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Weaning My 14 Month Old
I am unsure right now why i am feeling like I want to wean my son. I do love the bonding time and do not mind at all him sleeping with us. ...
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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...
Tips on Helping to Wean Baby off of Pacifier
I have a 4 12 month old little girl and I think it is time to wean her off the ... 4 12 months old does not seem too old to have a pacifier for sleep Babies ...
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- 4 1/2 months old does not seem too old to have a pacifier for sleep. Babies at that age still have the need to suck throughout the day and night. I would recommend l...
- I think babies at that age are calmed down by the pacifier and there is nothing wrong with that. I would let her keep it and have a few spares within her reach in her ...
- I am in the SAME situation. My son is 3 1/2 months old and uses the binky for naps and nightime- won't fall asleep 90% of the time w/o it. I wouldn't dare get rid of...
Weaning from Swaddling
Weaning from Swaddling - Brick,NJ. Hello! My DS is 6 months old. I have been swaddling him for sleep since he was a newborn. He sleeps relatively well - he ...
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- i am currently swaddling my 4 mon. old with the same swaddle and plan on weaning him from it soon as he is already finding ways to inch out of it, anyway i weaned my n...
- hi E., your ped is absolutely right. i used the same swaddler for my daughter, it was wonderful. then out of nowhere one day at about 5 mos i walked in to find that sh...
- E., My husband and I have also discussed weaning off the swaddle and I was also thinking if there was a way to wean as opposed to cold turkey. I am trying the one arm...
Weaning from the Pacifier
Read all 7 responses: "Does any one have any good tips for weaning a baby from the pacifier? ... weaning an 18 month old · sleeping with a pacifier ...
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- Everyone told me to cut the end off the pacifier so that my daughter wouldn't get the sucking pleasure out of it. So I did that, but she didn't care. She just looked...
- Just an opinion - let her keep it. She'll grow out of it eventually on her own. None of my three kids slept through the night at nine months. My guess is that she w...
- My son (just turned two), used a pacifier all the time. At home during the day, at night, and in the car. Slowly we restricted the use to nap/bed and car use only. ...
Night Weaning a Breastfed Toddler
Another thing that worked was sleeping with my back to my daughter (2nd night nursing weaning...oh and we co-sleep) she was 18months. If she couldn't find ...
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- If your son is waking in the night to eat it is because he is hungry-- which means he needs to eat. When he is no longer hungry, he'll stop waking to eat. That is how ...
- I'd let this go and be grateful it's only once a night! My feeling is that, under 18 months, if they're saying they need you, they do, and it may not be just about th...
- E., my daughter didn't nurse in the night time after a few months either, so I'm not sure how your son will react if you don't nurse him when he wakes, but I can confi...
Should I Wean My 1 Year Old from the Breast?
Also, I know it will be really hard to wean him from night feedings when the time comes if he cant go to sleep without milk. My older son nursed the same ...
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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 from Swaddling?
I wanted to thank everyone for their response on how to wean a baby from swaddling. After two nights of trying no swaddle (with no sleep) I decided to keep ...
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- Hi T.- My son was also swaddled until about 4 months. To wean him we put him to bed with the swaddle with only one arm swaddled. We did that for a few days. Once w...
- We weaned our baby one arm at a time. Swaddl ehim with one arm sticking out for a week or two. Then swaddle with both arms sticking out for a week or two and then no...
- While your pediatrician may have a point, we swaddled our son until he was 5 mos. We were never told anything about weaning him from swaddling, and he really did it o...
Water for Middle of Night Weaning?
He has been sleeping 12 hours since he was 11 months old. Could have slept longer earlier but we co-slept (until weaned) and I was waking up with him every ...
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- Why would her falling asleep in your bed till the next feeding, and then going back to her crib be so bad? She'd be where she needed to be for eating, and where YOU ne...
- I agree with Danica. 5 months is really young to start weaning a breastfed baby. And you may find that the water is just going to make it worse. It won't be what s...
- I found that during these dry winter months my boys seems to wake up looking for a drink. They are now 18 months and 6yrs I leave each of them water so I see nothing ...
Typically Great Sleeper Gone Bad--3 Year Old
Could you substitute the pacifier for a blanket stuffed animal I understand the weaning from the pacifier but if he is not sleeping welleven though he is ...
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- I agree, he is overtired. Our oldest does the same thing.More tired he gets, less he sleeps.
- S., I have 3 kids, if they are an indication of "normal" then your kids follow right in line with them. They all have taken ups and downs in their sleep patterns. I...
- Hi S. - my guess is that he is going to bed too late. If he is not napping any longer, he should be going to bed around 7:00p or 7:30p now, not 8:45pm. I would say t...
Your Experience with Weaning
Read all 12 responses: "My one-year-old son is starting to wean himself from ... We're all sleeping better! I don't have any discomfort although we are ...
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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...
