I am still breastfeeding my 8 month old with a goal to wean completely by 12 months. She is eating twice a day and ever since I cut the third feeding out, she only eats for less than 5 minutes per time. I don't want to go back to three times a day, as that is working backwards. I already feed her in a quiet room, just the two of us, no distractions. Anything else I can do?
2007-05-22 05:02:08 · 22 answers · asked by new SA mama 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
She is NOT weaning herself! You are giving her too much other foods. Her diet should be mainly breastmilk for the first year. An 8 month-old should be nursing at least 6 times a day.
She is having a NURSING STRIKE. The best remedy is to stop all solids and fake milks and get her on the breast as often as possible.
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/concerns/baby/back-to-breast.html#strike
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/older-baby/index.html
2007-05-22 05:15:03 · answer #1 · answered by Terrible Threes 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
If you want to continue breastfeeding, why cut a feeding out? Remember that babyis a very efficient eater and can suck a breast dry in just a few minutes. Your body handles the milk differently now. What I mean by that is that it's very hard to tell which breast if full and which is not. baby will let you know. So her apparent lack of interest , may just be her way of letting you know that shes darn good at this breastfeeding business.wait another 2 months and start trying to get her drink breast milk from a cup, then mix with ows mild, then omplete the switch to cows milk in a cup by a year. Don't get into the bottle and formula thing. You are raising a healthy baby not an endangered species. relax and she'll guide you..
2007-05-22 05:17:04 · answer #2 · answered by ogopogo 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Please, PLEASE, ignore all the "give her formula" comments.
She needs to be nursing more than twice a day. She should be getting most of her nutrition from breastmilk at her age.
There is no reason to wean at exactly a year. You can start weaning at a year, but its very important that your babe receive plenty of breastmilk for a full year (some would argue two... but one year is definatly mandatory!)
Cut out solid food and any other fluids and just nurse nurse nurse nurse nurse. Since you have established a good supply already, even if you arent producing very much right now, you will produce plenty within a day or so.
As for her not wanting to nurse, its called a nursing strike. Likely caused because she is getting too much solid food, or because you are trying to regulate her feedings. Work on getting her to nurse again (try as often as possible durring the day, try when she is sleepy) cut back on the solid food and don't worry about weaning until a year.
She deserves a FULL year of good milk, you have come this far... please don't give up now!
2007-05-22 05:57:40 · answer #3 · answered by Mommy to David 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
IGNORE all the "switch her to formula crap"!!!
like hypermama said....she should still be getting most of her food requirement from you and if you are cutting out feedings then naturally you cutting down your milk supply
and why the rush?....get her back to breast and just go with the flow honey
good luck
2007-05-22 05:40:02 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
It's because you are weaning her too fast. Your milk is drying up. Go back to 3 times a day until a few weeks before you are ready to wean.
2007-05-22 05:05:28 · answer #5 · answered by CarbonDated 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
that's regularly occurring for little ones' interest in breastfeeding to regulate periodically. in case you opt to wean now, it feels like it will be a sturdy time considering the fact that she seems open to the conception now. yet as you describe it, she appears to be like nursing round 3 cases an afternoon. She is probably nevertheless nourished by utilising your breastmilk inspite of the actual shown actuality that that's now no longer a first source of nutrition. It also will be that she is going by an element and could finally "%. up" back, or that she isn't yet prepared to allow pass of those very previous couple of cases an afternoon she continues to be nursing. Many little ones will cut back off gradually to extremely wean, going from nursing some cases an afternoon, to some times on a daily basis, to three cases a week, then some cases a month earlier they extremely develop into bored and performance thoroughly weaned on their own. My son weaned in that way and become finished of his own accord by utilising about 18 months previous.
2016-10-18 09:31:55 · answer #6 · answered by forker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let her breastfeed at least 6 times a day
2015-07-08 14:31:40 · answer #7 · answered by tedd 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know it's hard but just let her....if she doesn't want to breasfeed anymore you don't have to make her. You already did a good job by bf so long and the months when it's more needed already passed. Don't make this a big deal, she'll be fine..it's not what you planned but it's the way she wants. Mine didin't want any more bf at 4 months old, and there was nothing I could do about it. My ped said to let her, that the most important months are the first 3-4. Good luck
2007-05-22 05:08:06 · answer #8 · answered by Baby Ruth habla español 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
My 1 year old lost all interest in his formula around that same time. I spoke with my doctor about it and he told me that it would be okay at 8 months to switch to regular soy milk as opposed to soy formula. Perhaps your child is just tired of breastfeeding. Speak to your pediatrician and see if switching to regular milk might be a good option
2007-05-22 05:06:54 · answer #9 · answered by Michelle M 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
It sounds like she is weaning herself, I wouldn't worry about it unless she stops growing or begins losing weight. Most babies start slowing down around this time. Just make sure she is getting plenty of nutrition from outside sources.
2007-05-22 05:05:28 · answer #10 · answered by paganmom 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋