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Advice to Wean
Read all 9 responses: "My last post was about 8 months ago when I was so worried that I might not be able to continue to breast feed my baby after I went ...
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- Is it necessary to wean her now? Why do you feel the need to wean her? Hopefully not because it's around the 1 year mark. Truthfully there is no cut off. It sounds li...
- The language you use when talking about your daughter is interesting: stubborn, broken down. Sounds like the cup was a source of struggle. It's OK for her to expres...
- Try Chocalate milk...that is what got my kids to drink milk! And as far as juice I know it is kinda silly but they make these cute little sport bottles with juice in t...
How Would I Wean My 7 Month Old from Breastfeeding??
Read all 6 responses: "My son will be 7 months on the 16th of Nov. I have enjoyed breast-feeding but I want to know how would I go about to weaning him off ...
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- My daughter started teething at 3 months, but I successfully breastfed her for 13 months. There were a few times that she bit me (once even drawing blood) but a stern ...
- My daughter would bite a lot, and hold it and pull away with it..ouch! I just had her get the need to bite out before I nursed. I would give her a frozen toy or her fa...
- My son started doing the same thing to me at about 9 months. He was teething and started to bite me. You can teach him not to bite you. That's what I did because I ...
Ready to Wean from Swaddling?
Read all 5 responses: "My son is just about 4mos old, and I swaddle him with a Miracle Blanket. I tried to wean him, but after reading several other posts ...
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- When we took our little guy out of his swaddler we started by only swaddeling his arms and leaving his legs free. We did this for 2 or 3 nights then we swaddeled only...
- My daughter is 10 1/2 mos now and we had the same issue at 4 mos old. She was breaking out of the miracle blanket and beginning to roll over. I emailed the miracle b...
- The same scenario happened with my son. I did end up going cold turkey because I was afraid he'd get tangled. I switched to the sleep sack so that he still had an in...
Breastfeeding Weaning
Read all 12 responses: "I've started weaning my 8 month old as I'll be back to work next week and being a teacher makes it hard to pump.
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- you don't have to wean completely; both your body and your childs will get used to one feeding a day, and you will both continue to get the benefits.
- K. -- I'm in favor of keeping one nighttime feeding (at bedtime). You've been successful in eliminating the other feedings and your body must be adjusted to that. My...
- In case you don't use the other's comments on continuing BFing in the evening, here is what we did. At 13 months, I tried eliminating the last nursing which was in th...
How to Wean from Pacifier
Read all 20 responses: "I'd like to hear others' stories or advices on how they wean kids from pacifier. My daughter is turning 2 this March.
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- Hi K., Our son was 2 when we took his paci away. We also only used his for naps and at night. One night I just told him no binky tonight. The first two night were a l...
- One day I got brave and just cut the nipple from the binky....when she went to get it and "it didn't work" as she said....We told her it was broken and that she no lon...
- Hi K., My youngest used a pacifier, not during the day but he was allowed to have it in his crib. When he was about 21 months, I decided it was time. The first coup...
I'm Not Ready to Wean Him!
Read all 22 responses: "My son is five months old and has one tooth, with another soon to break through. You can see where this is going, I'm sure.
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- I had to wean my son at 4 months even though I did not want to. He was then a soy formula for 2 months. At 6 months our Doctor, who is a DO, gave us the go a head t...
- As a breastfeeding mother here's my advice. Don't stop breastfeeding as long as you can stand the teeth. If they are too much, then pump out your milk and bottle f...
- Call the hospital and ask for the number to LaLeacha (? - I cannot recall the spelling) maybe you can even check on line. They are the breast feeding specialists and...
Is She Trying to Wean?
Read all 9 responses: "Hi Mamas! So I am still nursing my 13 month old. All of a sudden she has decided not to nurse at all during the day - she would ...
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- Congrats first of all for nursing this long! You have really made a difference in her life and made her and you healthier. She may just be weaning off those daytime ...
- A., Good for you for making it this long! My twins are 12 months old, and we're currently in the weaning process. I think she is ready to cut out the nursings dur...
- A. - this is very normal for a 13 month old. Your body WILL adjust to her new schedule, so don't worry. From the time you start solids she's been "weaning" and this ...
Help! Need to Wean 16-Month Old!
Read all 5 responses: "I need to wean my 16-month old fairly quickly. I need to get an MRI and I won't be able to nurse him for 2 days afterwards (contrast) ...
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- I had some clients in a similar situation when I was a lactation consultant. Here is what they did. First they did pump and express milk and saved it and gave it...
- I had an MRI (and a bone scan, for that matter) a few of months ago but didn't have to stop nursing. I nursed right before the appointment and did "pump and dump" the...
- It is highly unlikely you have to wean because of an MRI. Please call a IBCLC Lactation Consultant so you can be informed correctly. Often DRs and lab techs have inc...
Advice on Weaning Baby from Bottle/formula
Read all 16 responses: "My daughter will be one on Sunday. She was 5 weeks premature so I have planned to put the bottle weaning on the back burner for ...
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- My daughter is on second step completley after about ten months of nursing her. It took a little while before she would take the bottle, we just tried every other day ...
- I agree with some of the other mothers who say it is easier to wean now when she is young, although it doesn't hurt to wait another month or two. As they get closer t...
- My advice would be to get her switched to milk, then worry about the bottle. What my ped. suggested was to do 3/4 formula, 1/4 milk the first day, mixed together...th...
Advice on How to Wean off the Breast
Read all 9 responses: "Hello, I would like to wean my 18 month old from breastfeeding. I have gone to the health food stores to see if there is some type of ...
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- I think Gina D's answer was the best! Put a bandaid on each nipple and tell your son that "Momma's got boo-boo's right now." LOL!!! Her daughter took it well, so it wo...
- I breast fed my son until 18 months and gradually cut back on feedings by substituting mill I'm a sippy cup instead of breast feeding. My daughter was harder to wean s...
- i wouldn't try to wean him by giving him an aversive taste...honesty may be the best policy...just tell him, "now you're a big boy and you can use a cup/bottle"...he m...
