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Weaning Help
I read in "Baby 411" - an excellent resource for the first year of baby's life - that you should wean when one or both of you is/are ready. ...
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- I read in "Baby 411" - an excellent resource for the first year of baby's life - that you should wean when one or both of you is/are ready. If you're ready to wean, g...
- One thing that worked for me was to shorten nursing sessions by a few minutes each time until we dropped them completely. Before bed was the last one to go. However th...
- This sounds a lot like my girls. I tried everything to get them to drink milk and they refused. Finally I bought some ovaltine (and strawberry Nesquik for the other....
How to Wean
I am a mother of 4, and I have found that the best time to start weaning a baby from the bottle is at or before about 9 months old. ...
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- I just weaned my 21 month old and I agree about cutting our feedings. With both of mine, I just cut out the morning, then the afternoon after I got off work and then f...
- Hi R., I am a mother of 4, and I have found that the best time to start weaning a baby from the bottle is at or before about 9 months old. I have found that only gi...
- Great job on nursing for a year! I started dropping a feeding each week (after she turned 1). I dropped the mid-morning feeding, then the mid-afternoon feeding, then I...
Sippy Cup for Weaning from Breastfeeding?
It worked really well for my dd when weaning to a cup. ... Greetings A., Be By Baby has a sippy cup made by Adiri. .... chicago used cars · baby weaning ...
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- My son liked the Nuby cups and adjusted well to them. The only thing I didn't like about them is they seemed to leak after a bit of use. They were only 88 cents at W...
- My son really took to the take and toss by the first years (Target) He is 16 months and still likes the smaller sized ones, comfy to hold.
- Hi A., I have used every cup out there and the only cups I like to use are the Gerber cups. I like them because of many reasons my daughters like them, they don't ...
Having Difficulty Weaning & Must Return to Work Soon
The only thing that helped her wean was vanilla soy milk. ... Next question: I Want to Wean My Baby, How Do I Do It? ... weaning baby won t take formula ...
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- why the need to use a sippy cup so soon? What about a bottle that is similar to a breast......I've seen two different bottles that are "shaped and feel" like the brea...
- I solely nursed for 13 months with my last child. The only thing that helped her wean was vanilla soy milk. She has a little problem with lactose. The vanilla soy was ...
- Have you tried different kinds of formula? My daughter did not like the first brand I gave her and would spit it out, not drink it, etc. Then I switched to a differe...
Trying to Wean and She Can't Tolerate the Substitutes...
Sep 29, 2009 ... Many breast fed babies are not fans of the bottle and prefer cups or sippies. Regarding weaning, like I said, I understand wanting to wean ...
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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
I need to start gradually weaning my 9 month old but, she doesn't take breast milk in a bottle or cup ... breast feeding toddlers · weaning baby from breast ...
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- Congrats for nursing! LLL recommends not taking away more than one nursing per week. This will help you to not get plugged ducts, redness, swelling, engorged, and po...
- I just wanted to add that she may be too young for a sippy cup with a valve--I have three daughters, one could drink from a sippy at 9 months but the other two didn't ...
- hi, i have a 2 yr old little girl who i breast feed for 16 months and i was the only thing she would take...what i had to finally do is just start weaning her graduall...
Weaning Question
You should probably confirm with your pediatrician, but if your baby is 11 months old, it's time to start weaning completely from breast AND bottle and move ...
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- I had a similar situation with my first. As I remember, I asked my husband to distract him at those times. He would scoop my son up, play with him, and give him a bott...
- Hi Rach~ Your baby will unlatch if he is not getting what he wants-milk wise. Babies who are breastfed also love to suckle. This is a comfort for them. This may al...
- Hello! I am the mother of 4 1/2 week old twin boys and I am breast feeding and supplementing with formula. One of the ladies at church was telling me that she was brea...
Seeking Advice to Wean My 11 Month Old from Breastfeeding
I did not want to fully wean on what may be the most "comfort time" of nursing. I wanted my babies to see they could go to sleep at night without it, ...
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- Hi B., I also stopped breastfeeding around 12 months with my son and with my daughter. I would cut out one feeding at a time (or switch to a bottle) and give it a fe...
- Agree with the advice to eliminate a feeding at a time, but replace with a sippy, not a bottle. The bottle will just be another thing to wean him from - babies shoul...
- You can start now by eliminating one feeding at a time. Skip that feeding for a few days before eliminating another one, to give your body time to adjust. Afternoon an...
Weaning Night Feedings
Once you start weaning, you can't go back. Your baby is only little for a short time, enjoy it while you can. Once each of mine was weaned, I really missed ...
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- B., good for you for continuing to bf at 8 mos. That is great, for you and for her. How do you feel about the night weaning? It is your choice, not up to your husba...
- There is a great article by Dr. Jay Gordon called "Changing the Sleep Pattern in the Family Bed." It is what I did with all three of my children, and I felt that it ...
- Hi B., Good for you for still nursing your 8 month old. My advice is to do what feels right for you, not what your husband or doctor suggests. If you don't mind g...
Any Moms with Babies on Enfamil Nutramigen?
I was wondering if anyone else used this with there babies and if so, when did you try to wean them off it? did you ever try regular formula? ...
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- my friend had to use that formula on her little girl, cause she had acid reflux. she used it until she was 1 and was weaning her off formula on to milk.
- My daughter was on Nutramigen from 2 months until she was weaned onto cow's milk at a year. She was allergic to milk as an infant. The formula made such a difference i...
- When my oldest was a baby she had reflux and was put onto this formula along with an acid reduction medicine. She was one it from about 3months up until 6 or 7 months....
