https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:45:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-this-summer-any-advice-would-be-great#post-2833790 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 11:33:02 +0000 peachykeen 2833790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will say the night time wake ups were rough for 3-4 days until she seemed to understand that I wasn't going to feed her. It really helped to send DH in to soothe her back to sleep and to try to catch her before she'd fully woken up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-this-summer-any-advice-would-be-great#post-2833788 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 11:31:30 +0000 peachykeen 2833788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD2 turns 1 in about a week so I'm starting this too. I have about a month's worth of frozen milk and quit pumping at work about a week ago. Right now I'm mainly nursing 2-3 times per day (wake up, bedtime, and maybe after work if it's early enough). I quit feeding her in the middle of the night a few weeks ago as well but she wasn't waking up more than once and it was early morning, so that wasn't too bad. If I feel like she may not have gotten enough milk + food during the day, I have DH give her a dream feed bottle when we go to bed around 11-midnight. She seems to sleep later when I do that. </p> <p>For now, I'm planning to give her roughly 2 4-oz bottles per day in addition to the nursing sessions and will probably cut that down to 1 bottle by August. I'll keep the morning and night time feedings as long as I don't feel like she's increasing my supply (this happened a month ago when we went on a long trip!) I'll probably let her lead the way with dropping the morning and evening feeds but I may reconsider that depending on how long it takes :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-this-summer-any-advice-would-be-great#post-2833780 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 11:10:34 +0000 bhbee 2833780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@schubr03: I’d just give it time on the milk. Neither of mine would touch milk while nursing. My older eventually learned to like milk, but it took a while (6 months plus?). My second still doesn’t like milk at 3.5! As long as they will eat other dairy my pedi has said not to worry (and of course it’s possible to get those nutrients even without dairy, it’s just an easy answer!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-this-summer-any-advice-would-be-great#post-2833771 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 10:23:50 +0000 schubr03 2833771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I started the process. The one time that has been really hard has been if she wakes up at night. She gets histarical if I don’t offer. But I have been able to cut out all day time nursing sessions. I’m kind of hoping my supply will just diminish enough that there won’t be any for her to have when she wants it at night. She is refusing a bottle/sippy cup of milk though. She just pushes it away. Should I be concerned about that? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-this-summer-any-advice-would-be-great#post-2823949 Tue, 22 May 2018 08:58:48 +0000 erinbaderin 2823949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I switched from nursing first to solids first, and then stopped offering milk after, one session at a time every two or three weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-this-summer-any-advice-would-be-great#post-2823944 Tue, 22 May 2018 08:45:57 +0000 Grace 2823944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Don’t forget extra snuggling. I felt that helped a lot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-this-summer-any-advice-would-be-great#post-2823943 Tue, 22 May 2018 08:41:19 +0000 NorthStar 2823943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following! DS is 15 months and still waking up at night to nurse, so he gets it then, along with before bedtime/naps. Some mornings, he nurses, but if needed, he's easily distracted for those. I'm just exhausted and feel like if we stopped nursing, perhaps, he would sleep better. But, we are also teething molars, so he needs the comfort as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-this-summer-any-advice-would-be-great#post-2823932 Tue, 22 May 2018 08:20:19 +0000 josina 2823932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm down to twice-ish a day with 15 mo. old DD. The daytime sessions have been easy, I just offer a warm bottle instead (she will not take a sippy cup in exchange, and it has to be warm, so I figure one thing at a time!)<br /> I try to distract after work, so last night she was fine until bedtime, we played outside, she got snacks and water instead.<br /> The hardest will be the bedtime session, and her MOTN/early morning session - I'm hoping she starts STTN again and then we'll be okay! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-this-summer-any-advice-would-be-great#post-2823895 Mon, 21 May 2018 22:16:05 +0000 Autumnmama79 2823895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the process of slowly weaning 2yo DS. I’m going with the, don’t offer, don’t refuse method - we’ll see how it goes. I’m not in a rush. DH has picked up more of the bedtimes so it’s been ok to cut that one out. </p> <p>Following for other ideas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-this-summer-any-advice-would-be-great#post-2823884 Mon, 21 May 2018 21:02:14 +0000 schubr03 2823884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter just turned one. With my first I had to wean very quickly due to an unexpected surgery. This time I am hoping to do it a little more progressively.<br /> Any advice? What’s the best method? What has worked for you?<br /> Thanks in advance. </p>