After a lot of thought and some advice from friends and health nurses we have started cutting back on Mackenzie's breast feeds so that I can eventually wean her (sometime in NEAR future!!)

This week we have done ok - I only feed her when she REALLY wants it and we try:
- distraction (toys,walks, car)
- offering her milk, water and solids before I feed her
- if she has fed recently I give her small brestfeed then pull her off(nicely!!)

We have had some success and gone up to 7 hours without a feed but the past 3 nights have gotten worse! Each night she is waking more regularly and last night was EVERY 3 hours. The first time at around 10pm DH was able to settle her in about 5 mins so not too bad but the other times she is too hysterical (and I hate hearing her like that) or we've been too tired so I feed her. She is getting her first moalrs so that's in the back of our minds as well.

So basically it feels like by cutting out some feeds during the day she is compensating at night. It's a vicous cirlce cause the more I feed her the less solids she tries and the less I feed her the more solids she tries but then still prob isn't getting enough. She has eaten more solids this week - prob 5-6 teaspoons of food as opposed to 2-3 teaspoons in the past.

Any advice or other ideas would be great. I really want to do this in the nicest way possible but also not give in so easily either.