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| Hello - my daughter is almost 14 mos old and I also want to wean her....when those of you weaned your child by dropping a breastfeeding, did your child make up for it with other liquids? My daughter will only drink approximately 2 oz (on a good day) at best with each of her meals....I've been told by a reliable source that toddlers need a total of 24 - 26 oz. a day, 24 of that with milk, the other two with other liquids - juice, water, etc. Do you drop a feeding and then they make up for it or wait until they consume more at each meal with their solids? |
| Posted by Theresa on 12/28/2007 01:26 PM
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| Hi there. When I weaned my daughter she was 11 mo. old. I was working at the time, and my husband stayed at home with her. I would nurse her in the AM then he would bring her in at lunch and then I nursed her at night before bed. In between those feedings if she wanted a bottle then my husband started giving her whole milk that he had warmed up just like he had the breastmilk (in a warmer) and then he would also give her solids durring the other feedings. Then I took away the lunch nursing and she would either have solids or whole milk (warmed up) then too. We didn't ever give her juice until later on, but sometimes water. Are you offering her a bottle or sippy cup? When you do offer her a drink is it when she is eating her solid meals? If you are just offering her a bottle, maybe you could offer her a sippy cup of whole milk of water. And if you are offering her a drink durring a time when she is eating solids or right after she eats solids, maybe she is full and doesn't have room in her tummy for any liquids. I don't think babies work the same way adults work, where they eat a few bites then have a drink of water. My daughter is almost 2 yrs old now and she usually doesn't drink her milk when she is eating breakfast, lunch or dinner. I think it is actually better for you and easier to digest when you don't drink fluids until about 20min after you eat a meal. I hope something I've said helps you with your problem, good luck. If I think of any more advice that might be helpful I'll let you know. |
| posted by kori on 12/28/2007 06:07 PM
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My son was about 12-13 months when i stopped. I slowly had him on the sippy cup (he NEVER would take a bottle or paci). So I got to the point were he would only nurse at night and naps...About this time I found out i was pregnant with baby #2 and decided this before bed thing had to stop. So i just cut it out cold turkey. When i was nursing I would sing to him and rub his head while he would drift off to sleep. So when I cut out the nursing I put him in his toddler bed (which i bought at this time to also get him out of my bed..I thought kill 2 birds with one stone). So as i would lay him to bed i would sing and rub his head...at first he would cry for a long time, but as the nights pasted the crying got shorter and shorter.Now he is 2 and it takes him no time to fall asleep as I rub his head as we say prayer.
As far as how much fluid..I think every child is different. As long as your Dr. doesnt feel as though your child is losing weight and mal nurished...i wouldnt worry too much.
But to answer your question, when i started the sippy cup I would replace a feeding with the cup and he just got use to having the cup at meals and during the day. I noticed at meals he preferred it, maybe he liked the "big boy" treatment.
I know i wrote a novel..i hope something in there helped you! LOL
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| posted by Ashlee on 12/28/2007 06:14 PM
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| My daughter will drink from a cup; she never took a pacifier or bottle, either. I offer her whole milk at each meal and she usually will drink it in between bites; afterwards, she'll immediately breastfeed for about 15 minutes. Did your child naturally consume more from the cup, etc. after you dropped a breastfeeding - did she make up for it in the cup? |
| posted by Theresa on 12/29/2007 10:22 AM
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| I'm also wanting to wean my 13 month old son but lately he seems to want it more in the middle of the night than the day except at nap times. I also give him a bottle of pumped milk at bedtime. So do you then subsitute whole milk for all those times or just deal with the crying? I probably should have started my own post but I saw 2 of them already sorry. |
| posted by Kristen on 12/29/2007 06:03 PM
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I started mixing half breastmilk with half whole milk in her bottle and then gradually increased the quantity of whole milk and decreased the breastmilk. Half and half for 3-4 days then 1/4 breastmilk, 3/4 whole milk for several days then just whole milk. I've heard that they should be sleeping through the night without need for food or drink and they want it more for habit or comfort. Also heard to ignore the night feeding, even if he cries, he will start to sleep through the night after a few nights...
My question: if I stop a feeding (at lunch, for example) do I pump - will I start to "dry up"? Will she make up for it eventually? |
| posted by Theresa on 12/30/2007 04:25 PM
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| What I did when I started weaning is when I took away one of the feedings, such as lunch or middle of the day, then I would try to feed her a little later for the feeding before the one eliminated and a little earlier for the feeding that is right afer the one eliminated. You shouldn't dry up until you stop all together until you are all done nursing for several days or weeks for some women. Breastfeeding works on a supply and demand basis, so if you are cutting back then you will produce less, but if your baby is still nursing you will still produce milk. Your body will adjust for your baby's needs. You will probably feel some discomfort (engorged) when you take a feeding away for a day or two until your body adjusts. When that happened to me I didn't pump (becasue then your body will keep making that amount of milk and won't adjust) but if it was too uncomfortable I would either pump just a very small amount until I wasn't engorged, (but don't empty the breasts either), or I would take a really warm shower which will make some of the milk leak out and will take away some of the pressure. I didn't really have too much trouble when I actually started the process of weaning, I was intimidated and overwhelmed by it before I started and thought it might be easier to just keep things they way they were, but then again I didn't want to nurse forever. I wouldn't try to take too much (or all) of the nursing away at once without talking to your doctor because that could cause problems such as plugged ducts and things of that nature, but one at a time is how I did it. I takes a little time so plan ahead if you can. Good luck to all of you weaning mothers. I hope I said something that you find helpful. |
| posted by kori on 12/30/2007 05:00 PM
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Thanks for the advice; funny thing happened over the weekend....my daughter decided to stop breastfeeding on her own! She refused at b, l, and dinner; I even tried bfeeding her first at dinner and she still refused. She's also teething, but has breastfed more at times with her teething. She wasn't interested in breastfeeding after breakfast this morinng, either. So I'm deciding to not offer and see what happens; so far, she hasn't 'asked"! I'm still pumping, in case it's a temporary thing (although I won't be heartbroken if she weaned herself) and to mix with whole milk to ease the transition and ward off any potential problems with weaning abruptly and going straight to whole milk.
Another question: She still is eating less and some meals refuses to eat, I think due to teething....but not making up for it with liquid...any advice from anyone? I hope she will resume eating like normal and make up for not breastfeeding with the bottle/cup.... |
| posted by Theresa on 12/31/2007 04:38 PM
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