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Weaning from Breastfeeding
Read all 16 responses: "So, my daughter is turning 1 on February 2nd and I would like to stop breastfeeding her however I don't want this to be a bad ...
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- hi J., I was told that you start weaning the baby off slowly. The first feeding to stop giving is the one right before bed. To replace it with a bottle of water. A...
- Steamed veggies and soft fruits are good choices, also finely shredded meats. I'm not sure about the weaning but I will say that at a year kids are old enough to be e...
- Hi J., I don't know about the weaning part - I'm still nursing and not ready to give it up yet. As far as the feeding, my daughter is one month older than your...
Weaning
(Note I've been pumping not actually breast feeding since the little guy was three weeks old). ..... weaning off breastfeeding · breastfeeding weaning ...
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- Hello. I don't have help for weaning, but I have help for pain during nursing. I used a nipple shield because of the pain and mom son couldn't latch on right. I used i...
- L., please do not feel like a wimp, the pain IS unbearable at times! My little guy couldn't latch on so I have been an exclusive pumper for seven months now. It seems...
- L., If it hurts to pump check the size of the phalenge( I think that is the name of it) the you are using. I have a Medella pump in style, but I could not use the s...
Weaning
Oct 9, 2009 ... My daughter is exclusivley breastfed and has NEVER taken a bottle She is now 11 12 months old and I really want to wean her by her birthday ...
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- I did an intermediate with my son. I took the big bottles and cut a bigger hole in them and mixed milk with formula for a while. I also intorduced him to a little bi...
- My child was the same way. And she wouldn't take a sippy cup that you had to suck from either. So, we found a sippy cup that you could take the little plastic piece ...
- It sounds like you are DONE with breastfeeding, and I know exactly how you feel. I was there with all 3 of my kids. One self-weaned, but the other two were a little ...
Weaning and Gaining Weight Afterwards
I've always lost weight after weaning. From my experience, your body holds on to some "fat stores" while you are breast feeding, and i remember losing about ...
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- If you continue to eat the way you did while breastfeeding, you will gain weight. Once you have her weaned you will need to cut down on your caloric intake. It's not t...
- Hi A. Congrats on BF this long! To answer your question - you will gain weight if don't follow a diet that you were on before pregnancy and BF. With BF, your body n...
- Hello! I breastfeed both of my children until they were about 15 to 18 months. I didn't gain any weight.
Breastfeeding
Since a whole lot of American women wean between 6 and 12 months - imagine how many people must be breastfeeding for much longer. Breastfeeding is such a ...
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- GOOD FOR YOU, L.!!!!!!!!! My son turned 2 in July & is still going pretty strong. He has days where he's not all that interested, but for the most part, still want...
- Congrats! There is no reason to wean him. I went 37 months with my 1st and weaned him because I was 8 mo. pregnant and didn't want him to be jealous of the baby. Th...
- Definitely! My 2 1/2 year old daughter, although growing up fast and exploring her independence, is still very much into nursing. We nurse 1-2 times a day now (usual...
Weaning suggestions...Please
Just stop I dreaded weaning my sonhe was about 1415 months old but one day I just stopped and put him to .... Encouraging a Breastfeeding Toddler to Wean ...
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- Tell him in X weeks or days he will be X old, and then he will be a big boy and it will be time to stop nursing. Keep reminding him of that and then when that date co...
- C., My son did the same thing. I finally gave him a cup, instead of me and his blanket. He had no problem with this at all. By this time he seemed ready to stop also....
- I am weaning my 13 month old son as well. I weaned my daughter (3 1/2) the same. Cut out one feeding a day. He'll be mad, but offer him milk. after a week, cut down an...
Stopping to Breastfeed and Cabbage Leaves
When I had to wean, I called my nurses at the hospital who had taught me how to breastfeed. They are the ones who told me to use the cabbage leaves. ...
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- I put them in the freezer for a few minutes and kept them on ALL DAY LONG!!!!! OUCH!!!!
- If you put the cabbage in the fridge so it is cool it will help with the pain a little. Do it as often as you can stand it...there is no right or wrong way to do it. ...
- Hi G., When I had to wean, I called my nurses at the hospital who had taught me how to breastfeed. They are the ones who told me to use the cabbage leaves. The co...
I Need to Get My 2Yr. Old to Stop Breastfeeding
Oct 23, 2009 ... There are actually still benefits to continuing breastfeeding. I do understand wanting to wean too. By the time ds was 21 months is was ...
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- I also just weaned by 2.5 year old. I started by telling her no at nap time & then when we were good there (maybe a week - 10 days), I started with the am feeding - s...
- I weaned my daughter at 15 months and my son at 12 months. My daughter was harder since I was home with her. I tried taking flax seed oil capsules, which they say ma...
- Okay - I know exactly how you feel. My daughter is 2 - she stopped breastfeeding in May of this year and believe me - it WASNT her idea. I tried everything but what ...
Weaning My Baby
It is your choice as far as when to stop breast feeding completely I understand I weaned my daughter after 3 mosdifficult circumstances and my son at 5 ...
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- i started giving mine breakfast right away so they'd forget about nursing when they woke up, then distract them with playing soon after eating. but mine were 14 month...
- I am not sure how to respond, as of course it is up to you and really only you when to wean. I am not clear why its a problem that you son need to eat immediately upon...
- Why do you want to wean now? He will nurse less often now and you could do the whole first year then wean. I highly reccomend contnuing nursing if you can, I did all t...
Question About Weaning to Cow's Milk
My daughter breastfed exclusively til one day she selfweanedcold turkey at only 9months and I had no choiceand it was okayed by pedi to put her on whole ...
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- You should speak with your pediatrician regarding this. Instead of cows milk, you might consider a soy milk product or juice. Since you will be weaning soon it might b...
- You should ask your doctor, but it's probably OK. They give the 12 month warning because they want the first 12 months to be MOSTLY breastmilk or formula. Your bab...
- I would call your ped. office and ask for their input. This is what my doctor told me when my daughter was weening at 11-12 months: She said there is more nutrients in...
