food intolerances , BF & weaing , told to FF a 13mth
OK , so ive made the decision to wean my DD , who is 13 mths .
BUT i have been given advice by health professionals , which to me is a bit backwards .
My BF career has been a huge struggle , but now in the end was worth it . i dont have any negative feelings looking back BUT i am starting to get agitated during feeds .
the advice give was that , My DD is to given a bottle of soy formula , not soy milk & and to cut out everything that she is intolerant to in my diet if i wish to keep feeding .
I have not really cut out gluten & diary out of my diet at all during my BF BUT i do know that DD would have coped better if i did . tiny amounts pass thorough to breast milk and it was not enough to cause a physical reaction , but some days/night unsettled . so in the end i know i should have but never did .
DD is a whinger and always cries and rips for my boobs to comfort her , i know its gone past the full time milk nourisment phase and was told after 9 mths calcium levels drop in BM ( i never give dairy coz stupidly i thought my milk was enough) NOW dd is low in calcium and needs to be supplemented . she is a poor weight gainer due to her intolerances so living off the miniscule amounts of food she picks at and my BM isnt enough for the health professionals .
so my question is , weaning off the breast on to a bootle isnt right is it ? or is it OK to give her formula in place of BM as its got more than what she needs right now ( i know formula is not the best thing , but given that my BM contains things shes intolerant to , it can only help , right ?)
early morning about 4:30 am dh gives her a bottle and she gors back to sleep , DH does the night wake ups as if she sees me she wants booby . she has been so good going from 6-8 feeds a night to none at all , now i dont even feed her in the morning , so shes dropped a few feeds , but shes been getting babysat alot as i have been here and there , and its doing great for our weaning , but now im worried about the stupid bottle , now im woried she will be addicted to that .
so will the soy formula give her the calcium she needs that shes not getting from me or cheese milk etc . ( i give soya custard and youghrt , but nothing like cheeses) and should the bottle replace a BF (like nap time , bed time ) or should i give at lunch ... and how much should she be having ? ( i dont give her toddler milk , just soy formula karicare)
her BF are getting fussy and shes on of on off and is becooming fussy and bititng , its like she goes on the booby to bite and not feed .
so im ok to start weaning and DD seems to be going fine too whith the odd whingy day , and i want to wean , but now ive been given the advice to bottle feed her formula , its a kick in the guts , kinda like saying , "you should have doen it all along , or you dd wouldnt be like this"
im just so confused . this post probably doesnt make sense . i want to wean , but going on to a bottle seems back tracking to me , and if i give a cup , she'll sip it but not finish it .
