Yesterday was Baby Boy's first birthday (Happy Birthday my big boy) and after breastfeeding that whole time, the thought has now crossed my mind - is it time to start weaning him off the boob? We are back from holidays and into our normal environment, Baby Boy loves his food, he has 12 teeth with more on the way (if the constant drooling, clear runny nose, clinginess, ongoing desire to suckle all night and general miserableness aren't dead giveaways, I do not know what is) and I'm just a little bit tired of having to express at work!
So, my first question is - where do I start? Baby Boy is not about to volunteer to give up the boob and I have to admit, that I am not ready to give it up completely yet either. I think I really just want to cut it out during the day - I am happy to feed him before bed, once during the night and first thing in the morning - but during daylight hourse, the kid is on his own. I have done quite a bit of googling over the last 24 hours and I am yet to find a 'go-to' reference for weaning a child. He is now 12 months, so I don't have to worry about formula, but he has had some bad experiences with dairy in the past (I'm talking Exorcist-style projectile vomits here) and I'm reluctant to just start giving him bottles of milk instead of EBM. Arghhh, what to do???
Why can there not just be a simple little checklist? I'm off to see if I can find one...
xx. Mummy Arnold.
PS. I'll update you on my approach as soon as I find one that sits comfortably with me.
So, my first question is - where do I start? Baby Boy is not about to volunteer to give up the boob and I have to admit, that I am not ready to give it up completely yet either. I think I really just want to cut it out during the day - I am happy to feed him before bed, once during the night and first thing in the morning - but during daylight hourse, the kid is on his own. I have done quite a bit of googling over the last 24 hours and I am yet to find a 'go-to' reference for weaning a child. He is now 12 months, so I don't have to worry about formula, but he has had some bad experiences with dairy in the past (I'm talking Exorcist-style projectile vomits here) and I'm reluctant to just start giving him bottles of milk instead of EBM. Arghhh, what to do???
Why can there not just be a simple little checklist? I'm off to see if I can find one...
xx. Mummy Arnold.
PS. I'll update you on my approach as soon as I find one that sits comfortably with me.
RSS Feed