https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:14:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-self-weaned#post-1755025 Sun, 13 Jul 2014 06:14:57 +0000 irene 1755025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO self weaned begin with nursing strikes since 4 months. It was a stressful time. He got worse and worse and until 8.5 months I stopped trying to nurse him and we just pumped. He slowly didn't even want to drink from a bottle either, regardless if it were formula or breast milk. I dragged to until 11 months and gave him whole milk in a cup. Gosh the misery was over and he gobbled it down like a champ since. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-self-weaned#post-1755022 Sun, 13 Jul 2014 06:03:14 +0000 hilsy85 1755022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He didn't really self wean, as he probably would have kept our last session for a while longer but un the mornings he would nurse in bed with me but crawl all over me while nursing--try to stand up, wake up dh, move around all while still nursing. So he was obviously not really focused on nursing. And we dropped his night session after he would only nurse for like 5 seconds and then be done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-self-weaned#post-1755009 Sun, 13 Jul 2014 03:49:17 +0000 AprilFool 1755009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were down to one session a day and 3 days before her first birthday she only nursed on one side, super quickly. The next day I asked her if she wanted milk and she ignored me. I signed milk and she kept playing. That's it... we were done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-self-weaned#post-1754916 Sat, 12 Jul 2014 21:52:50 +0000 Adira 1754916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were down to nursing just once a day and when he was 14.5 months, he just started refusing, or he would nurse for a couple minutes and then fight me. Each day, it seemed like our sessions were shorter and shorter, so finally after a couple weeks of this, I just didn't offer, and it was over. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-self-weaned#post-1754829 Sat, 12 Jul 2014 20:39:07 +0000 rachiecakes 1754829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He started to flat-out refuse at 11 months. I would've had to have held him down and forced him/upset him.<br /> I also worked 40+ hours out of the house since he was 7 weeks old so he was used to being with dad and drinking from bottles/cups. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-self-weaned#post-1754821 Sat, 12 Jul 2014 20:36:35 +0000 immabeetoo 1754821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He 99% self weaned; he just said 'no, no mama' when I offered. I was shocked. Completely out of the blue! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-self-weaned#post-1754815 Sat, 12 Jul 2014 20:30:21 +0000 lawbee11 1754815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: I'm still really attached to our session before bed. Not so much in the MOTN :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-self-weaned#post-1754811 Sat, 12 Jul 2014 20:27:19 +0000 bushelandapeck 1754811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got pregnant when DS was just over a year but miscarried at 10w. He was down to morning/night busting once we switched to WCM at one and slowly just became less and less interested in it. He would go a day without in and then just gave it up completely at 16.5 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-self-weaned#post-1754803 Sat, 12 Jul 2014 20:20:19 +0000 Dandelion 1754803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 15 months he got a cold and was too congested to nurse. A few days later, once he felt better, he wasn't interested. I tried a few times through the week and he didn't care. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-self-weaned#post-1754797 Sat, 12 Jul 2014 20:17:09 +0000 Foodnerd81 1754797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: I'll be honest- c and I are both still very attached! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-self-weaned#post-1754793 Sat, 12 Jul 2014 20:13:33 +0000 lawbee11 1754793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice (obviously), but I can't picture it either! LO is still very attached to nursing. I don't want to force her to wean, but at the same time I'd really prefer to be done by 15 months. I'm hoping she does it on her own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-self-weaned#post-1754789 Sat, 12 Jul 2014 20:10:37 +0000 78h2o 1754789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At the point my LO weaned (11.5 mo), she was getting BM in bottles at daycare with the occasional bottle of formula. My supply was getting lower and lower and she was acting distracted nursing. I would have to work to keep her on. When I stopped working at it, she just would nurse for a few minutes and them stop, and soon after, she just stopped rooting or trying to nurse all together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-self-weaned#post-1754787 Sat, 12 Jul 2014 20:04:20 +0000 Foodnerd81 1754787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What was it like? How did you know he or she was ready? Right now I just can't picture it! </p>