Anyone doing this? I am, and starting to drop feeds. How many feeds is you LO on a day? what did you replace with when they dropped? Did you instigate the drop or did they?
My lo is 16 months now, I stopped feeding a few weeks ago.
At that age I think he was still on 4 feeds a day. I had to drop the feeds myself. I started with mid afternoon and replaced it with a large yoghurt (this was eventually replaced with a beaker of cows milk at 12 months, once he'd got the idea that milk from anything other than mummy is ok!)
By 12 months he was down to a feed when he woke and one before bed(plus a couple during the night which is a different story but we did get him off them in the end!) I had to drop each feed though, he didn't do it naturally himself x
DD1 started going to the childminder at 9 months so in prep for this I replaced daytime bfs with bottles from 6 months. So from 6 months to about one year she had bf morning, bottle mid-morning, bottle mid-afternoon, bf before bed.
She was also offered a snack with her mid-morn and mid-afternoon bottles from 9 months, which she had some of, but she still very much wanted both bottles (as well as the am and pm bfs) until about a year old.
So the short answer is: four! And nothing was replaced, but snacks were offered in addition.
Luke is nearly 11 months and untill about 8 weeks ago was sstill having 4 feeds a day but he droped that one by himself and if he is thirsty he now as juice, still having the afternoon bf plus night and morning, so now down to 3 feeds.
my son is 9 months and for past month has been on 3 a day. One feed first thing one mid morning and one at bed time. He wasn't needing 4 feeds and was bagging himself up on milk at t time and not eating his solids. Every other feed he has dropped by himself as up till 5 months or so he fed 2 hourly.
Oscar is just about 10m and We're on 3-4 bf a day depending on whether I'm at work or not. I work 6am-2pm 3 days a week, so he misses his waking feed these 3 days. I leave him with a beaker of formula for his dad to give him and he seems fine.
I demand feed him to be honest. I give it to him when he asks for it. I always offer bedtime one, but he often doesn't want it as he's full from his dinner!
When he's poorly or teething I feed him at night too.
He's my 2nd baby. with my 1st I bf him to a year. I was quite strict and dropped feeds 1 by one until at 9m he was on 3, morning, mid aft and bedtime. He dropped these feeds himself by biting me when he didn't want them. I replaced the mid aft one with a snack and the bedtime one with a beaker of formula. I never replaced the waking one, we just went downstairs for breakfast a bit sooner!
I plan to let Oscar bf for as long as he wants when he wants. (as long as I'm available of course!)
My lo has just turned 11 months and we dropped his third feed a few days ago. He only has one in the morning and in the evening before bed. At 9 months he had 4 feeds, we dropped mid afternoon at 10 months and replaced with a biscuit and drinkie and then a month later I have dropped the mid morning fees and replaced with a piece of fruit or yoghurt. He hasn't missed it so far, I miss it the most I cried this week giving him his apple this is in preperation for return to work in Sept
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At that age I think he was still on 4 feeds a day. I had to drop the feeds myself. I started with mid afternoon and replaced it with a large yoghurt (this was eventually replaced with a beaker of cows milk at 12 months, once he'd got the idea that milk from anything other than mummy is ok!)
By 12 months he was down to a feed when he woke and one before bed(plus a couple during the night which is a different story but we did get him off them in the end!) I had to drop each feed though, he didn't do it naturally himself x
We have just dropped a mid morning feed and replaced with half a yog and some fruit or a biscuit.
Plan to be down to one feed at 12m, as i have to go back to work and leave at 5.30nam, so no morning feed
Glad, it seems like im on the right track!
Em x
She was also offered a snack with her mid-morn and mid-afternoon bottles from 9 months, which she had some of, but she still very much wanted both bottles (as well as the am and pm bfs) until about a year old.
So the short answer is: four! And nothing was replaced, but snacks were offered in addition.
I demand feed him to be honest. I give it to him when he asks for it. I always offer bedtime one, but he often doesn't want it as he's full from his dinner!
When he's poorly or teething I feed him at night too.
He's my 2nd baby. with my 1st I bf him to a year. I was quite strict and dropped feeds 1 by one until at 9m he was on 3, morning, mid aft and bedtime. He dropped these feeds himself by biting me when he didn't want them. I replaced the mid aft one with a snack and the bedtime one with a beaker of formula. I never replaced the waking one, we just went downstairs for breakfast a bit sooner!
I plan to let Oscar bf for as long as he wants when he wants. (as long as I'm available of course!)
xxx
hope this helps
x x