Quitting Breastfeeding - Mitchell,SD

Gradually reduce the feedings. When my twins were 10 months old the pediatrician gave us to okay to give cow's milk. We slowly started dropping feedings and by the time they were one they were down to only two a day. We continued until 15 months because we could, but at that point it was so easy to drop the remaining feedings.

Well mine weaned at 13 months after literally trying to bite off my nipple. Once i stopped screaming and writhing in pain I told her no more nummy.
And let me tell you I thought I had stepped down and it was still no fun. Warm and cold compresses helped a lot

no milk until a year old. not the day before, not the month before, one year or later. besides that, if you want the honest truth milk isnt as healthy as they claim, and many kids dont even like it to begin with. so take it slow.

are you tired of breastfeeding or do you think you are on a deadline? i mean, all im saying is that if you dont want to wean her, its ok to keep nursing. if you are done, then you just naturally wean her off. switch aroudn the furnature, dont sit in the normal breastfeeding locations, and dont ask, dont refuse. this means you dont offer it, but dont reject her when she asks either. try to keep her busy, doing new things or something. distraction is your friend. the hardest ones to drop are the ones near bedtimes.

the less you worry about it the more confident she will be. so just do it calmly and relaxed. :):) focus on only one session at a time. good luck!

Don't wean just to give her another animal's breastmilk - that's kinda gross. You don't mention why you are in such a hurry to wean... breastfeeding is beneficial for both baby and Mommy for as long as you nurse. 1 year mark isn't a hardcore cut off time to end nursing - unless you are completely going by the ignorant majority opinions.

My suggestion is to nurse as long as your baby desires it... at least 2 years is the worldwide benchmark.

DO NOT let anyone give you a hard time for wanting to wean!!!!!! Ignore those comments. You have every right to wean and CONGRATS on making it so long - you're a great, dedicated mommy!

Do you have any stored breastmilk? If so, I would give that to your daughter in a bottle instead (or have your hubby do it). Mix with formula (half and half, or 75-25) if you'd like her to take formula until cow's milk is OK. Then cut out that feeding for your breasts. Continue doing that maybe once a week until you're down to once or twice a day, and from there it's easy to stop cold turkey. I had to stop abruptly at 10-1/2 months because my son bit me very hard, I freaked, he freaked, and he never wanted to eat from me again. I pumped to stay close to my schedule and weaned out a feeding a week. It worked great with little discomfort. My doc said it was OK to go to cow's milk at 11 months, but we waited until a year, just because that's what most people had told me was best. Check with your doc on that one. Some of it also has to do with baby's size, and how she's reacting to other foods you're giving her.

Good luck!

From about 6 weeks old I would have my hubby give my DD a bottle before bed so that they could have bonding time together, and luckily she took to the bottle and the breast great. When she was about 10 months old we started to give her many bottles throughout the day instead of breastfeeding and by the time she was 12 months old she was only breastfeeding in the middle of the night and that was only if she woke up, otherwise it was strictly bottle feeding and once she turned 1 we started to mix whole milk in with the breastmilk and just kept adding a bit more whole milk until thats all there was in the bottle and she transitioned amazingly. I should mention that when I say that she was having a bottle instead of breastfeeding that she was getting pumped breastmilk. I never substituted with formula and I didnt give her any whole milk until she was 12 months old.
Good Luck

i would suggest if you dont already to start giving her juice in a sippie cup or bottle to get her used to it and slowly reduce amount of breast feedings and more with the bottle or cup then more and more each day eventually she wont even notice she is not feeding from the breast but also im not a pro at it either just a lil advice of something to think about trying

Elimate 1 session per day, wait a week and eliminate another session. I second the idea of eliminating the bedtime session. That was the first bottle I took away from my son.

If you feel the timing is right, then go for it. Ignore the rude comments and do what's best for you and your child. My son was only breastfed for 10 wks due to GI problems and at 10 mos he quite drinking formula and was switched to cow's milk. He's perfectly healthy and very smart for his age.

We just slowed down gradually. Eventually we were only nursing at bedtime and in the morning, and eventually just bedtime and then we quit. I think cow's milk can be given at age 1.

Gradually reduce feedings at the breast and your milk production should begin to drop off. If she's on other foods, good, but if she's not then supplement with formula until she's ready for other foods. You can gradually mix breast milk with formula (mostly breast milk at first, then 50/50, then mostly formula) to ease the transition.
Cows milk is pretty hard to digest, but goats milk is easier. Just take it slow.

Cows milk is hard to digest. I wouldn't rush to give it. You can start giving her water with meals though, assuming that she is a) eating meals and b) drinking out of a cup.

I would drop one nurse at a time, giving at least 3 days for your body to adjust. I don't know how many times per day she's nursing now. I would drop the middle of the day ones first, then the morning one, then the before bed one.

Finally, I don't know how you are with engorgement, but I had it terribly whenever I dropped a feed. You can pump a little for relief, just be sure not to empty your breast, which you probably already know, just wanted to remind you.

Congrats on making it this far with the nursing. You did a great job and you should feel proud of yourself. I think it's totally reasonable to want your body back at this point.

Start offering that sippy cup and up her food a little. She will still want that bonding time she is used to by nursing, so maybe try holding her at your normal times and offering the cup instead of the breast. Good luck momma, and congrats for getting through 10 months of nursing!

Just start offering her more foods and cereals so she becomes less dependent on breastfeeding for her hunger. If she's not hungry and only nurses for comfort she will ween as your milk supply diminishes.

12 months is the earliest. at 10 months the baby will only get 2% of the nutrition from cows milk... at 11 it is 25% and at 12 months it is 95%... on top of that you can cause other health problems by giving cows milk too early. Don't do it earlier.

Best way to quit is over about 4 weeks in experience. Cut out one feeding at a time. We do the night time one 1st as it is the hardest to kick if it the last one to stop but is actually rather easy if it is the 1st one to go. We then get rid of the one before the bedtime one, then the one before that and the last to go is the morning one. I know it M. seem easier to kick the morning one 1st but I have found that it takes about 2 times as long and has a lot more crying sessions if you do that.

You don't need to quit all of a sudden, you can easily get down to nursing one to two times a day. If you need to you can pump at work, but when you go to work, let them know. Legally they HAVE to provide you somewhere to pump and time to pump. Depending on how often you nurse her, you may get engorged if you don't pump. It took me about 20 minutes to pump, if I did one side at a time. I would try and pump now and save up a little bit of milk to get her passed 12 months. Not nursing while you are at work will naturally decrease your supply. Water is always safe to give, I wouldn't give her whole milk or soy milk (soy is a phytoestrogen and isn't good for children). You could also give her watered down juice. Breast milk is much healthier than cow's milk, so if you can nurse her once or twice a day, then it should be enough 'milk' for her to be healthy.

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