Some expert tips on weaning from breast to cup?!?
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Nuby makes a soft top spout that most babies will take.
My youngest son loves to drink out of a cup with a straw. He drinks more milk now than ever before. Munchkin makes them for 9 month old. Try that.
They kind of look like the link below except they have big handles. I got mine at Target but for some reason they don't have them up on the website.
Try having your partner give him his cup when it is time. or maybe you need to try bottles. If those don;t work and you are not willing to let him cry it out then you might have to keep nursing for a few more months. He might not be ready.
I nursed my son until he was 14 months old. He didn't want it anymore after that. He still uses a bottle to drink from but also has a sippy cup.
Sometimes, its still nice when the baby still gets boob in the morning and before his bedtime. What's so wrong with that? Unless he has a lot of teeth and is biting you, why not continue with it as long as he wants. You can still give him a little formula in a bottle too if you wish. Babies can start drinking cow's milk at 1 year.
Nursing is demanding, but 2-3 times is very good now. He loves it. He won't be a baby forever and once it's over, it's over. Cherish these times now.
I breast Fed all 4 of mine till they were almost 2...It was hard weaning ,but you are doing good, down to 2 to 3 feedings.
that is what I did , then it went to only before bed time...it takes time that's why it's called weaning...soon they will stop if you are persistent
Most children should be nursed until the age of two, so to say 10 months is enough...hmmm?
It sounds like the child is traumatized by not getting enough "mommy" time. I know it can be rough when you have a demanding child, but it is worth the time now to make the child feel secure. Give him what he needs, human milk for human babies! Try weaning again in a couple of months, after he is a little older, maybe he will appreciate the cup more at that time.
they make cups by nuby that have a squisy lid those work good
Penelope Leach knows all. You sound like you're getting there.
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All the infor you will ever need is at this site. They have chat sessions too. Good luck. My suggestion is to put the breast mil in the cup and show your child he can get the same mile there, but it seems more of letting go of mom.
I breastfed EXCLUSIVELY for the first year. No bottle, no pacifier, NOTHING but breast milk. I HAD to stop because of a medical issue. It was hard. BUT, after a day or two, my son had to accept it. One morning he woke up to the breast, that afternoon I was rushed to the hospital, and was put on meds that I could not breastfeed with. That was it. There was no weaning process. He cried for a couple of days. What we did was just distract him. My husband took over BIG TIME, for seeing me in the room made it worse for our baby. So, he went from the breast to a sippy cup that had a 'bottle-like' nipple on it. My husband would hold him in a nursing position for the first few times. After our son got a hang of the cup, He thought it was 'cool' that he could walk around and drink, and wasn't strapped to mom. If it's possible, spend a night or two at your mom's house and let your husband take over. By the time you get back, your baby should be fine.
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