breastfeeding at 6 months ang not sure how I drop feeds

[B.Bee]

I have a very needy little baby girl who had a feed day and night every 3 hours. I am just starting to wean her as we had some fromplems at 4 and half months weaning as she had had a cold and was off her food. But she always wants her breastfeed. I cant see how I can possibly start to drop any breastfeeds duriong the day as my health visitor suggests. Will she naturally not want a breastfeed when she has more regular and bigger solid meals, I know theoretically she should be more full so not need it but does the need for the comfort of it in the day wear off, or does it just depend on the child as I need to return to work when she will be 10 months and I know she should be ok then but i cant see the transition as the way she is now. she doesnt do bottle or any other milk or my breast milk other than from me, advice please.....

[annie0000]

replace the mid morning and mid afternoons with a solid feed and a drink of water from a cup - she should need less milk, but can still have a feed midday before nap and before bed and when you get up in the morning. Your health visitor should be able to help you.

[Pippa68]

Once my babies were on regular solid food I managed to drop them down to one feed in the morning and one at night before bed.

This was a natural progression on their part, and by the time they were 10 months they had decided they didn't want any breastfeeds at all! this was a bit upsetting for me, but I made myself believe that this was all normal and they were ready for the next stage of growing up :o)

You might want to go along with annies suggestion regarding a cup ~ there are follow-on milks available on the market or you might want to continue giving her breastmilk which you can express. However I found in my experience that when I dropped the daytime feeds my milk diminished somewhat..which is something you might want to happen anyway?

You haven't said how long you wish to breastfeed for, but your milk will adjust itself to the feeds your baby requires.

[boobesque]

Emmy is 8 months old now and has 3 meals a day and has small breast feeds 3 times a day, one as a snack in the moring, same in the afternoon and a full feed before bed, she still wakes in the night but only has two feeds, she will drop naturally when she is ready as they still need 500ml (not that you can see!) of milk up to one, if you dont want this to be breastfeeds then you will have to change to formula or express as milk is so essential.

[aims1202]

If you give your baby proper soild food meals say three a day then she will not need as much breast milk. you could still give her some breast feeds which ever are best for you but not before any meals. so it could be mid morning and after dinner. Some babies do have far too much milk as they get older and it probably is for comfort. When they do they dont eat enough food. Babies dont need feeding at night after 3 months it can even be earlier than this. If they wake up just give water and they'll soon stop waking!
if its really hard ask for help from anyone you can its important to get help when you need it. Good luck.