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| I breastfed to my daughter till the age of 20 months, but I started full cream milk at the age of 12, but when I started to loosing weight fastly then I started more of bottle feed as compare to breast feed, & I use to gave her breast feed only on the time of sleep, but by doing this she did stop to take motherfeed easily. Cheers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| i didn't give my daughter full cream milk untill she was 2years old it just dosn't have all the issential vitamins and minerals her body/brain needed to fully develop! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| My thoughts exactly. Before 12 months is a problem, after 12 months is fine unless there is a high risk of allergy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| There is nothing wrong with offering full cream cows milk after twelve months. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First and foremost do not subsitute your milk for full-cream cows milk. Introducing this so early may lead to lactose intolerance. A formula is better suited to a baby of this age, more filled with nutrients and more easily digested. How many times are you feeding your baby a day right now? What are your reasons for wanting to stop breast feeding? Begin by gradually decreasing the number of feeds over a period of at least a few weeks. If you currently give both breasts in a feed right now, maybe start by feeding just from one breast - then alternating breasts for each feed so that your own milk supply will slowly decrease. Slowly decreasing your own milk supply is important as it will be less uncomfortable for you and protects you from the health risks associtated with having milk engorged mammaries! This is why you really shouldn't go "cold turkey". Get someone other than you (milk bar!) to introduce the formula before you have truly even begun weaning - as baby may not take to it instantly. Once baby is taking to the formula then perhaps give this before breastfeeding as baby will then take less of your milk - which will in turn cause breast to make less milk. If you should be returning to work and therefore feel compelled to wean your baby - then perhaps you could consider just feeding your baby your milk once a day or two? Believe me, being able to breastfeed a baby through the worst of teething or illness is such a comfort - for both mum and baby!. I planned to wean my baby at about 14 months - as I was getting really skinny and thought I "should wean" I am so glad that I discovered that even just a breastfeed once a day allowed us to continue this unique facet of our relationship for much longer. Call your doctors office and ask if they have a contact for a local breast-feeding support organisation that could offer you any further advice you require on weaning (on the phone for free). Very best of luck to you in this new chapter:) |
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| I breastfed full time till my son was 12 months old. I then offered him full cream milk every second feed and from there slowly increased the bottle and decrease the breast. After 2-3 months he no longer wanted the breast. Cheers |
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| My son is 13 months, and I wish to stop feeding mother's milk. Someone can advise me how to discontinue. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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