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when do you plan on stopping BFing?
I was wanting to stop breastfeeding about 12 weeks(my boy is 3 weeks and 3days)
When do you plan on stopping feeding??
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When do you plan on stopping feeding??
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Do whatever feels best for you, you're doing really well to be doing it now!! If you are finding it no problem then BF'ing may be more convenient beyond 12 weeks! But if you struggle or don't like bf'ing in public / feel tied then start to wean him off. Or you could try to do both?? My friend managed to just feed in the morning and at night and baby had bottles during the day.
Whatever happens don't put pressure on yourself to continue or to stop - just go with what suits you and your boy x
I'm really pleased with how long we lasted and was sad to stop feeding my little man... When he was poorly or teething it was the one thing that would settle him and sometimes the only nourishment I would manage to give him that wouldn't make him vomit. I believe it gave us and incredible bond and I treasured every moment of him needing his mummy so much.
Sorry I waffled on a bit there I personally would say just see how you go! Every day is an important achievement and provides your baby boy with food, comfort, antibodies,... (that stuff is just magic!) And it does just get so easy and convenient!
thanks for the relies ladies
We had a rough start to bf so we were just taking it a feed at a time and Connor has one formula feed a day at the moment.
I think we're starting to get more comfortable to the point where I am expressing a little each day when I can and freezing it so we can eventually try to bf for all feeds but have a supply ready if I need a break so Daddy can do the bottle. In a way my hubby loves this time he has with him so he may want to continue anyway. What I don't want to do though is commit to fully bf and then wobble - I prefer to feel there is a back up even if I don't need to use it.
Plus I don't want to end up switching the one feed between boob and bottle as we'll both get very confused!
Now I am hoping we might get to 6 months but really not pressuring myself. My midwife told me a friend of hers hated bf so she just told herself she would do it a month at a time and see how she went. She ended up doing 6 months.
I agree that the best option is the one you both naturally end up doing and the one with the least hassle and stress. People say this all the time but I genuinely believe that's the best route.
i will bf no2 for a similar time but introduce EBM bottles much quicker.
I was thinking of cutting down to just morning and evening at 12wks and see what I feel then. I kind of don't want to stop but Mia is my no 3 and my oldest has ASD so I need to spend time working on different therapies with him at home.( excuses excuses lol! I'm sure theres lots of people in the kind of same position) If I get to 12 wks I will be very happy
This time round I am aiming for 6 months again, but will take each day at a time to start with.
It just felt right for me to stop then, my DD was naturally dropping feeds with me and wanting bottles, then when she moved onto solids and was drinking from a cup it just all fell into place for us.
With my DS I am trying to drop his breast feeds and replace them with bottle feeds. He is currently 16 weeks. He does, however, LOVE breast feeding way more than my DD did. He loves settling to sleep on the boob, he uses me as a bit of a dummy!
I do love breast feeding but for me 6 months is the right time to stop.
Just do what feels right with you and your baby. Don't feel pressure by anyone to stop before you're ready or to carry on longer than you feel is right for you.
xx