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When to Stop Breastfeeding
Plus since your son will take a bottle thats great, weaning him will go much easier. ITs more you enjoying the time you spend with your baby that you feel ...
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- Hello- I just wanted to let you know that you should never feel guilty- you did more for your children than many people do! I nursed all three of my children- the old...
- Relax its ok to stop breastfeeding. Its very time consuming. I breastfed all three of my boys for no longer then 6 months. My boys are now 21 and 16 and have never h...
- I only breast fed my 2 boys for 6 weeks. My doctor (who is a specialist in the pediatric field) told me that even if you only breast feed for 1 week it is better than ...
Question About How Long to Nurse
... to shoot me a msg my daughter is 19 months old weined herself around a year ... disgusting There is no way around this Keep a bottle of lysol spray and ...
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- My daughter was the same. It gives you permission to sit down and relax with her. :) Take advantage of this time, it will pass quickly!
- Hi! when my daughter was born I timed her feedings (sounds odd I know but worked for us!) I did this bc If I let her feed for as long as she wanted to we would both ha...
- It can be normal...but are you sure she is still eating? Nursing babies will eat sometimes and then adjust their suck so they are just sucking, not eating. That is w...
Soy Milk
... that drinks another species milk after being weined from the breast. ... after they were off the bottle so the long term use could be the cause as well. ...
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- Hi R., Absolutely! It is a natural source of Estrogen. Girls shouldn't have it before puberty and boys should resist it completely. It is a cheap source of protein ...
- I totally believe in moderation of all things. Excessive intake of soy (especially with infant formula being the main staple of an individual's diet) does not have goo...
- R., The main concern about soy is that it contains high levels of phytoestrogens -- estrogen-like substances found in some plants. Kenneth D.R. Setchell, PhD, a res...
Three Questions: Doctors, Chatrooms and Toddler Who Won't Eat.
Although I'm a strong believer in child lead weining, I'm trying my best to encourage my son to wein himself. I've cut back on nursing him to only 3-4 times ...
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- Did you find a pediatrician yet? I use Dr Honebrink. I drive down from the Phoenix area to take my kids to her. She is wonderful. We even cried together when she asked...
- There is nothing wrong with breastfeeding your child, however, he does need to eat more solids at his age because he is growing super fast right now you need to encour...
- Hi E., Nice to meet another mom committed to attachment parenting:) I can't help you with the chat room or pediatrician question...but have you looked into a pedi...
Question About Getting Pregnant
But once I found out I was pregnant, I fast tracked the weining process. ... She wouldn't take a bottle or even eat food, but stopped nursing completely ...
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- I became pregnant twice while I was nursing, both times I hadn't started my period yet. One of my daughters weaned herself at 10 months after I became pregnant. She wo...
- I did but my daughter was 18m when I got pregnant so I wasn't nursing very often 2 times a day maybe 3 for 10m or less at a time.
- Hi Sherry, Your question isn't silly at all. I became pregnant (planned) while nursing my little one. That really isn't a problem. Check out your local La Leche Lea...
Breastfeeding Twins?
She feeds them by bottle at the same time. So if one wakes up she gets them ..... are you going to do this to yourself, and that's when I started weining. ...
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- I say give nursing your best shot. The fact that you're a SAHM, you've breastfed successfully before and your other child is a bit older all are points in your favor. ...
- Don't give up! You absolutely can do it! There are many helpful books but the best start would be a lactation consultant or La Leche League leader. Call now so you c...
- i say try breastfeeding. you have everything to gain fromit and only sleep to loose from it:) i commend you for wanting to do it. i cant say it wont be tough but i th...
Sneaking Veggies into Food
I started her on some jadegreenzymes and sprinkled it in her bottle, ..... I also started weining them from the pureed foods and started chunking them in ...
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- You can sneak vegetables into the sauce if you make your own pizza. Saute some zucchini, onion, mushrooms, & spinach in a little olive oil, then put it in the blender...
- Hi M.~ Check out the cookbook, "Deceptively Delicious". Has great recipes to sneak veggies into recipes, even muffins and cookies! Good luck!
- M., Im right there with you. I have 2 boys. my 3yr is a super picky eater since 2. I gave up. He has been in the 98% tile since birth (8.15lbs 2 weeks early) and the d...
Breaking the Binki!!
My daughter was about 18months old when we weined her off of the ..... cold turkey method I threw out all his binkisand his bottles one night I didnt even ...
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- Breaking the binky is the worst! I think your just gonna have to commit to it and deal with what she had to throw at you. I like the idea someone mentioned about pic...
- My daughter is a very stubborn 1 year old. For two weeks I told her we were going to throw away her binkies. It became a game. I kept acting like I was throwing it ...
- I let my daughter cry it out – it took about 3 days then she was fine. But I have heard someone say they took their child to build a bear and had her put the pacifier...
Allergies in a 5 Month Old?
Bottle & Breastfeeding · Digestion · Eating Disorders · Eating Out .... (that is adding to/causing the depression) she could be weined off the medication. ...
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- I'm not sure how you've addressed this problem, but I wanted to add my opinion. Your baby may very well have allergies, but you probably won't know for sure until he'...
- If you feel like your daughters depression is really affecting her life, or if you think there is a chance she might hurt herself, medication can really help. It can ...
- My son went to an allergist before his first b-day (I can't remember the exact age). They said he clearly had allergies, though seasonal allergies frequently don't te...
Looking for Advice on Weining My Child
Asked by T.B. from Orlando
on August 15, 2009
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My son is almost 6 months old and his teeth are coming in. I have introduced a bottle to him numerous times but he just bites on the nipple and spits it out. He will b...
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- I swear by the playtex nurser with the latex nipple for my breastfed babies. It is very much like the breast (very soft). And since it's only once a week you should ...
- No matter what you find that he will drink from (bottle, sippy cup or straw) there is no need to wean at all... When you are around your little one, then continue to ...
- Try just giving him a sippy cup....I have a couple that went straight from nursing to sippy cups. :>)
