Hello everyone,
Quick question for you~ is it possible to wean from three nursing sessions and one bottle of milk per day down to just cow's milk in two months time? My son is approximately 11 months old and I want to be done with breastfeeding by the end of January. So, I have about two months left. Our current schedule is:
6am- breastfed
7am- solids (vege/oatmeal)
10:30am- solids (fruit/oatmeal)
12pm- breastfed
3pm- snack (yogurt or cottage cheese)
5pm- breastfed
6pm- solids (vege/oatmeal)
10pm- bottle of breastmilk :oops:
Which feed should I drop first? I know you all will probably say the 10pm feed, but when I have tried to skip this feed he wakes up for it. (Afterwards, he sleeps another 8 hours) I'm thinking that he wouldn't miss the 12pm or 5pm feeds too much.
Also, even though I will be dropping feeds with him, do I keep on pumping milk to have on hand in case the cow's milk thing is a disaster?? And what about juice? I have been avoiding offering it because I didn't want it to take away from his breastmilk consumption. So far, we've had NO success with sippy cups so I imagine he will have to take the cow's milk in a bottle. Is that okay? I've actually read where babies are supposed to be weaned off of the bottle and the breast by age one, but I just don't see how this is possible. :?
Thanks for your help as you all always have the BEST advice!
