Don't know how to start and what to say I am so much emotionally weak atvthe moment as today I refused my baby for feed as I am stopping breastfeeding my 18 month old from today. That look on his face requesting for feed was heart breaking but have to do it someday 😣 help me mom's how you handled stoping night feeds completely share your experience and suggestions
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Rebecca Prakash
Hi i weaned day feed after 1.3 yrs n still feeding in the night, but i keep telling her she is growing now and mumma has no milk, Be gentle, you can't go cold Turkey like this. Stop one feed at time, its good for you as well as him.
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30 Jul 2019
Akanksha Bhuri
Hi Anon. I feel you. I stopped daytime feeds after 1 year and night feeds completely by 1.8-1.9 years. Night feeds is the hard part. You might need a support from family or husband though, because managing babies on your own when they want a feed is pretty difficult. <br>
First of all, ensure that the baby isn't hungry and has had her dinner properly. Make her drink a cup of milk too before putting her to bed. Tell her that now she is growing big, and big babies have milk like this from the cup. If you aren't sure how much she would understand, still say. Babies are much more intelligent than we think.<br>
Put her to bed with a bedtime story, lullaby or so, or after a massage, whatever she prefers. When she gets up at night for feeding, tell someone else to handle her like your husband or so. Let them say that mom isn't at home, or something similar. Offer her a cup of milk or water if she wants. But no more... Remain strict. Follow this routine for a few days, gradually she will adjust. Just ensure that she is just getting up due to habit and not from hunger. All the best.
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30 Jul 2019
Bhrukuti M
<span style="color:#3B5998;"><b><a href="http://app.babychakra.com/article/3966">Weaning Worry: How To Stop Breastfeeding</a></b></span> read this article.. will be helpful.. dont feel bad its a process, be strong..
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