Last month DS starting whacking on my chest and seemed to want more milk and/or quicker than what my breasts were doing. Since xmas he has been offered a bottle (has not been a bottle baby, BF on demand) a few times while I was at the shops etc and then a few days ago he starting to bite my nipples (not too hard, but knowing he would get a reaction) when going for a feed. He would not feed but just kept biting whilst looking at me and then crying a little and then doing it again. So with him doing that (biting and not feeding) I told DH to offer him a bottle with cows milk or formula. And DS loved it. Drank it straight away no more fussing. DH says DS must know the bottle is quicker. OK, so maybe thats right, but is it ok for him to self wean onto the bottle at 12 months when I am happy to keep BF? I feel a bit bad that my supply is not so good...DS growth has been very slow over the past 4 months too... so perhaps he needed this a while ago - but I thought my Breast Milk was better for him.
Feeling a bit bad and not sure what to do? If he really is better and happier with a bottle then I can accept it, but I dont want to just give up that easy without looking at what else may be at issue here.