I can totally sympathize. Went through weaning with mine and its physically and even more emotionally exhausting. While nursing (till over 1) my first everyone said give botlle here and there and never listened. Dr said wean cold turkey and I stupidly listened. Took almost 2 months before baby drank anything at all (he finally took a nuks). I vowed never to nurse without bottles here and there again. Next couple of kids bli ayin hara, nursed and went against my own advice (again never gave a bottle) but discovered when I was forced to wean that bottles and sippies don’t work but straws do! One thing to remember, they won’t take it overnight and they won’t start drinking 24 or even 16 (or even 6) ounces a day. Go slow and pretend it doesn’t matter to you hpw much they drink. Yes diapers will be drier or even completely dry for a couple of days but b”h baby will be ok. And I never noticed that filling kids up during the days helps them sleep better. I find it only makes them wake up for nursing/drink more at night. Also ask dr if you could stop formula and offer skim milk. True a baby needs whole but skim more closely resembles thin mothers milk and once you get them started on that you can start doin 7 ounce skim to one whole and daily increase whole by an ounce until baby takes it. Lots of luck and stay calm. I’ve been there
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