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6oz of formula yesterday..

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I tried to get her to have it but all-in-all she had 6oz over the day.. and most of it was spat out.

I'm going to have to breastfeed forever. :rofl:
 
Im sure she will get used to it... especially once you finally do fully stop bfing (whenever that is)... Once she realizes there is no more she will accept it.
 
My worry is if I stop and she doesn't accept it.. Now she is having food she could just not want milk atall, and then if my milk dries up, I'll be stuck!
 
blerss her she just like mummy's boob to much :) its all that great boobie juice :rofl: xxx
 
It isn't really a problem if she doesn't want to stop.. Just thought I'd try it :rofl: No success!
 
I think you will just have to persevere hun, babies can be sneaky lol, if she knows boob is still an option she will wait for that
 
I think you will just have to persevere hun, babies can be sneaky lol, if she knows boob is still an option she will wait for that

Exactly ;)

BTW, here babies start having regular cows milk integrated into their diet at about 9 months... Caitlin is almost at that age... So maybe just hold out and try reg milk? And forget about formula all together.

There are other ways to sneak formula in too... making cereals etc with it instead of water.

Caitlin wont starve if you take away breastmilk, she will likely quickly accept milk or formula if she knows there is no breasmilk. I mean this generally, no matter what age you decide to wean from BM.

Obviously its up to you what you choose, those are just some ideas.
 
are you trying to give her powdered or concentrate? The powdered stuff tastes GROSS, Renah won't touch her cereal if I make it with powdered. Maybe try concentrate (not ready made) if you're using powdered. May make the transition easier
 
I picked up some Cow & Gate stage 3 cartons, and I've just been using them because whatever she doesn't want I can just stick in the fridge.. :blush:

Can they have cows milk before 12 months there then? Why are your babies different from ours :rofl:
 
She won't be Bfing forever, but she is no dummy. Which is better? Booby or formula? We all know the booby taste way better.
 
The first few days I tried Jay on formula he was having none of it :rofl: So I gave him EBM for a couple of days to get him used to taking a bottle and then started him on Aptimel and now he takes it fine(in fact he seems to quite like it) :D

I'm planning on upping his bottles one by one over the coming months so he gets used to being weaned off my boobie milk slowly :) I think I'm going to find stopping bfeeding harder than he will.

xx
 
I don't really want to stop, I just don't like breastfeeding at Rich's families houses but he really keeps pressuring me to go all the time. It's making me want to stop so I can just go whenever he wants.
 
what if you mixed it with ebm & add a little less every day till you're at full formula?
 
I think I will give it a few more days and see if she takes to it. If she doesn't then I'll just have to suck it up and go breastfeed in another room
 
How are you at expressing? If you're able to express you could just give her that when you're at Rich's parents.
 
I've never expressed :blush:

That might be a good idea though.. Wouldn't hurt to try!
 
I would tell Rich to tell them to back the F off. You have every right to BF her Toria, no matter how old she is. Seriously she is stil a baby, if she were a 5 year old, maybe I could see them giving you a hard time.
 
Yeah, I was going to suggest expressing.
I've never BF, but as good a job as you've done and as long as you have lasted, I wouldn't give it up or put her on any formula. I would keep giving BM until you start going on to cows milk. Although, if you can get her to take a sippy I would express and use a sippy. Because it will be easier weaning onto cows milk too if she will take a sippy, as you can do part milk part boobie milk in a sippy (just thinking ahead ;) ) instead of having to wean off bottles as well.
 
hmmm I tend to disagree that she needs to tell Richs parents to back off... Especially since she is starting fresh with Rich, its his baby and his parents Granddaughter... They have a right to visit her... just my opinion though. Find a happy medium of visiting them, obviously there is no need to visit them every waking moment.
 
Obviously she would need to be polite about it, but they have no right to give her a hard time about BFing. It is her right as a mother to make that decision as it is her child. While they do have a right to visit, they don't have the right to make her feel guilty in the choice she has made, and clearly still wants to continue with.
 

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