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@lindseykaye: i WISH my lo would cut down on milk and eat more foods. She prob has about 20-25oz of milk-a mix of BM and WCM, spread out about 4x a day. She "eats" 3 meals a day in regular food- but its basically just a few bites
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Im completely drying up. I pumped less than an ounce total yesterday. I just pumped maybe a quarter of an ounce this morning. 8 more days 8 more days. Come on body please cooperate.
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@DillonLion: 8 more days body, come on!!!!
If it makes you feel any better. We've all but transitioned A to almond milk, with our only session being in the morning. (And sometimes at night).
THIS IS SO NUTS. I can't believe we're almost done BFing. I had a few days of sadness/guilt... but now I'm ready to be done. I'm proud I've made it a year. And I want my body back to myself. No shame in that.
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@DillonLion: rooting for you!! so close!
we are officially on wcm now and 1 cup of bm in the morning. im down to two pumping sessions for 7 min. i think i could probably drop both now and not be too uncomfy. i was planning to pump till the 12 month mark but the closer i get the more i want to stop!
so i will probably stop sometime this week. and yes @mrsjyw: i want my body back! i want to drink full caff coffee!!!!!!
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I recalculated and only have to pump until Sunday...this Sunday!!! Then I have enough to get to her bday.
How are they one? She doesnt seem like a toddler but i guess walking and serious babbling means she is growing up. Wahhhh my baby!
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@DillonLion: Congrats on being done pumping!!! You win the medal for breastfeeding perserverance in my book
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How is weaning going for those that are in the process?
Yesterday was the first day I didnt pump at all,and today I am a lottle engorged for the first time in months and months.
I also feel really abnormally tired and hormonal (BFN on a test today, dont you worry about that lol)
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@lindseykaye: ah thanks! Cant believe it
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@DillonLion: i gradually cut down pumping from 3 to 2 to 1 over the last few weeks and haven't noticed much of a difference. i had to skip a morning pump when we were out of town this past weekend and i felt a lil full so i just nursed A when we got home (we still nurse in the morning)...
i think we're going to be done nursing this week! he doesn't really want it and is fine without it, and drinking almond/hemp/wc milk like a champ (15-18 oz+ a day)... i'm ready to be done with bfing. and am shocked and happy that we are at the 1 year mark!
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@DillonLion: i stopped pumping i think last thursday. it hasn't been too bad, alittle uncomfortable and i can definitely feel that i still have milk, but i haven't had to pump since then. dropping the pump was a lot more anticlimatic than i thought it'd be tho. i did celebrate with a full caff peppermint mocha, since LO was sensitive to caffeine. but that was it.
i had to put LO back on half formula half wcm. apparently switching to wcm really fast wasn't a good idea for us! she got a bad diaper rash. she seems to be okay now tho. so i'll probably increase the wcm over the next couple weeks. right now she drinks probably about 16-20oz of formula/milk. she definitely has become a milk monster since starting wcm tho! which is funny bc i was so worried a couple weeks ago about her not drinking enough, now i actually limit the amount she drinks. she's also going through the throwing food off the table phase. i hate it! i'm trying to teach her to put food she doesn't want onto another plate. its kind of working but some still ends up on the ground.
if anyone has any tips for that let me know!
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Kuddos to all of you still BFing!! I still have some left in the freezer that I try to give him once a week. We are now doing the whole milk transistion. I'm putting 2 ounces to each bottle and filling the rest with formula (about 4 ounces). Will try to up that here in the next couple of days. Can't wait to be done mixing formula with rice cereal with whole milk! 3 steps to make a bottle stinks!
E is doing really well eating. There isn't anything that he isn't willing to eat. We haven't of course eaten eggs, honey, nuts or hot dogs. -
We have done eggs and hot dogs with no issues.
Havent pumped in a week and loving it.
Starting whole milk this weekend so i can monitor her over the ling break. i hope her tummy feels okay.
Still thawing a bag of breastmilk per day. Few more days to go till her bday!
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Bottle weaning? I still give her a bottle like 5+ times a day like first thing in the am, before naps, if she gets cranky during the day, and before bed.
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@DillonLion: we did it cold turkey. She was still getting a bottle 3 times a day, before naps and bed. We tried to give her milk in a sippy cup or straw cup and she won't take it. Naptime was no big deal.
She got no milk at night. We were certain she would wake up hungry, but she didn't. Now, I give her milk mixed with something (strawberry kefir or i make chocolate milk) at meal with a straw cup. No more bottles or nighttime feedings! And she's sleeping better than ever... I'm shocked.
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@DillonLion: we transitioned slowly over about 1.5 months. during her normal bottle times, i'd offer the straw cup first, then her bottle. when she started drinking enough out of her cup i stopped offering the bottle. i started with the mid morning bottle, then mid afternoon, then morning, then night. if shes taking a cup well i might try cold turkey tho!
@kml636: yay!! thats awesome that shes sleeping better!
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@DillonLion: no advice bc we are still giving the bottle at 13 months....ugh, dreading weaning it! She gets it 3x a day. One in the morning, before nap, and before bed. I might try the morning bottle first and replace it with a sippy or straw cup. I guess I am not too concerned yet bc I'm sure she won't be drinking from a bottle in kindergarten lol, and her pedi said try to have it weaned by 18 months.
so i will probably stop sometime this week. and yes @mrsjyw: i want my body back! i want to drink full caff coffee!!!!!!
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