Hi ,

My son will be an year old in May. he has been breastfed all along. Now i feel my milk supply is decreasing & so i want to shift him to cow's milk. i tried to give him formula in between but he refused to take it .. did not even know how to suck frm the bottle :-( .. HOWLED so i gave that up.

At nites since birth he is used to sleeping with booby in his mouth. He wakes up still 2-3 times a nite & REFUSES to sleep unless i feed him. I tried letting him cry for 7-10 days BUT no avail .. we both ended up crying as cried for 30 mts at a stretch & didnt sleep till i fed him, Perhaps i was weak but cldbt see him cry so :-(

Now, HOW do i get him to wean slowly frm me to a bottle/cup? Which will be better? PLEASE share ur experiences/advise me.

Thanks

Nidhi
Maha replied. anyway..u r going to to transition...go with CUP...pls dont introduce bottle.Many of my friends did the same n they succeeded.No cleaning bottles too :-) biggest headache ! Sandhya M replied. Hi Nidhi

My son is 9 months old and till about 2 weeks back,he was being breastfed 4 times a day.I have started the process of weaning,because I didn't want to too dependent on my milk.So,far,there has been no difficulty.I introduced him to the sippy cup when he was 6 months old but was giving him only water.Now,he has formula 2 times in the cup and once breastfeeds.Since,your son is a year old,he should be sleeping through the night.I think,he has thoughts about breastmilk(which can happen)and hence keeps waking up.

At this stage,I think,your child should drink from the cup and not from bottle.It might be difficult,but you have keep attempting.

Good luck.

Sandhya