Cutting down feeds?

[babyjan]

My LO is almost 14 months and on Wednesday we was seeing a doctor for his allergy, anyways the doctor told me I need to stop feeding him during the night in order for him to have his breakfast, he usually never finishes breakfast and the doctor said if I didn't feed him all night and first thing in the morning then he would be hungry and eat, which does make sense but how an earth do I stop?

His been used to sleeping on the breast from day one and that's the only way he'll sleep, we bed share and he wakes up a lot and I find him latched on all the time and in the morning I always let him feed then offer him breakfast, usually he eats sometimes he refuses but he never finishes one weetabix ever!

OH always tells me I feed him way too much during the day and that's why he never wants food cause his full on my milk. Can my milk really make him too full to eat?

So how do I cut down these feeds or should I just continue? And when will he learn to sleep without being breast fed to sleep?

Any advice or suggestions please x

 

[socitycourty]

my cousin went through this. For her, she had to stop bedsharing because if the boob was right there, baby wanted it all the time. She also started offering water at night because he took bottles easily, her OH would give him the water and then resettle him. After a couple of weeks he was sleeping through without boob. She had to wean to go back on medication and her LO was a boob addict.

It really depends on if you're ready to wean or not but if he's right there next to the boob he will want it non stop.

Also she was still nursing her LO at 15 months and her doctor said he should have been having more solids by then and less milk anyway.

 

[Mum2b_Claire]

Milk doesn't seem to make a difference to Scarletts solid intake. I fed her several times a night and usually on waking and she is a very good eater of solids.

Id do whatever you ans your baby are happy with.