need to wean 2-month old ds

[agustinleah]

help! I need to wean my 2-month old ds so I can resume working in a month's time. I tried giving him formula today but he kept on crying and won't latch on the bottle's nipple, so I end up nursing him because I can't bear to see him cry so long and he seems very hungry already. I don't know what to do, I need to start working again because I'm a single mom. any ideas? thanks so much.

[des477]

Maybe pump at work. Dont know if that will help him take the bottle but he will like the milk better

[madelsmama]

Is pumping not an option while at work? Many, many of us pump while at work.

[eematwork]

Just keep trying with the bottle - It took my baby a solid 8 days before taking it. And don't BF immediately if rejects the bottle.

Is pumping not an option? I have been pumping at work for 7 months and while not ideal, it does work and the pump is cheaper than the formula. Just an option.

[bedeilly]

I would agree with other posts here and encourage you to pump while at work, if possible. My DS is going on 14 months and Im still at it a few times a day. But then again, I work in a mom-friendly environment and have an office with a door that closes/locks. I was also fortunate that DS never had a problem going from breast to bottle. Also, you'll save a lot of money by not buying formula. I had a period of about two months when I weaned (I started to introduce a little bit of formula when DS was about 4 wks old and continued adding until almost all formula at 11 weeks when he started daycare. I, too, was going back to work and didn't think I wanted to pump. We also struggled with a very painful latch. But then I had a change of heart and gave pumping/nursing another try - took a lot of effort, but so worth it. I would really encourage you to give this some more thought and maybe talk to a LC before hanging up the pump.

[amkari]

Why not continue nursing and use a pump while at work? Being a single mom shouldn't prevent you from continuing to bf... and you won't have to spend extra money to feed your ds. As a single mom myself there is no way I could afford formula even if I wanted to.

With ds I went back to work as a corrections officer and pumped 2-3x per shift for over a year. Pumping while working as an officer in a men's prison was interesting to say the least. lol Fortunately my Lt. was understanding and assigned me to the medical department for most of the time, I did occasionally land in a housing unit though and finding a place to pump there was more difficult.

Now with dd, I am hoping to build my Avon business enough not to go to work for someone else. She is 3 wks now so I don't have much time left. But... if I do end up returning to outside employment you can bet my Medela will go with me. I refuse to even bring formula through my front door. ;-)

Good luck!