Weaning - White Lake, MI

I would try feeding breast milk bottles initially, then gradually adding formula into the mix.

Or try having someone other than yourself give him bottles. I remember that my son would NEVER take a bottle from me, but would take one from his Dad or Grandma. Babies can smell breasts, and if they are available, why would he want to take a bottle?

You might want to consider just keeping him breast feeding until a year of age. It's best nutitionally. As far as biting goes, if he bites, I've heard that if you stop nursing each time he bites, until the next feeding, it usually doesn't take long fot him to understand that biting ends the feeding, so he's more careful.

Hi Marcia,

I had the same problem with my son, I nursed him for 7 1/2 months. At 1st he refused to take the bottle what he didn't like was the nipple on the bottle try to introduce different shapes and sizes and put some formula on the nipple so he gets a taste of it. Keep trying eventually he will get the hang of it. Good Luck
M.

I am just curious why you would want to stop nursing if you are a stay at home mom. Mother's milk is superior to all formula's in helping your child grow both physically and emotionally. It is the perfect excuse to hold your baby and bond with him in this hectic world. The antibodies that you are giving your little one through mother's milk with keep him healthy through this awful cold season. I am sure you are very busy from the ages of your children. I also am a stay at home mother with four young ones. Ages 6, 4, 19 months and 1 month. You might want to consider just keeping him breast feeding until a year of age. As for the biting, if he bites, I've have always immediately stopped nursing when they have bitten me and placed them on the floor and said no biting. Then after about 30 seconds I would pick them up and resume nursing if they needed to finish. I only had to do this 1-3 times depending on which child. And it is ok to react to the bitting with a loud ouch to make the baby aware of what he did was hurtful. I hope this helps!

Best of Mothering-
M. - Mother of 4

I guess I am little late responding, but I wanted to say a few things. I am glad that you have decided to keep nursing your little one. I am nursing as well, my little one is almost 6 months. I couldn't imagine stopping doing so because I love the bonding time. I don't have advice on the biting scenerio but I will be using the advice given to you from a couple mothers. Good luck with your breastfeeding and remember if you have breastmilk it is always the best food your baby can get.

I am curious why are you weaning to formula? I nursed my daughter until she was 14 months old and weaned her to whole milk. Have you tried pumping breast milk and getting him used to the nipple with something familar? My daughter took pumped milk from her dad no problem, not so much from me. Hope that helps. Good Luck
M.

Dear Marcia,
My daughter did the same thing I found a gerber bottle the fat ones it was the only one she would take and I have her on soy because of allergies...When I frist weaned her I mixed half formula and have breast milk and slowly change it. Good Luck M.

Why the rush??

Breastmilk is the BEST food for your baby for the first 12months of life.

That said, if you're sure you want to wean him. You may need to try different nipples, expressed milk instead of formula (honestly that stuff smells awful I know I wouldn't want to drink it LOL) Or a different kind/brand of formula.

hi marcia, i'm S. a mother of 4. You can mix the milk and formula together and slowly make it more cow milk. for the sippy put something like cool-aid in it or apple juice in it.