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Attachment parents-How Do I Gently Wean My 2 Yr Old?
Asked by J.W. from Salinas
on April 18, 2008
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Hi my almost 2 yr old is night weaned and that went really well. Im starting to feel ready to completely wean- I just want my boobs back. I know he still nurses now ...
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- J., Well, are you down to the last feeding, only once a day now? That is where you need to be first. What I did was hold my kids instead, so they still got the conne...
- J., Good for you for nursing this long! We have practiced Attachment parenting with our 2 year old son and I am starting to think about weaning as well. I would h...
- I personally found there was no "gentle" way to wean 100%. My daughter was the opposite, I nursed only at night beginning around 19 months when I went back to work in ...
BF 1 Yr Old Won't Drink Regular Milk
Asked by S.B. from Washington DC
on September 5, 2008
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My son has been exclusively breastfed and now I'm having trouble getting him to drink regular cows milk. I have trouble getting him to drink a whole 8 oz. of sippy of...
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- I had the same issue with my daughter -- breastfed and didn't want much from a cup. If your son is still nursing 5-6 times per day and making the normal amount of wet...
- Your son doesn't need cow's milk, particularly if he is still nursing plenty. If he were thirsty, he would want to nurse more. My daughter didn't start drinking co...
- Your son is getting plenty of fluids as long as he is wetting his diapers. The nursing sounds sufficient to me. I still nurse my daughter, she will be 2 in November. S...
EBF And Want to Introduce Bottle
Asked by C.P. from Honolulu
on January 13, 2011
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I have a 2week old baby girl and I wanted to introduce the bottle so that I will be able to have some freedom. My milk tends to come in fast and my daughter tends to ...
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- You should probably wait about 5-6 weeks before introducing a bottle... you'll have better success at your little one being able to do both.
- I had a very strong let down and fast flow with my second daughter. It was great in that she was full in about 5 minutes or so, not a slow eater to say the least, but...
- Hi C.- I am an 'old' mom...and my first was born in germany in a german hopistal (we were american)...any hoo...they (nurses) at the hospital (while I was recoverin...
My 4 1/2 Year Old Uses the Wrong Words When Angry.
Asked by S.L. from Champaign
on December 29, 2011
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Yesterday, when we picked my son up from pre-school, we had a note from the teacher that he has been using the words stupid, idiot & freak a lot this week (he's only b...
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- Give him alternative words to use. When my son picked up a bad word, we told him to say something like "silly" instead.
- Give him other words to use instead. You are bothering me. Please leave me alone. You are making me frustrated. You are not listening to my words. I w...
- I agree with the others. My son loves saying the word poop and boobies. Eyeroll. LOL! I secretly agree those are just some classically funny sounding words and he coul...
Am I Pregnant?
Asked by L.B. from Provo
on August 1, 2008
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This may sound like a silly questions since i've already had 2 kids, but...am i pregnant? i am not a well endowed female, so when my boobs get bigger, it's noticeable....
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- If your period was 2 weeks early when you took the test, you would not have really been far enough along to get an acurate test. It could be breakthrough bleeding, eit...
- I guess I'm seconding what someone else said about implantation bleeding. How heavy was the period?
- If you don't plan to terminate a pregnancy, go ahead and wait awhile before going to the doctor. But I'd stop the pill and use condoms or something else for the time ...
Any Moms Dealing with Infant Hemangioma?
Asked by D.S. from Washington DC
on January 8, 2009
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I have a 3 1/2 month old baby girl. She's absolutely beautiful, however she has a hemangioma on her forehead that's the size of a quarter. It's breaking my heart that ...
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- My daughter Julie (now 15) was born with a tiny speck on her cheek. The nurses called it a stork bite. Within weeks it started growing and even pulling at her eye a ...
- Hi D.. I don't have personal experience in this but I do have two good friends that have dealt with this same issue. In one situation the little boy developed the hema...
- My neice was born with a hemangioma between her nose and upper lip. It continued to grow (as expected) however hers never went down "on it's own" (as expected). They...
Ferber Method
Asked by A.D. from Grand Junction
on April 1, 2010
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After co-sleeping with my son (15 mos.), I am trying to get him to sleep in his crib. I'm trying the Ferber method, but everytime I go in to soothe him (after him scr...
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- So sorry you're going through this! I am on night four of letting my son "cry it out." It has been hard, but I know nothing is wrong with him. I got in the habit since...
- Hi A., You asked why the Ferber method isn't working for you? Your son got used to sleeping with you for 15 months and now all of a sudden he is on his own to cry....
- In my personal opinion, if this is going on for over an hour, he's not ready for this separation. I once quit a nanny job where the parents were insisting on thes...
Deciding to Stop Breastfeeding or not....help!
Asked by H.K. from Philadelphia
on March 15, 2008
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Hello,
I have a 10 month 2 week old baby boy that I am breastfeeding. My husband and I are going away for 5 days for some much needed time alone together at the ...
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- Will you have a fridge or a freezer where you are going? If so then you can store it and bring it home with you. I have done that before. If it is in your heart to ...
- Because you say that in your heart you wanted to breastfeed for 1 year, I think that you should pump while you are away, just enough to keep your body making milk. Th...
- you can't just wean - your breasts will become super engorged and will really hurt and there's a possibility that stopping cold-turkey can give you an infection in the...
