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

tejmom replied. dear friend, iam a doctor and my sincere advice is that you can continue feeding him till he is two years old. because his brain development willbe v.good if u do so. there is also a saying that mom's milk is good for brain growth and cow's milk is good for body growth. if u think he is disturbing you too much at night, give him a full feed. you can give him cow's milk and reduce the number of times you feed him your milk. instead of using nipple, use sipper. dont give him at night. give it to him in the morning so that he will learn to drink from that. you know those cups with handles on both sidewill be easy for him to hold.it contains a sipper also. at night time, you put him on your shoulders and walk around. keep patting him, till he goes to sleep. but dont stop your milk completely. keep giving him as much as u can.a survey taken by doctors show that babies who r fed mom's milk till 2years perform better in schools, have good immunity, mentally healthy and many more things. so kindly, reconsider your decision.