This is difficult because he never used feeding bottles,he refused them right from birth, he went straight on to cups and he doesnt use dummies. I need some tested and sound advice please because the few i have received so far hasnt worked.
2007-03-08 10:16:15 · 7 answers · asked by sonya 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I also breastfred, and my kids never used bottles. 13 months is when I quit, and the best thing to do, is just pick a day, and quit. It is hard but once the child knows your not going to give it to them, they move on. Be strong. The first few days, especially the first night is rough, but I did it with three kids. It works.
2007-03-08 10:21:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
my daughter, now 16mo, nursed up to 12mo. she stopped on her own, went from breast to sippy cups. i found that by expressing and filling a sippy cup when i was unalbe to nurse helped her get use to the idea that mommy wasn't the only source of food. i gave her soild foods durring the day and only nursed her twice a day. once in the morning when she got up, and then again before bed time (never nursed her to sleep). durring the day, i would give her a sippy cup if she wanted to nurse. i would hold her while she had her sippy cup. that way she got the both comfort and milk. i found that the sippy cups that have soft tips worked the best. both gerber and platex make sippy cups with soft tips and for small mouths. good luck and don't get too discouraged, just keep trying varrious things untill it works.
2007-03-08 11:10:42 · answer #2 · answered by amesanita1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's going to be difficult. u just have to stop though. explain to him that mommy is not going to nurse him anymore. then make a REALLY big deal about the "exciting" alternative. start 2 days before and tell him u have a big surprise for a big boy and he's going to love it. then decide what ur going to replace the breast with for him. make it a big production though and act like the alternative (a special cup with his favorite character or something) is the best thing since sliced bread. have ur husband or mom or sister or someone he admires and respects there to back you up and clap and tell him how amazing it is! good luck!!
2007-03-08 11:05:47 · answer #3 · answered by goldilocks 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Great job nursing him for so long!
Can you continue to nurse him when you are together and offer solid foods and a cup when you are apart?
Can you pump while you are at work? What will your work schedule be like?
2007-03-08 10:21:19 · answer #4 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
start off slow and gradually replace nursing meals with other meals.
u can also pump and give it to him in a cup.
weaning your child and working will not damage your baby intellectually. i was bottlefed and my mom worked and i turned out okay. i have a bachelors degree and a very high iq. i know tons of babies who were bottlefed and their mothers worked and they are okay and perfectly healthy.
2007-03-08 12:33:32 · answer #5 · answered by Miki 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The La Leche League offer great help and advice with breastfeeding.
La Leche League (0845 120 2918) and NCT (0870 444 8708).U.K.
http://www.lalecheleague.com/membership.html Will help you find your local group worldwide.
You are doing great, and these people can really help,
Best of luck to you both.....
M
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2007-03-08 10:37:25 · answer #6 · answered by mesmerized 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Well, keeping in mind that the WHO said nurse for at least two years, and keeping in mind that more than 10 hours a week of separation from mommy before age 3 is damaging to children socially, intellectually, physically, and emotionally,
and given that your son is telling you he wants his birthright -
to be with you, to nurse on demand,
you might want to consider a work schedule that meets the needs of your son, rather than trying to make him be what he is not, a potted plant who can be put up when need be, kinda in suspended animation, until you get back. If you limit the separation, you'll be able to continue nursing and it will be all the more special.
If you truly have no choice but to abandon your son this way, homebased day care will be the best, if you can be reasonably sure this person will stick with you. Changing providers is very very harmful to a child's ability to attach. In a center, you are absolutely guaranteed that he will have a damaging number of caregivers to cope with.
2007-03-08 10:58:00 · answer #7 · answered by cassandra 6 · 3⤊ 6⤋