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Breastfeeding Weaning
"How Weaning Happens" by Diane Bengson includes the personal experiences of mothers who have weaned in a variety of ways. You can buy them through our ...
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- you don't have to wean completely; both your body and your childs will get used to one feeding a day, and you will both continue to get the benefits.
- K. -- I'm in favor of keeping one nighttime feeding (at bedtime). You've been successful in eliminating the other feedings and your body must be adjusted to that. My...
- In case you don't use the other's comments on continuing BFing in the evening, here is what we did. At 13 months, I tried eliminating the last nursing which was in th...
Weaning
And one book that was really helpful was How Weaning Happens by Diane Bengson. It is a la lache league international book and really answers questions that ...
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- I think a lot of us mentioned this before...he really needs to be eating more solids. By 8 1/2 months, he should be able to eat baby food 3x a day. If he is taking in...
- I would first increase his solid food intake during the day. I wonder if he is hungry and waking at night to nurse. My daugher at three solid food meals at that age in...
- I also had all kinds of questions on how to wean my son. He is now 2 1/2 and I am nursing my 9 month old daughter and actually getting ready to think about weaning her...
Breastfeeding 19 Mo Old...
Now, if you are both ready to wean, I recommend a book entitled How Weaning Happens by Diane Bengson. Good luck and be patient. ...
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- I weaned my daughter at 14 months...and she didn't like milk either....I bought the Promised Land whole milk and mixed it with Promised land chocolate...no child is go...
- I nursed our son until he was 19 mo old and our ONLY way of weening him was to have my husband put him down at night or get up with him at night. Anytime I would go i...
- hi i breast feed my son till 2 months before his 3rd b-day. I limited his feedings to only nap time and bed time. From then I skiped every other naptime feeding, only ...
Nursing While Pregnant?
... then I recommend "How Weaning Happens" by Diane Bengson. She has some good advice on how to gently lead your child toward weaning without ending up in a ...
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- Hi, S.! Congrats on your pregnancy! Some doctors say that you shouldn't nurse while you're pregnant because nursing causes your uterus to contract, which is what h...
- I nursed during my second and also my current pregnancy. I was told 20 weeks is where i should stop because of nutrition for my unborn baby and also because of the ris...
- Hi, My name is E.. I have three kids who are 4 1/2, 2 1/2 and a 2 month old. Don't worry about nursing while you are pregnant. I have tandem nursed my kids (nursing...
Help....
I recommend you read "How Weaning Happens" by Diane Bengson for tips. As for your milk supply, it will respond to your baby's demand. ...
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- Hi D., I can only tell you what worked for me. I let my daughter nurse until she was ready to quit. She had a few sips at bedtime and when she woke up until she w...
- Have you tried offering her sippy cups with milk in them? I can't be more help because I only nursed for about 4 months but if theres no more milk than there really is...
- Have you tried the playtex bottles, the nipple is the most similar to breastfeeding. Also at her age, you could supplement 1/2 apple juice and 1/2 water in a sippee c...
Weaning a Toddler...how to Begin?
Asked by S.H. from Phoenix
on October 18, 2007
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I have a 21-month-old son who is still very attached to breastfeeding. He has used it as a comfort since he was teeny, and now when he is having a melt-down it is the ...
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- My youngest daughter didn't stop till almost 3!! My oldest at 3 months.. All kids different, but I felt the same way at 2 I just kept limiting her time in 3-6 months s...
- First I would say don't be embarrassed. I breastfed my first until she was 27 months old and my second for three years. Not so much because I wanted to (although the...
- I weaned my daughter at 20 months and did it gradually and with love. When it got down to the last feeding which was before bedtime, I just cut that one off cold turk...
Breastfeeding 19 Mo Old...
Now, if you are both ready to wean, I recommend a book entitled How Weaning Happens by Diane Bengson. Good luck and be patient. ...
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- I weaned my daughter at 14 months...and she didn't like milk either....I bought the Promised Land whole milk and mixed it with Promised land chocolate...no child is go...
- I nursed our son until he was 19 mo old and our ONLY way of weening him was to have my husband put him down at night or get up with him at night. Anytime I would go i...
- hi i breast feed my son till 2 months before his 3rd b-day. I limited his feedings to only nap time and bed time. From then I skiped every other naptime feeding, only ...
Weaning
And one book that was really helpful was How Weaning Happens by Diane Bengson. It is a la lache league international book and really answers questions that ...
Answers
- I think a lot of us mentioned this before...he really needs to be eating more solids. By 8 1/2 months, he should be able to eat baby food 3x a day. If he is taking in...
- I would first increase his solid food intake during the day. I wonder if he is hungry and waking at night to nurse. My daugher at three solid food meals at that age in...
- I also had all kinds of questions on how to wean my son. He is now 2 1/2 and I am nursing my 9 month old daughter and actually getting ready to think about weaning her...
Extended Nursing and Weaning
Asked by J.H. from Myrtle Beach
on October 1, 2006
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My son will be 18 months old in a couple of weeks and is still nursing. He is VERY attached to nursing. I've gotten it down mostly to first thing in the morning, bef...
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- Hi, you've got alot of good responses for the weaning so I have nothing to add here really except I nursed until my son was 2 years old and then decided enough was eno...
- Hi J., I nursed both my boys for 18 months, and it was great! One thing I can tell you, once you go that long, they won't give it up on their own, but they will give...
- I have a set of twins, along with three other children. None of mine nursed that long but when you do feel ready to stop nursing, with our twins I pumped and put it in...
Weaning from the Breast
Asked by A.M. from Fayetteville
on April 24, 2009
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I have a 19 month old daughter who still nurses at nap time and bed time (and sometimes through the night!) It is time to wean her, but I need help- I've never done t...
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- Try some Ib's or tylenol to help with the pain. Dropping one feeding at a time will help also, although for it to be truly effective, it might take longer than you wa...
- no advice here just wishing you good luck. my son is 17 1/2 months old and he still nurses like all night, i'm so tired but dont know what else to do. i'm not ready to...
- I breastfed my youngest for 26 months and the only reason I quit then was cause I ran out of milk it is good for her and you you have to hold her to breast feed her do...
