him cry. He cried and cried but after a LONG time he fell asleep. I did it on a weekend and it did get better. He never weaned to a bottle, I just started giving him a sippy cup and still nursed him. He did quite well with it. He is 4 now, he sleeps in his own bed...but still comes into mine now and again. It just takes time. Just don't stop all of the sudden because you can risk getting mastitis, a breast infection and man alive that is just horrible. Good luck it will all work out. For both of you, :)
2007-02-04 10:23:24 · answer #1 · answered by alybr 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, for starters, you CAN nurse him longer if you so choose. It is very beneficial for him throughout toddlerhood, emotionally, physically, and mentally. However, if you are done with breastfeeding, wean him off slowly by offering him a cup of whole milk at a regular feeding time. Just take your time and wean him at his and your own pace. At night, offer him your breast, but don't let him fall asleep with it. Try rocking, cuddling, singing, or just laying in bed with him while he falls asleep. Switching to a bottle with only multiply your problems, as a bottle at this age is bad for a baby's teeth etc.
So, start off weaning him. Worry about switching beds later. Pushing too much on a child this age will only cause stress and frustration for both of you. Your baby sleeping with you is natural and healthy, and no cause of fear. I promise, he will want his own bed someday, with "cool" sheets and his own space. You won't have to move into his dorm someday because he just can't sleep without you :).
If you just need a little space for at least part of the night, and after weaning is complete and your both happy with that, then maybe try a bed next to yours in your room.
YOur doing good momma!
2007-02-04 10:31:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
I don't agree at all with weaning a baby. 12 months is not some magical wherein they turn into calves and need to consume cow's milk. A one year-old is still a baby! The WHO recommends breastfeeding for AT least the first 2 years.
2007-02-04 11:04:48 · answer #3 · answered by Terrible Threes 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my son is 2 1/2 yrs and he just stopped sleeping in my bed... just one day he didnt want to anymore... maybe try putting in a toddler bed.. my son was in one at 14 months and he loved it he would sleep most of the night in that and then come to my room... get a little more sleep that way... my friend switched he daughter to a sippy cup after the nipple... try a bottle for napping, maybe that will help... my son still needs a sippy cup in order to go to sleep and thats hard when trying to potty train.
2007-02-04 10:19:07 · answer #4 · answered by Kristen H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Quit breast feeding him, or her, it. Put something sweet on the bottle's nipple and make sure the bottle's contents are not refrigerator cold. It should be a little less warm than normal body temperature. Sounds like it's a little spoiled. It will take a little patience. Don't over feed it. That can hurt it's tummy and make it cry more. Stop breast feeding and offer only a bottle. It will get the message. Babies cry. That's all they know how to do.
Just think. Potty training is not too far away.
2007-02-04 10:30:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
what's the push for weaning, why no longer merely pump your breast and commence to wean her off over a era of time...as she receives older she would tolerate different ingredients. you could try soy, goat milk in case you imagine that you do not favor to do the breast milk element anymore. yet i in my opinion imagine that the acceptable milk for human toddlers, is human milk. I breast fed my toddlers for various lengths in accordance to my infant's needs, my son breast fed until eventually he change into over 2, my middle daughter only for roughly 9 months, because she did not favor it, and my 0.33 infant- she breast fed for roughly a million a million/2 yrs. i did not ought to really paintings at weaning, the youngsters did it clearly. yet, the alternative is finally as a lot as you, pay interest for your pediatrician for sound suggestion.
2016-11-02 08:11:18 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you just have to let it go. its ok if the child is on your bed while hes being weaned, but he needs to drink from a sippy cup at his age.
2007-02-04 10:15:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Please let him wean himself if possible. One more year is a flash in time. Enjoy this time while it lasts.
2007-02-04 10:16:07 · answer #8 · answered by itry007 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
send him too adoption crap i would die
2007-02-04 10:16:17 · answer #9 · answered by stawberrystort cake 1 · 0⤊ 8⤋