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Desert Rose - how was it stopping the night feeds? Can you elaborate a bit? At the moment I formular feed during the day and breast feed 3 or 4 times during the night! DS is 10 months old..... Did you replace with a formular feed?
edited by Tru Blu on 02/01/2011
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I just replaced night feeds with formula as well - this was done gradually too, so depending on how many feeds DS had, so lets say if he had 3 feeds per night for the 1st week I only dropped 1 BF and then 2nd week no BF at all, although in the 2nd week there were times he searched for the breast whilst alseep but he was full on formula and so didnt drink, it was more out of habit.
<em>edited by desertrose on 02/01/2011</em>
Hi Dubaicat! You're back - how was the trip to the UK?
I stopped BF 2 months ago, as my milk had started to diminsh when he started solids and even with expressing it did'nt help, but anyway... I dropped the 1st feed of the day and then afternoon feed and so on, as the other ladies have suggested doing it over a course of time def helps with getting them used to formula and helping with breast engorgment etc. I was quite lucky because DS took the formula quite easily and I didnt have any breast discomfort. Once he was established on formula during the day which took a couple of weeks I then took another 2 weeks or so to stop the night feeds. Take it nice and slow and it will work out better for both of you.
Good luck :)
<em>edited by desertrose on 02/01/2011</em>
I have one and used it from 3 months onwards, it was very useful as DS was too small to fit into a highchair, so whilst we would have dinner we sat him in his bumbo on the dining table with us (obvioulsy you would never leave them alone in a bumbo on a high surface) and like meals said its useful when you need to get things done and need them to sit somewhere for a while. Of course now that DS is 9 months we don't use it as he can easily climb out of it. I think it also helped with learning how to sit and strengthen those muscles.
