Confused Little Monster
Little Monster is always telling that he is "no longer a baby". Each time mommy calls him "baby", he is very fast to remind me that he is growing up very fast.
However, he does not want to wean from the bottle! Though there are times when he agrees to drink milk from the cup, that is very seldom. It really has to be from the bottle.
Each time he wants his dede (feeding bottle), he would come and give me the bottle so I can make the milk for him.
"Only babies drink from the dede," I would tell him.
"NO! I am not a baby," he would firmly say. Then continue to ask for the dede.
Sometimes I would jokingly offer him the breast to feed, to which he would disgustingly refuse.
"Eeewww! Yuck!"
Then we will all laugh.
2 Years of Breastfeeding
Of all my children, LM is the one breastfed longest -- 2 years. It was definitely not easy especially for a working mom like me. He was on breastmilk exclusively for the first year where I religiously pumped milk twice a day at work just to ensure that I keep my milk supply.
During his second year, we supplemented with formula while I was at work as I stopped expressing already but fed direct each time we were together.
Weaning
The weaning from breast was quite tough, we had to think of several antics so he will stop feeding.
The winner?
No advertisement intended, but Vicks Vaporub! Lol. He detested the smell and he weaned from breast in just 2 days. 😉
I guess the fact that he was already bottlefeeding was also a big help in our weaning process.
From the bottle, Kuya was weaned when he came back to the UAE when he was 4 while Little Miss weaned at 3 years. Little Monster is now 2.5 years so it really is not very late.
Not that I am in a hurry to really wean him, but we'd appreciate being saved from the washing part. 😉😆
How about you, at what age did your baby wean? Any tips?
❤ Arlyn
All photos are mine, taken via Samsung Galaxy note3. Edits via Picsart.
