https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 10 May 2026 19:27:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1174357 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 10:09:09 +0000 MarieJ 1174357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: thank you! That gives me hope! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1174204 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:14:39 +0000 Mrsbells 1174204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MarieJ: I fully weaned at 14 months, it was a gradual process of cutting out feeding sessions. I gradually cut out feeding during the day which was easy because she was at daycare for most of the day. Night time was the hardest but I just switched the routine around, added more books for story time and more distractions because she was used to nursing to sleep. Within a week she stopped trying to nuzzle my boobs </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1174124 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:51:22 +0000 Ms.SK 1174124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: My friend told me this weekend that she used mustard. I never heard of that before. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1174041 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:24:36 +0000 Snowybreeze 1174041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee- that's funny! I may have to try that as a last resort! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1174036 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:22:53 +0000 Ms.SK 1174036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This link has a lot of references on how to wean from the pump and how to wean your little one. I started dropping pumping sessions when the twins were 9 months old. Since it is supply/demand I got the same amount of milk with 2 pumps/day as I was getting with 3 pumps/day. I had a serious stash so I weaned another pump when they were 11 months old and then the last pump daily when they were 11.5 months old. That helped me feel comfortable. at 15 months now they just nurse from the tap when I am around.</p> <p><a href="http://kellymom.com/category/ages/weaning/" rel="nofollow">http://kellymom.com/category/ages/weaning/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1174021 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:14:53 +0000 SleepyMonkey 1174021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i would try to cut down on the pumps for you...that might help decrease your supply, and then maybe she would be more interested in solids on the days she nurses and get more used to that. if she eats more solids, she won't be as hungry to nurse...then you could stretch the time between nurses to 4-5 hours. so then that would decrease the # of times you nurse per day...then try to drop one session. i'm on this phase right now, trying to cut out all day sessions! i'm down to three right now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1174012 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:11:24 +0000 hilsy85 1174012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a feeling I will also struggle with this...I have also created a monster where LO nurses to sleep for naps. Wah :( He's still nursing 5x a day at 1 year... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1174003 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:10:15 +0000 Koolbreeze 1174003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't fully wean but when I got pregnant I had to cut DS1 back some because I was going crazy with all his nursing. I cut out one session at a time, so it went slowly, but after a few weeks he was down to about 5x a day instead of 10. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1173950 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 07:55:17 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1173950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>the older they are the harder they are to wean, especially when they're talking and can ask for it. i wish i had weaned before 18 months, but oh well... it certainly made our summer travels much easier.</p> <p>i'm going to try the lemon juice or vinegar on the boobs trick and see if that works! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1173781 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 02:37:56 +0000 Kemma 1173781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One of my close girlfriends has just about finished weaning her 13 month old and it's been a relatively smooth process although her LO wasn't a boobaholic!</p> <p>She started by reducing the length of the daytime sessions and then cutting them out one at a time, she's now dropping the first morning session by offering solids first then feeding only 1-2 minutes per side with an aim to drop the session completely within the next week. So far the weaning process has been pretty painless and her supply seems to be adjusting ok. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1173743 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 01:16:07 +0000 MamaJ 1173743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like there are so many of us wanting to wean but we don't know how/ our LOs aren't ready. </p> <p>DS is almost 11 months and I want to wean at a year but he is such a boob monster. I don't know what to do or how to go about it. I want my body back and want to remember what it's like to not have milk filled boobs!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1173695 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 00:09:02 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1173695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: I feel like this is gonna be me! </p> <p>13.5 months and no signs of him ever wanting to stop. I am a work it out kind of mom and I plan to TTC in January so I may be a tandem nurser. Good luck with your goals. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1173669 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 23:33:09 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1173669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>24 months and still nursing. i want to wean!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1173621 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 22:41:03 +0000 dolphin 1173621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Two months until DD turns one and I'm stressed about this whole weaning thing too. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1173572 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 21:31:57 +0000 hellocupcake 1173572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MarieJ: I don't even mind breast feeding so much, we are just really ready for baby number 2 and I don't think I'm ovulating consistently while EBFing. Lame. I wish I could be as lucky as the bees that breasted and still had healthy baby #2 (: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1173565 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 21:27:34 +0000 MarieJ 1173565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Snowybreeze: the floor bed sounds like an awesome idea! Dd gates her crib too but I need her to get used to her room and going to sleep on her own-especially since weaning is in the future. I don't want to have to rock her to sleep. </p> <p>And my dd hated formula too! Sounds like our lo's could be bff's! Lol :)</p> <p>@hellocupcake: sounds like everyone is stressing about weaning! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1173547 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 21:18:52 +0000 hellocupcake 1173547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MarieJ: I could have written this entire thread. I want to wean so bad but have no idea where to start. If you make it to the other side, share your secret (: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1173523 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 21:10:29 +0000 Snowybreeze 1173523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MarieJ- I really don't think DD needs the night sessions either. It totally is a habit. When she was 3-4 months we had 5-6 hours of straight sleep! Oh yes, we co sleep since June. Believe me we have tried transitioning to crib, failed. Now that she is pulling herself up anything she sees in sight, the crib is no exception. We didn't put bumpers in the cribs until recently I was hopeful we could transition her and also wanted the bumpers to prevent concussions. I can't do it! She is still not super sturdy and wobbles and fall at all kinds of angles, the crib is like a play area to her, she would not even sit still there. Anyways, I wish I've never gotten the crib, just taking space. We have a queen mattress on the floor now, where we put her for naps and sometimes I sneak away after I BF her, so I can jump into bed with Hubby, other times when she catches me, then the bed is still comfortable enough for two, and I will co sleep with her there. We used to have her on our bed, which has a much higher foundation. And I would have heart attacks leaving her there even if she's asleep and I need to walk away for a minute, so the floor mattress has been AWESOME! She gets up from her naps and just play around and navigate down herself to the floor. We also have a baby monitor and see her doing all kinds of cute things by herself. Sorry derailing from the actual topic!<br /> I'll check with our pediatrician then. Oh and we also tried formula, she hates it too.<br /> Haha, I can relate to the sad face about AF returning! I'm not looking forward to it either, but I think it's about time-it might take a while to become fertile, depends on the woman.<br /> Yay for a second baby! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1173487 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 20:56:23 +0000 cascademom 1173487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I dropped pump sessions and switched to formula at 8 months. He was ready for it by that by then. We had an easy transition. It was harder to get him to switch to sippy cups and whole milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1173481 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 20:54:05 +0000 MarieJ 1173481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: how is the one pump a day going for you? Did you drop down to one pump gradually? Sounds like you have a good plan in place! FX your LO likes whole milk! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1173469 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 20:50:40 +0000 MarieJ 1173469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Snowybreeze: do you co sleep or is your LO in her own room? Since we co sleep (we'll be hopefully transitioning her to her crib soon) I just nurse while I'm asleep. DD's diaper is always super soaked so I'm pretty sure she's getting a good amount. I'm not sure if a night session is needed or not. Her ped seems to think it's not. I think she does it more out of habit</p> <p>I called her pedi Monday and told them I wanted to start the weaning process and the transition to whole milk. The doc gave me the okay to start since she's three weeks shy of turning 1. You may want to check with your ped to make sure it's okay for your dd.</p> <p>For me, AF actually returned Monday. :( I was kind of happy to see it because DH and I have also started talking about number two! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1173450 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 20:43:43 +0000 mrsjyw 1173450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been slowly starting to do this. I cut down to 1x pump during the day, nurse AM/PM.</p> <p>On days that I'm at home we nurse 3x and if I feel like he needs more milk then he gets a bottle. On days that I'm at work he gets 1 bottle but a higher amount. </p> <p>In two weeks, I'm going to cut down to no pumps and substitute his daytime nursing/btl to whole milk. By his 1 year in a month I'm going to just nurse am/pm ('til he's ready to wean) and hopefully feed him whole milk throughout the day as needed.</p> <p>We haven't tried whole milk yet, so we'll see if he likes it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1173435 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 20:38:39 +0000 Snowybreeze 1173435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MarieJ- yes! There were times where she was really just comfort nursing, other times she does seem to get a good amount of milk, I felt several let downs during each session. Her diaper is super soaked, I try to sneak in diaper changes when I think she's in dream land lol. She's been waking up 5-7 Times since 7 months? So it's been like this every night for 3 months. .. and honestly I'm exhausted! I kept reading info to see if I can wean her from the night sessions, but now that I've returned to work, I'm happy to nurse her at night to make up for the daytime. Just not sure how I'll ever wean her now. Hugs to you too! And lots of luck to both of us! Btw, we can give cow's milk before 12 months? I was going to ask the doc if we can supplement some kind of milk where it be cow's milk or almond milk since DD refuses my freezer stash. Btw, has your period returned? I heard some got theirs back if they go certain hours without nursing, I guess going 9 hours didn't work. Some have to completely night wean for it to return. I'll keep you posted along the way if this weaning process is working nicely as planned :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1173377 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 20:18:48 +0000 MarieJ 1173377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Snowybreeze: your LO sounds a lot like mine! We co-bed and she still eats throughout the night! I know it's comfort nursing opposed to her being hungry. I can only imagine how hard this will be for us both! Hugs mama! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1173274 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 19:48:14 +0000 Snowybreeze 1173274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I want to wean my daughter by her 1st birthday too, which is about two more months. I have been thinking of ways to prep her for it, so far failed :-(. I EBF her for 10 months without bottles. She became a straw cup pro at 8 months, we put water in it, not much Just 2-3oz. I return to the office and decided to use the freezer stash for her day time consumption. She hates it, she doesn't like thawed BM! Warm, cold or room temp, would not.take it. That was with the straw.cup. well with that she'll slurp some and then let it driZzle back out from her mouth. We tried.the.bottle and she would. Chew on the nipple like it's a.teething toy. So now I wonder how will I get her to drink cow's milk if she wouldn't even drink thawed BM. She only wants the boobies. I actually don't mind too much BF over a year but we have plans to have a second baby and AF haven't returned yet. Btw, I haven't pumped since her 3rd month. My first day back in the office, I went 9 hours without nursing/pump...felt like I was going to explode. Right now our schedule is I nurse her right before work, and as soon as I get home, and she doesn't STTN, so she nurses from 5-7 times at night, and screams if she doesn't get it. Screams louder if hubby holds her. I work from home every other day so the boobies are pretty smart in adjusting the milk production. Sorry MarieJ, not much help from me. I need just as much help/advice. Got a tough weaning journey ahead of me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1171903 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 13:39:04 +0000 MarieJ 1171903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: Ok thank you!! I'm going to try the mixing of the pumped milk and whole milk and see how that works. i hope that makes this whole transition easier!! Thanks :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1171888 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 13:37:13 +0000 mediagirl 1171888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MarieJ: ah, gotcha. I mixed. I started with 1/4 whole milk and 3/4 breastmilk or formula (when I didn't pump enough). Have you tried mixing it yet? I did that mixture for a week, then went half and half and then went full whole milk and she was okay with it. I also started giving cold bottles at that point.</p> <p>I would also do sippy cups (straw cups) of the same mixture at meals. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1171879 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 13:35:10 +0000 Tidybee 1171879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MarieJ: It's kind of weird -- DD will only take formula out of the sippy with her meals, but in the afternoon, she will only take it from the bottle. It is so stressful! I'd just start mixing BM with milk now. I had to go to formula 2 weeks ago because i ran out of my stash and I was barely pumping anything in the afternoon. Maybe she just doesn't want to switch yet again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1171864 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 13:32:15 +0000 MarieJ 1171864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Tidybee: Our babies are being difficult making the transition to whole milk! :) But that makes me happy to hear that dropping the midday sessions went fine. My dd takes a bottle at daycare so maybe I will start offering her a sippy cup instead of nursing when we are together. This whole weaning/transition to milk thing is stressful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/seriously-how-did-you-wean#post-1171857 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 13:30:02 +0000 MarieJ 1171857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kiddosc: Thank you for responding! I guess I'm just nervous. She's such a boob girl, i can't see how this is going to be easy :(</p> <p>@mediagirl: Any advice on ditching the pump? I guess my biggest question/concern is haing enough milk for daycare. i don't have the big of a stash...maybe 12 oz :( So would you start ditching sessions and just mixing whatever BM I pump with whole milk? I guess I'm really confused on that aspect of this whole thing! Thanks for your help! </p>