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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...
Help Weaning Breastfed Baby - He Won't Take Formula Bottle from Me
Read all 11 responses: "Due to my work schedule, I am trying to slowly wean my 6 month old son off of the breast. Starting by only pumping once/day at work, ...
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- that is not uncommon at all.....the baby can still smell your milk, so he thinks that is what he should be getting. I was told to try to turn the baby away from you.....
- Have you tried giving him the formula in a sippy cup? My sister transitioned her son from the breast directly to a sippy cup at six months - he never had a bottle at ...
- Hi S., Call the Le Leche League resource person. Depending where you live. ###-###-#### or 1-###-###-#### There is a Lactation Consultant at ###-###-#### at ...
Pregnant and Still Breastfeeding My 11 Month Old???
I have an 11 month old son who I am still breastfeeding. I am in the process of starting to wean him as I plan to stop when he's about a year. ...
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- I breastfed my daughter until she was 2 years old - I was 5 mos pregnant when she weaned. My OBGYN was fine with it. Congrats! M.
- Congratulations!! Your son has gotten a good start from you breastfeeding him for 11 months. If it were me, I'd go ahead and wean him. The first trimester takes a l...
- I nursed my daughter until I was 5 months pregnant with my son - as long as it is a normal pregnancy it should be fine to continue nursing.
Trying to Wean and She Can't Tolerate the Substitutes...
Sep 29, 2009 ... I am attempting to wean my daughter off the breast..." ... weaning from breast · breast feeding diet · allergic to breast milk ...
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- She could be allergic to milk. Does she have the stomach issues when you drink a lot of milk or eat a lot of dairy? If she is allergic to milk she is most likely all...
- Since she's nearly one, shouldn't you be able to choose milk over formula? If she's having trouble tolerating dairy, you might try rice milk. My three year old has a t...
- First off, congratulations on making it this long breastfeeding. You're in the minority. Great job mom! I really get the wanting to have your body back. Nursing ...
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...
Not Wanting to Breastfeed
Oct 3, 2009 ... My daughter self-weaned at about that age, too. She was just "too busy" to take time out to breastfeed. I dried up and had to feed her ...
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- I don't think he's weaning. As some others suggested, he's become extremely efficient, and I also think it might be an attention span thing. Have you tried nursing h...
- Your son sounds completely normal. As they got older, they often don't want to nurse quite as often, nor does it take them as long to do it. When my son was about ni...
- This just happened to me too. My son is now 9 and a half months and has been off the breast for about 4 weeks. He wouldn't nurse unless it was the middle of the night....
Breastfeeding/Pumping Help Needed!!
BreastfeedingPumping Help Needed. Hi all I am exclusively pumping for a my four month old but nursing her twice a night when she wakes up I havent weaned ...
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- My personal opinion is that breastfed babies should still be getting a night feeding at 4 months. Breastmilk is digested faster quicker than formula. And yes your supp...
- why wean her from night feeding at this point? She is still way too young to go through the night without eating. this is also an important time for bonding between th...
- Do you breastfeed her before she goes to bed or after work? 8 ounces is a lot for one pumping session. I would barely get any and I breastfed for 10 months. How many t...
Breastfeeding Issue
Im a breastfeeding mom of a 14 month old. We have been having issues with ... If you don't want to wean, then really the only method is to remove her from ...
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- that's interesting, my daughter is 14 months too and she is also started to bite me when i nurse her. i just stop and tell her that she hurts me, then she goes back on...
- J., Opinions and philosophies on breastfeeding past a year are mixed, and everyone's entitled to their own. I see nursing past a year to be just fine as long as EV...
- Hi J., If your feeling it's enough for you then listen to yourself. I had to do the same thing. Once my 9 month old starting biting I said, "No Way"! And besides m...
Breastfeeding
The best way to wean from breastfeeding is to simply stop all breast stimulation . Get a head of cabbage and keep it in your fridge. take a leaf and place it ...
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- i took a certain birth control. it's called triphasal. it took about a week or two to dry up.
- Soemthing I did that really helped make it less painful (without taking pills), I did a 50/50 kinda thing at first. Added a bottle every other time I fed. I did that f...
- The best way to wean from breastfeeding is to simply stop all breast stimulation. Get a head of cabbage and keep it in your fridge. take a leaf and place it on each br...
Breastfeeding and TTC
Congrats on breastfeeding for so long. I'm currently 3 months pregnant and still breastfeeding my 18-month old. We are actually in the process of weaning ...
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- L., I don't have personal experience. I do have experience as a natural childbirth educator. Congrats for taking time to continue to nurse your son and pay attention ...
- I got pregnant while still exclusively breastfeeding, but my cycles returned after 3 months anyway. It was difficult nursing while pregnant, since my breasts hurt so b...
- I am breastfeeding and am pregnant. I didn't have any problem conceiving, but I have had my cycle since 5.5 months PP. While it is possible to conceive before your...
