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I gave up with DD1 after my nipples bled into the breastmilk, but I kept at with DD2 for 8 weeks, when I pretty much dried up. I would probably stop BF and use the frozen BM until it runs out, FF if there is a gap before he turns one, and then use milk. DD1 still drinks milk at night from a sippy cup right before bed while we read her a story, so they don't have to be restricted to daytime only. She drinks from an regular cup when sitting at a table, so she knows how. He will have to learn to take from a sippy cup soon anyway, so might as well try. I can tell you are torn because you really want to make it to a year, but I think you are putting undue pressure on yourself. Do you really think his internal organs and brain, etc., know the exact second he turns one? Yeah, he is only 11 months or so now, but you have stored BM that should take you through for a while, and both my girls are meeting all their milestones, and exceeding a fair amount and they are FF'd. Breast may be best, but plenty of children do really well with formula, and that's from day one, not month eleven. Don't be so hard on yourself. You made it this far, and that's pretty darn good. Any man that bit my nipples would be banned from them for life.
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