Thanks for your huge reply Mollygirl! I think Ella and Milla are reading the same "how to annoy my parents the most" book ! Our nights sound very similar indeedy.

I ended up buying sachets of formula to try before bed. I will try to express some for future top-ups, as you said, that way I know how much she is drinking, but am a bit too exhausted to express ATM. I want to continue BF as long as possible (til she is at least 18 months or so, ideally)... but wont beat myself up about a little formula now that she has been exclusively BF for all this time. Am thinking maybe my supply has dropped a little.. will have to work on that as well with some fenugreek etc. Anyway. She refused a bottle, which is to be expected since she hasn't been offered one for a few months. Tried the sippy cup, but she refused that as well (despite loving it during the day when all it has in it is water!) So, she survived on just boobies again, and it wasnt TOO bad. I dreamfed her at 10, then she slept til 2.20, and needed a feed, then til 5:00, and I just bring her in to our bed then, and she fed again. With the leftover formula I just added it to her breakfast this morning.... Its awful, cause I hate the thought that she is hungry, but like Ella, Milla rarely has a good feed during the day. I am sure she would have self-weaned already if I hadn't been so persistent in trying to feed her - like going to a dark, quiet room, bouncing her on the swiss ball while feeding her, and singing! If I were to let her solely demand feed, I think she would just feed at night, and maybe once at midday or so.

I weighed her yesterday too, and she has only put on 100g in four weeks, so she is 7.55kg. I know its normal for them to slow down a bit, but I dont want her to get too skinny! She's loving all her solids, so I guess I will just have to fatten her up that way... But its catch 22, cause the more solids they get, the less BM they want, and then she'll want her BM quota at night!

It must be hard for you to be worrying about going back to work in May already I have to go back part-time in August, and already am wondering what to do re. feeds. I have to get in to expressing, I just really suck at it (pardon the pun!)....

When your DS weaned himself at 10 months, did you give him formula in a sippy cup all through the day, or just at bedtime? Did he just keep refusing the boob, or did he cut back gradually? I can see Milla self weaning off day feeds, but still wanting night feeds... crazy little nocturnal monkey that she is.

well, she is asleep at the moment, and so is DH.... I might make me a cup of tea and sit outside on the deck and relax a bit... then get stuck in to some cleaning ... urghhh. Got visitors this arvo.

Hello to everyone else, and hope you are all getting more sleep than me and Mollygirl!!

Rhi x