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Your Experience with Weaning
I weaned both of my children slowly. If you're down to three times a day, your body is probably doing it naturally. Start lessening the feeding times, ...
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- My body adjusted very fast (like a day or two) and I never really felt uncomfortable just a little lopsided (my daughter preffered the left.) Of course pain is pretty...
- Hi S.. I breastfed all my boys for about 18 months. You have to do it gradually or else you will feel engorged. I would take out one for about a week or two. I would ...
- I weaned both of my children slowly. If you're down to three times a day, your body is probably doing it naturally. Start lessening the feeding times, than cut one o...
Weaning
Oct 9, 2009 ... She is now 11 1/2 months old and I really want to wean her by her ... or singing rocking that helps the child transition smoothly Weaning ...
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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 ...
Should I Wean My 1 Year Old from the Breast?
There are degrees of weaning and there are things that can be done to encourage and get your child to eat more solids while still giving him your milk. ...
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- Hey C., I didn't read the last responses so I hope I'm not repeating anything here, but I thought I'd address the night nursing. If you want to help your little ...
- C. ~ I have heard that your child benefits if you breastfeed them for 2 whole years. I wasn't able to do this with either one of my girls (I have never been successfu...
- Honestly, nursing him is the best thing you can do for him. So I would say NO to the weaning, especially since he has little interest in table foods. My dd refus...
Weaning My 14 Month Old
i know we all get frustrated that with young children our body doesn't seem to be our own, so i really want to ask you why allowed your 1st child to wean ...
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- I understand how you feel! My 15 month old still nurses, however he sleeps in his own bed so the night nursing has been done for quite some time now. I guess the e...
- Congrats on bfing your kids so long. How wonderful for them and for you. Honestly, if you let your dd self wean, I would let your ds, as well. I bfed my first 2 for ...
- Hi, I know you've already decided to keep going with the status quo, but I just wanted to offer support that it's perfectly OK to continue to nurse and co-sleep. I kn...
Weaning on Vacation?
Wait until he's settled in well in the new child care arrangement (maybe a month to two months) and then start weaning. You don't want him feeling like his ...
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- I weaned my daughter right before vacation. It was just the right time, not because of vacation. It took about three days before she got use to the idea. But I just...
- personally i think this is a great idea. i did the same thing over christmas vacation a few years ago but my son was almost 16 months. i nursed him as the plane took o...
- 13.5 months is still very young to deal with a lot of upheavals at once. All of the things you mentioned qualify as upheavals for a toddler. They're very sensitive to ...
Want to Wean 9Mo Old from Breast to Bottle.
Read all 4 responses: "Need to wean 9 1/2mo old from breast to bottle but ... A lot of times when a child hasn't taken a bottle it will come down to which ...
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- Here is some advice from one of my peers: There are a few tricks that you can try. Do not make your breasts accessible; wear a non-nursing bra and hard to access sh...
- A lot of times when a child hasn't taken a bottle it will come down to which bottle nipple she will actually be more comfortable on. My daughter was only brest fed for...
- Hi, I would first find someone who will be willing to watch your child for a few hours while you go to a book store, or someplace where you can "loose" yourself (do no...
Weaning
Weaning can be a painful experience for a child. We used the playtex sippy cups with the valve to wean our children (5 of them). ...
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- With you expecting another baby, I'd pack up the bottles and put them away until the next one comes. What we did with our son, was we started doing weaning him off the...
- We started out with mixing half formula and half milk in a bottle then to a cup with meals.... then slowly they all three took it full time . The meal time will be com...
- If you have already started giving her a sippy cup it should be easy. However if your daughter is anything like how my son was the bottle was his comfort. This may sou...
Advice on Weaning off Alimentum
I have an 8 month old who we just weaned from Alimentum. We are now giving him Similac Sensitive for fussiness and gas. This is my 3rd child we have had to ...
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- B., Weaning my son from alimentum was no problem--he hated it! We simply went cold turkey to Nestle Good Start. If he's spitting up again, he may not be ready for...
- If he is spitting up again, i personally take that as a sign he's not ready to be off the Alimentum yet. I left my son on his very expensive formula til he was 13 mont...
- I have an 8 month old who we just weaned from Alimentum. We are now giving him Similac Sensitive for fussiness and gas. This is my 3rd child we have had to wean from...
Weaning My Daughter..
My second child Eric had to have ear surgery at 11 months. I didn't wean him until after the surgery because I didn't want to take away something that ...
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- It depends on what you mean by "ready". If she is already taking formula and you are supplementing with it frequently, then her digestive track is ready to be weaned ...
- I breast fed all three of my children and they all stoped at different times for different reasons. I was pregnant with my second when my first was only 5 months old. ...
- I recently weaned my daughter at 14mos because we are pregnant again.... I found that just taking it a step at a time was best. I started with one feeding and then whe...
"I DON'T WANT TO WEAN" Cries Baby and MOMMY!!
I don't do solids until 12 months to protect against food allergies and to space children, and after that I let them decide. One of my children I weaned at ...
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- I agree with the other Moms. Allow your baby to tell you when it is time. Enjoy every second of it, you'll know when its right to wean. Best of luck.
- Hey Lady! You have awesome life-- don't make yourself sad or your baby sad -- let him nurse. He's only 11 months old! I nursed for 16 months - then 22 months-- then ...
- D., Is there a reason that you need to wean? Our bodies were designed to provide milk for our babies if they want it. It is certainly ok to nurse beyond a year, and...
