weaning routine

[emily3434]

hi all -- we just turned 11 months.  I am also 4 months pregnant, and know I am not producing a lot of milk - so we are still feeding 4 times a day.  he definitely looks for it after his naps and is a little cranky when he doesn't get it, but I think I can distract  him if I have a plan!  I have been sooo sick with this pregnancy I havne't had the energy to fight, so have continued to nurse.

just wanted to see if I was headed in the right direction - this is my thought --

7:30 morning feed (very long - he LOVES  his morning milk)
10:30 nap
11:30 awake from nap
12:00 lunch
2:30 ish afternoon feed
3:00 nap
4:00 awake - snack here???
5:30 is usually dinner....but should this be moved back if he has a snack at 4?
7:30 night feeding before bed


then do I just one day stop the afternoon feeding? what about giving up the morning and night feeds? so you replace them with milk in a cup?  he is super anxious to nurse when he wakes in the morning, do we do milk in a cup or go straight to breakfast?   ugh.  I really wanted to wean by 12  months so I can have a break before #2 comes a long.  this is so exhausting on my body.

thanks for  you help!!

[~ Vik ~]

Hi!  I've never been in your position, so my advice is really just theoretical   but hopefully it will bump up your post so some other mamas can have a look and chime in with their thoughts too!

Have you read the http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=157385.0 FAQ?  There are some tips in there.

Ultimately you want to get rid of the feed that he's least attached to first (so afternoon or midmorning, whichever is the one he's most easily distracted from).  Once you've established a routine without that feed, then you get rid of the next and establish that routine.  Whatever feed he's most attached to (so from your description, his morning one) will be the last to go.

At one year old milk really becomes a drink rather than a feed, and the emphasis switches to solids.  You can offer a cup of milk (or a bottle if he already takes one, might be an easier switch if that's the case, though some moms don't like to use one this late into the game) with a snack to replace the calories.  For morning I would do milk in a cup with breakfast.

hth xx