Any breastfeeding moms starting to wean?

Question

Any tips? Planning on going till he's a year, he's just starting to self wean. Not as interested doesn't drink as long, and my supply is dropping 😭😭😭😭

Answer

This starting happening with my first and now my May baby. What worked for us was just nursing morning and night and throughout the day whole milk. Just starting “cold turkey” like this last Friday and he literally doesn’t care! Once he gets a year I’ll cut the morning one and leave the night unless he wants to cut it sooner! Good luck!!

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I wanted to go a year, my May baby was self weaning too. Not much interact during the day, short feeds but a decent one morning and before bed. A week ago he went on a nursing strike and I haven’t been able to get him to latch. He has a meltdown.. cries, rolls away and pushes me. I think we’re done. It’s devastating but he made up his mind I guess :((

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My LO started to self wean around the end of February. I just went along with it cause I have enough 8-ounce bags in the freezer to last me until his birthday. My last feed was on the 31st and I'm done. He has one feed of breastmilk a day and two cow's milk. He hated formula I even tried toddler formula. I slowly cut down a feed every weak. 
The best thing I did was to cut out the night feed first. Now he doesn't wake up for milk anymore just for cuddles.
Other than that everything went smoothly I guess because I followed baby-led weaning there wasn't any convincing to be done.
Also, I'm glad I have a stash and he's still having expressed milk. That will be easy to wean off as he's already used to cows milk. I would like to supplement with formula too but he did not like the taste of the brands I tried. 
The only thing negative about the whole weaning off nursing is right now. Somehow weaning off this last feed has made me feel sore and swollen. I keep taking hot baths and massaging the lumpy areas to prevent mastitis.

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We are in the process of it. I stopped pumpkins while he was at daycare and just did morning, before bed, and any nighttime feeds. Then we swapped to morning feeds being bottle. Past two days I don’t think he’s gotten enough at night so we did a bottle before bed tonight and we’ll see how it goes. I’m excited to have my boobs back to myself but also sad this special time is over.

Any breastfeeding moms starting to wean?

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