What’s the best way to wean my baby off of my breast onto either expresses milk or formula!!!?

[Cow09]

Hello new to this group!! But I am after advise! I breast feed my little boy, who is now 9 months not so little!! I am struggling with pains during feeds as he now has lots of teeth, I am happy to continue my breast feeding journey with him but just use bottles! But... he is rather fussy and only likes me! I have tried several times and he has gone a whole 24 hours no milk! Admit idly it’s not too bad as he has 3 meals, snacks and water a day! But, at night when he’s upset I find it so tricky to be strong willed with bottles! I have tried every different bottle brand and make! Nothing seems to help!

I have read in a few places sometimes it’s better to skip expressing and use formula as it’s a different taste! I have also tried that and he will not take any at all!

My next query is as my milk is drying up I am finding it hard to produce as much as I could before! Being I am trying to get him to take to a bottle I spose I am wanting and needing more because of wastage! What’s the best way to build my milk supply back up! Any tips and advise welcome! I have loved my breast feeding journey it’s been so easy until now I’m scared to feed him as I assign ally he bites me and it also just hurts when the latch is different angled I guess against his sharp teeth!!!

[sugar_vee]

Hi, your doing a great job! My son was weaned at 11months and I felt the same way. I kept trying with cow & gate and tommee tippee bottles and persevered. Eventually he took to it. It was a battle and he went without milk almost 2 days hence my milk supply reduced too. Both of my children took tommee tippee bottles and cow and gate. It tastes the nicest I found! This was a year ago... All the best on your journey!

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[pinkie93]

Have you tried just giving him your expressed milk in a beaker rather than a bottle?