How to Wean - Bellevue,WA

I started out pumping some milk early on for my husband to give to my daughter in the evenings. I am not sure she would have accepted it from me.

I would suggest having someone else give her the bottle when she is happy and not overly hungry just to break it in (you may not be able to be in the same room). Then be consistent about it each morning or evening and work in more bottles if that is what you want to do.

How old is your baby? Each child is different. I am the oldest of 5 and my mother breastfed my youngest sibling until they were 3... I took my sibling on a 2 week vacation to visit grandparents at my mothers request, she knew it had been too long.
My daughter never wanted a bottle and weaned herself. She was drinking from sippy cups and eating solids and just slowly lost interest in breast feeding, she was 18 months old.
You may have to try different things, stick to it, and you will get there. :)

There are the nipples that look kind of flat the imitate breast nipples. I forgot the name of them. they have a funny shape. This worked for me. If at all possible, however, try to breast feed up to 2 yrs. The reason is, that it now has been proven to benefit brain development in children up to 2 years. If you can't breast feed, then fnd a formula that has DHA in it. This is a vital nutrient that is needed for all of our brains and has always been lacking in formula until recently.

I am also having a hard time. my son was bottle fed breast milk and sometimes formula every night starting at 3 weeks. he would even take it from me. at 3 months he refused the bottle and we gave up. i have breastfed every meal since then (6 and a half months old now) and i am in desperate need of a break. somehow i thought for sure this wouldn't happen a second time. (my oldest is now 2, i breastfed him for 22 months and i went through the same thing with him) i finally got my oldest drinking breastmilk out of a sippie cup at 8 months and i was able to get a little break. i am working on the sippie cup with the babe now. it is almost as if they don't want a replacement nipple, my boys are very determined to do things they way they think is best... here's hoping yours is more flexible!

Hi S.,

It is hard to stop nursing but the only way I could with my son was at night I would just put him in the pack and play with a pacifier and kinda force it on him. The first few nights are hard but then he got used to it. During the day try a soft tip sippy cup. With chocolate milk or juice or depending on how old they are formula.

My son wouldn't take a bottle at first either, but after introducing him to it slowly (over the course of a few weeks)he eventually started taking it from my husband and then from his sitter.

He won't take the bottle if I'm around, but if I'm at work (I work part-time two nights a week) he'll take it. Just give it time and be patient. Eventually it will happen.