Posted by
honeypie
19 yrs ago
Hi Moms,
My baby is 11 1/2 months, i BF him morning and night, afternoon is Formula. Few nights now, he doesn't want to BF at all, just positioning to BF freaks him out. I did everything like feeding him before his schedule, before he gets sleepy, etc. but still the same. I felt rejected and frustrated. I plan to stop it later but he did it first! I gave him formula at night now.
Is this normal for babies to one day quit?
We are still doing it successfully in the morning, but i'm afraid that one morning he won't like it anymore. It's disconcerting to suddenly have to give up that special intimacy with the baby when i'm not yet prepared.
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i have no personal experience but a good mummy friend of mine, same thing happened - one day her then 10 month old gave her a "i don't think so" signal when she tried to breastfeed. so she stopped then and used formula before switching to cow's milk when he turned one.
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smsm
19 yrs ago
hi...it happened to me too...by baby just gave up on me at 10 months...she would just arch her back away from the breast whenever i would sit down to feed so she automatically got weaned off on her own...
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Some kids do wean themselves. Many kids also drop the night feed before the morning feed. Maybe something has changed the taste of the milk (are you pregnant?) or he's just more independent all of a sudden.
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Hi, it happened to me when my baby was about 11 months old. I was equally frustrated as I wanted to keep going but he was happy taking the formula and looking back I have to say that I was very lucky as the transition happened when he was ready and we never once had a fuss over switching to the bottle as so many mothers and babies have. Go with the flow and enjoy the morning feeds for as long as they last.
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Thanks everyone, i have given up the night feed without the guilt now.
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It's called a nursing strike. Very often it will be resolved on its own and baby will come back to the breast. It takes some time and patience. Have a look here for some excellent tips.
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/concerns/baby/back-to-breast.html
http://www.llli.org/NB/NBNovDec92p173.html
Good luck and do try some of the tips mentioned above. It sounds like you're not quite ready to stop yet...and neither is your baby.
cheers from Ruth
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