Breastfeeding & Work: Teddy Bears
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Weaning from Breastfeeding
Asked by L.C. from Austin
on July 1, 2007
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My daughter is 16 months old and still breastfeeding, in addition to eating 'adult' food. She can drink from a sippy cup or bottle, and has started drinking cow's milk...
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- I nursed until my daughter was two and we cut nursings out gradually. I explained it to her weeks in advance and we mentioned it every day. I told her I love nursing...
- I co-slept, so getting up at night wasn't an issue - and after a while I could sleep though him pulling my shirt up... but it sounds like your daughter is enjoying the...
- I nursed my daughter until she was around 3. The first 6 months was pretty regular, then mostly in the morning and at night, naptime and for boo boos. Eventually she t...
How to Explain Breastfeeding to 3 Year Old?
Asked by S.M. from Columbus
on October 14, 2010
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I am due with baby #2 in a month, and my son is turning 3 a couple weeks after that. He has a much better understanding of the baby than I expected. When people ask ...
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- My friend was nursing her baby when my older son was just turning 3, and I never really wondered about it. When I had him, I was babysitting some girls who were 3 and...
- I have a 6 week old and a 4 year old. I didn't say anything to him about it. I just waited for him to ask. When he did, I explained I was giving the baby special milk ...
- go to youtube and find Maria breastfeeding on Sesame Street!
Night Time Breastfeeding One-year Old / Am I a Pacifier?
Asked by M.O. from Los Angeles
on February 15, 2008
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This past week my one-year old daughter has been literally inconsolable when she wakes up at her normal time somewhere between midnight and 2 a.m. She comes into our ...
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- Hello! I'm a mother of four and it sounds very similar to a situation I had with my fourth and last child. I went to work but had a live in nanny/housekeeper and...
- At the risk of being blunt- yes, you are a pacifier. There is absolutely no nutritional reason for a one year old to need to feed at night, and by this age the need t...
- I can totally relate to you, as I am having the same problem with my 17-month old son. I, too, would like to wean him soon, although I cannot lie and say that I do no...
Wakes Every Two Hours
Asked by K.H. from San Antonio
on November 4, 2009
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Hi moms! I've recently posted on here about troubles I've had with breastfeeding my daughter but I'd also like to get your advice about some sleep issues. My girl ha...
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- I went through the same thing with my baby. Here is what I learned - the teething is not what is making her wake. Babies go through separation anxiety around 6-7 mos...
- It sounds like she is hungry and needs more.
- Tylenol won't end all her pain/discomfort. She may also be going through a growth spurt and need the extra food.
Co Sleeping Not for Me
Asked by K.L. from Phoenix
on August 9, 2006
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My son is 6 weeks old and loves to sleep on my chest to nap or at night. When I put him in his basinet (asleep) he wakes himself up and cries. I have tried to sing to ...
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- I know that pediatricians recommend against this, so I am only going to tell you want we did with our first daughter who is now two. She would not sleep on her back o...
- Ok K., I'm a K. too. I have b&g twins and my son slept with us until 15months of age. But we also didn't mind it until he grew. (I wrote all this thinking your ...
- Hey!! Congrats on ur baby first of all!! My son had a lot of health problems when he was first born, and so it was terrible all around... I REALLY wanted to cosleep an...
Help Please
Asked by L.S. from Atlanta
on August 10, 2007
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My daughter is almost 7 months, she always sleeps while I am nursing her and she gets up so many times at night to nurse she wont go back to sleep until she nurse. We...
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- I remember those days. I did not co sleep, but I did breastfeed all of my children until they were a little over a year old. I was up most of the night with my first b...
- It is normal for a child who is used to the closeness and warmth of breastfeeding to want to be close to mom, to associate sleep with being next to mom's skin, and to ...
- I like this author alot, and noticed it in the google ads - http://www.pantley.com/E./advice/index.html I would read and listen to tips, then just do what you feel co...
Need Sleep!
Asked by S.P. from Los Angeles
on December 26, 2006
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I request sleep! My 5 month old is waking up 3-4 times a night. She has been doing this for the past 2 months. This is our routine: Bath at about 8pm, nursing sess...
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- Limit the time she sleeps during the day. It's not easy at first and will take about 2 weeks to get her into this routine. My first child, a girl, slept all the time a...
- I have a 4 month old who was doing the same thing 2 months ago. I had to let him cry it out for about a week and now all I have to do is bath at 6:30 bottle then lay h...
- Oh those are not fun times, my Son was in the Hospital until he was 1 month old because he was a Preemie, when we took him Home he would wake up every three hours to e...
Sleepless Nights with a 13 Week Old
Asked by A.D. from Los Angeles
on February 10, 2008
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I have a 13 week old little girl. Her last feeding is around 11:30 pm - midnight. She hasn't been a great sleeper yet and lately she is waking around 3 am. She does no...
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- Hello A., It looks like you received a lot of wonderful advice from different moms out there... if you are looking for some better sleep in general, you can try Ped...
- According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, "By three months, most (but not all) infants consistently sleep through the night (seven or eight hours without interr...
- My son was a HORRIBLE sleeper until he was 10 months old. He never slept more than 3 hours at a time. He also had an issue with being swaddled and liked to sleep on u...
