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Hello

I plan to have stopped breast feeding by the end of April (was originally end of Feb, but I didn't want to stop) as I am going away for a few days with chics and don't want to have to express etc.

Now he is on solids he's having less breast milk anyway and has up to two bottles a day. He currrently has formula and lunch time and at about 6 when DH comes home. He wakes about twice a night for feeding. Should I be giving formula at different times to help me reduce down more?

I was originally ready to stop at 2 months but have been really pleased I have kept going, but now feel is the right time to reduce/end - especially as he's got teeth!

Hi Chris

Yes - all his night feeds are BF, I think during the day now he has tiny top ups but doesn't really feed from me much in the day. I know I want to give up - but will miss the closeness and ease of it. Also worried about putting on wieght when I stop (which I keep telling DH is my selfish reason to keep going). I did think of trying him on formula when he got up at 2am tonight but then changed my mind 0 Don;'t think I'm helping myself!

DOesn't help when at my mums yesterday he was having a BF and she said - oh I thougth you'd given up (one of the well meaning people who said I should give him more bottle from the start) and then DH keeps saying - well it's good to cut down (he also would have had me quit earlier although he denies this!!) sorry little rant over.

Gracie - you're right they grow up so fast - can't believe he's six months already he's rolling over and babbling away to hisself - he keeps saying something like dada - which is all we say to him to try and teach him it - but DH claims we can't count it as his first word yet! It does feel odd stopping as I was so worried I wouldn't be able to do it in the first place.