My Son Self Weaned from BF at 10 1/2 Months Old

I've known people that have but you shouldn't replace it with regular milk. He might protest but he needs either breatmilk or formula for nutriotional reasons.

Pump the breastmilk or give formula. It is ok to give some Milk but it he should not be on Milk 100% until a year old. He may be weaning himself but keep up with the sippy and back off of the water and replace it with BM or Formula.

My son weaned at exactly the same time! After 2 weeks of pumping in case he came back, I had to accept that he was done. If you look on the internet, you will find many accounts of a nursing strike at this age; that made me convinced it was a strike but it wasn't.

If you are OK about stopping, you might want to take advantage of his stopping. I wonder why he is even refusing pumped milk --are you on something like an antibiotic that is changing the taste?

It was a sad time for me when my son weaned, but he seemed completely fine. I remember that it seemed that he wanted to nurse one time after he stopped and when I offered he gave me a look like "are you kidding?!?"

My little girl did the same thing at 10 months. I planned to breastfeed until she was a year old, but she self-weaned. She would just bite me every time I tried giving her my breast, then laugh, then she'd turn her head away. She all of a sudden one day just decided she did not want any more! And that was it! Made me a little bit sad because I wasn't quite ready yet, but I guess it was better than having a child that was hard to wean, and I knew that SHE was ready. After that she took a sippy cup and/or bottle great and loved it. I guess she just knew she was done nursing. She still is the type of child that lets me know very clearly exactly what she wants! :) I say listen to your little man...sounds like he knows what he wants!

I'm thinking it's a nursing strike. True weaning happens gradually, not all-of-a-sudden like that. My guess is that he's teething or has an earache or something that makes it uncomfortable for him to nurse.

Check out the www.kellymom.com link that someone else posted for good info on nursing strikes and getting baby back to the breast.

Yes, I had a ten month old baby girl do this to me seven months ago (my third baby; never had this happen before). She refused to nurse past this point and she had been solely breastfed up to this point except for the introduction of solids. At the very end, she would bite as if to say, "I am trying to tell you; no more." I then bought formula up to a year and then transitioned her to whole milk.

Her lack of interest was hard on me just because I wanted her to nurse longer. But, I think she knew what she needed because after she stopped breastfeeding her excema went away.

I would buy some powdered formula so that he is still getting the proper nutritients he needs (buy a very small can; just in case he won't take it).

Good luck! Follow his lead; it will be fine.

I honestly think it's a nursing strike. This age range is when infant to toddler hood is full of distractions, learning new things and conquering new feats. Children are known to not self wean 100% before the age of 2 y/o unless coerced or encouraged. Of course you can take this strike and run with it... and make it an absolute wean.

It may also be that something's changed in the milk taste, because mainstream milk tastes much worse than sweet breastmilk - can you maybe be pregnant?

My daughter self-weaned at 11 1/2 months. She was a greedy little thing and simply loved to eat. And although I had every intention of nursing until she was 2, I must admit I was happy.

Babies rarely wean under a year. Where it was so abrupt it may be a nursing strike. There is info on kellymom about nursing strikes, a small paragraph at the bottom of this link and there are a number of links to articles about nursing strikes on this page as well. http://www.kellymom.com/bf/concerns/baby/back-to-breast.h....

He really needs breastmilk or formula through the first year so if you don't get him back to the breast you may want to pump or use formula. Or you can check with your pedi to see if it's okay to just do milk.

This did not happen to me, but here are my thoughts:

you are probably a little disappointed. try not to take it personally, he is just growing up and getting more independent. be happy that he can go to sleep on his own. since 1 out of 5 questions it seems are about getting children to sleep independently, count yourself lucky! also, think of it this way...since he is weaning himself you won't have to endure any hard feelings or guilt or crying when you would have otherwise weaned him!

i wanted to wean my daughter at age 1 and my dr. gave me the ok to start her on whole milk in a sippy to get used to it. as long as your little one eats a healthy diet, he should be ok. and, if he doesn't want milk for now, it's ok, part of the reason that dr.'s don't want them to have milk at this age is because it does not have enough nutrients to substitue food as does breast milk. often, parents give so much milk that the kids fill up and don't eat. if your son is eating, he'll be fine! just check with your dr. to be sure!

All I can say is maybe better keep pumping in case he changes his mind!

Otherwise, sounds like a dream come true child!!

:)

(all three of my kids weaned themselves between 9 months and 14 months. But we got stuck in the nurse to sleep routine. I think it's AWESOME you won't even have THAT!)

He may not like the taste or sensation of nursing. Never heard of it like this.

My son did at 11 months. I was planning on going until 12 months, he lost interest before then. I was kind of sad, I realized I was going to miss the whole thing, which surprised me. But then again, we didn't have to go through the weaning process, which can be hard I understand from friends who've been through it. He was just fine, and I'm sure your son will be too!

My daughter self weaned at this age. She just had way too much to see to waste time buried in my boobs. I'd wouldn't worry too much about it. Just follow his cues and make sure he's getting enough nutrition.
Good luck!

My son did the same thing at 10 1/2 months - just one day was done breast feeding. I thought for him it was because he got a cold and couldn't breathe well when he was breastfeeding so I switched to a cup at that point.

My daughter did the same thing around 9 1/2 months. She discovered that table food was much better. I did try and give her formula for a few months in a bottle along with the occasional cows milk. But my Dr told me not to worry she was eating well and was with in a good height/weight ratio. Just to give her what she wants.

Obviously he's ready for real food. You think this is early, my daughter weaned herself at 6 months. It's just time to break out the toddler safe food. Good luck!

yup! My daughter self weaned at this age! I remember feeling shocked at how quick and absolute her decision was. One day feeding... next day done... and wanted NOTHING to do with it! Now that she is 5... it fits with her personality (haha)... she is very independent and know what she wants and expresses this clearly! lol