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Weaning from Bottle to Sippy Cup
Asked by A.W. from Phoenix
on November 4, 2008
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My first was a breeze. She just no longer had a bottle. She also never gave herself a bottle, we would snuggle with her and feed it to her so when it came time to we...
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- I switched cold turkey from bottle to training cup before my son turned 1. Born Free makes some great cups, I started with the training cup and there is also a drinkin...
- Since she is so independent, maybe she would appreciate the opportunity to drink from a small regular cup for starters and be like her big sister? Then maybe over time...
- My son was pretty attached to his bottles and when the time came to get rid of them I just packed them up and gave all of them to a friend who had just had a baby. Th...
Seeking Advice on How to Stop Breastfeeding.
Asked by L. from Dallas
on July 17, 2006
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Hello - I have been breastfeeding and bottlefeeding my 3wk old since he was born. I would like to ween him off of the breast entirely by the end of next week. I have...
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- This may sound totally nuts but I have talked with several moms becuase I'm beginning to ween too and it really works. Buy a head of cabbage and cut in half. Put a cab...
- I did it in two weeks but it didn't feel so great. Start dropping feedings now. For instance if you do 6 a day, do 5 for two- three days then drop to 4 for two days ...
- Hi! My little guy is 13 weeks old and I stopped breastfeeding at 7 weeks - and went back to work when he was 10 weeks old. I weaned him in about a week without many ...
My Daughter Wont Drink Milk
Asked by R.P. from Tampa
on September 3, 2009
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Hi moms. I have a beautiful 2 year old little girl. Ever since she got off of the bottle at 1 years old, she wont drink milk! I have tried everything! Flavored milk, m...
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- believe it or not the milk recommendation is for northern children. florida children get their calcium from the water and vitamin d from the sun. up north they don't h...
- Actually cows milk causes alot of allergies and is very hard for children to digest. I would recommend trying almond milk or goats milk if you are worried about her c...
- Does she like bananas? Sometimes I make a little smoothie with a banana and milk. My son devours them!
Weaning My Baby
Asked by K.J. from Salt Lake City
on August 14, 2008
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My son nurses every morning when he wakes up. What should I do to wean him from that? Do I replace it with formula, water, make him wait...? Thanks!
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- i started giving mine breakfast right away so they'd forget about nursing when they woke up, then distract them with playing soon after eating. but mine were 14 month...
- I am not sure how to respond, as of course it is up to you and really only you when to wean. I am not clear why its a problem that you son need to eat immediately upon...
- Why do you want to wean now? He will nurse less often now and you could do the whole first year then wean. I highly reccomend contnuing nursing if you can, I did all t...
Weaning My 11 Month Old Baby
Asked by E.M. from Los Angeles
on January 24, 2009
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I have to wean my baby as I am very depleted and am loosing weight, and low energy... the same thing happened with my first and when I stopped nursing him everything g...
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- I'm not sure if I have enough information to specifically help you, but wanted you to know I feel for you and am here if you'd like to talk about it more. There may b...
- I just talked to my baby while trying to feed her the bottle. Very softly while praising her for doing so well taking the bottle. I just kept smiling at her and sayi...
- I have a friend whose Thyroid overacts when she is breastfeeding. Maybe you should get your thyroid looked at? She has similar symptoms to you.
Advice on Weaning / Immunity Issues Following Weaning
Asked by A.S. from Washington DC
on September 1, 2009
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I am in the middle of weaning my 14-month-old, a process we have started, but that I am accelerating due to energy issues in early pregnancy and the fact that I think ...
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- I have had similar swine flue worries since I just weaned my 18 month old fully this month. However, the fact is YOU have to have teh Swine Flu yourself in order to p...
- I had to stop nursing my first child when I got pregnant with the second child because due to hormones my breasts hurt terribly. Also I was too weak with morning sick...
- A friend of mine weaned her son at 1 year and she said she noticed a significant uptick in his illnesses. Nothing major, but got a lot more little colds and such than...
2 Year Old Still Using a Binky... HELP!!!
Asked by N.H. from San Diego
on September 1, 2009
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Hi moms I have a 2 year old little boy who is still using a Binky. He is very attached to his Binky. If he doesn't have it he will whine for it. I know this is my faul...
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- Jacy gave good suggestions and what many Moms have done. My son, had his Binky for awhile too... like your son. But, at about 2-2.5 years old.... we too discovered ...
- snip the tip of the paci. or do the paci fairy thing where you gather all the pacies in the house and put them in a decorated envelope for the paci fairy to take to a ...
- My son is two and still uses his binky to sleep or when he is upset. It is a way for him to soothe himself. I figure he will stop using it when he is ready. Have yo...
My 6 Month Old Suddenly Very Fussy at Night
Asked by W.T. from Dallas
on September 1, 2009
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As of a few weeks ago, my now 6 month old daughter finally started sleeping mostly through the night. She still woke 1, maybe 2 times a night, but when she did wake s...
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- It's probably both, a growth spurt and stress. This just happened to a friend of mine and it only lasted about 2 weeks and then her daughter was back to her normal sl...
- My first thought was teething! Try putting some Baby Orajel PM on her gums?? THEN you mentioned stress and weaning. Does she take a paci? She just may need to get ...
- I actually do not think that it is stress at all and you shouldn't feel guilty about not being at 100%. It was a short amount of time and you were taking care of somet...
Weaning off the Bottle
Asked by N.G. from Dallas
on August 31, 2009
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I have a 16 month old that I cannot get off the bottle! She takes it in the morning, after daycare and at bed right now, but on the weekend she tries to ask for it be...
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- Our dog chewed the nipple off of one of my son's pacies so we just told him that she broke it and then hid the extras. He asked for it for about 3 days and would then...
- We were able to get our now 19 month old off the bottle at around 16 months by just doing it cold turkey. She was very attached to the bottle, so I waited a while to ...
- Throw out the bottles and move to nuby cups, they are really nice and soft, but if you want to move more quickly than that, just take out the after daycare bottle, and...
Tips on Helping to Wean Baby off of Pacifier
Asked by C.J. from Los Angeles
on February 20, 2008
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I have a 4 1/2 month old little girl, and I think it is time to wean her off the pacifier for her nap and bedtimes. She goes down great with it, but in the night she i...
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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...
