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Any Good Ideas for Weaning 21 Month Old from Nursing?
Asked by C.P. from Daytona Beach
on January 26, 2007
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Hi, my name is C. and I am a 27 year old mother of two wonderful boys. The problem is that my youngest who is 21 months old is breastfeed and will not take no for an ...
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- I nursed all three of my boys until they were two years old. I made a point of telling them months in advance that on their 2nd birthday they would no longer be a bab...
- All I can say is I BTDT and still am. I have a 28mo son that is still nursing, but now down to about 2times a day. at your son's age my guy was still going up to8 time...
- Just the other day, Nanny had an issue with this... Well the boy couldnt get away from the bottle. They lived in Hawaii, which is similar.. so take what you can out o...
Behavior Changes as I'm Weaning My Toddler
Asked by L.B. from Los Angeles
on September 23, 2008
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Hi! I'm in the midst of weaning my 2 year old. She chose a "bye bye" booby gift and she stopped nursing that night. I kept her naptime nursing as it's my ONLY way o...
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- Hi L.: I have to disagree with the idea, that your daughter is attempting to be (controling) It's typical practice,when a mother is in the process of weaning her chil...
- I think it is a time of adjustment for her and you-she is not trying to control you. I nursed my son until his 2dn birthday. The way we did it for the night time nurs...
- L., I would not go back to nursing unless you want to go through this again in 6 months to a year. Do you want to nurse her until she's 3? I stopped when my son tur...
Throwing up at 11Months- Reflux? Allergies?
Asked by J.H. from Dallas
on October 21, 2007
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ok so my 11 1/2 month old son started throwing up a few nights a week after nursing. I have been attempting to wean him from BF for a few weeks now- we are down to 2-3...
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- I think he is just filling up too much on that last feeding and just doing some spitting up. Burp more often on that last feeding and see if that helps. My son has ref...
- I agree with the other posts....he may be too full. If he had reflux, he would show discomfort with the spitting up. My pedi did not prescribe anything until my baby w...
- Not sure about the throwing up but I think he should be having more inbetween snacks. I have a Day Care and we have to give them three snacks a day. Smaller meals. The...
Goat's Milk
Asked by B.L. from Salt Lake City
on April 2, 2008
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I was wondering if any of you gave your babies goat's milk before the 1 year mark. I am a nursing mother, but would like to do a little weening and am not a huge fan ...
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- I drank raw goats milk for years, I personally dont like Cows milk, I think it tast good (if your used to it, but I'm not so it taste weird to me - Same goes for Goats...
- He needs formula if you are stopping breast milk due to the nutrional values in it. He needs the DNA for growth of his brain and all sorts of reasons that formula is ...
- yes! My newborn son just threw up any breast milk or formulas including soy formula. He was loosing weight fast and scared us both half to death. My neighbor lady rais...
How Much Formula Is Too Much??
Asked by L. from Dallas
on July 19, 2006
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Hello everyone -- I just weened my son off of my breast and now he's eating soo much more. He is 4 weeks this week and is drinking anywhere from 3 1/2 to 4 ounces of ...
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- You need to direct this kind of question to your babies Dr. It might be no big deal. L. www.lizzyzinn.com
- Yes, It is normal unless he is spitting up a lot or close to the same amount of what he takes is. They will eat until they are full. good Luck!
- Hi L., No, it is not a silly question. My daughter is five weeks old and she is on straight formula since two weeks of age. She is eating 3 1/2 - 4 ounces every t...
Weaning Baby off of the Bottle and Switching to Whole Milk
Asked by A.R. from Dallas
on August 2, 2008
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Ok, this is a two part question. I am looking for advice/ideas on how to wean my little girl from the bottle to the sippy cup (she already drinks from a sippy cup whi...
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- Combine formula with milk will you are only giving her milk. Give her milk in a sippy when she is a little extra hungry,usually they are les resistent. I used to te...
- Start mixing formula with the milk. Start with half formula and half milk. After a week or so, use 1/4 formula and the rest milk. In about 3 weeks, you should be able ...
- Hi! Here is what I did. When we went to his 1 yr. appt. and the Dr. said no more bottles, we just went home and packed them up and that was that. No more bottles. ...
Still Breastfeeding at Age 2!!!!!!
Asked by C.R. from Dallas
on February 9, 2008
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Will someone please help me! I hate to admit it but my son is still breastfeeding at age 2! I he only breastfeeds at night and one during the middle of the night. I...
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- I hope I don't sound mean, but having a two year old wake up in the middle of the night for a feeding(breast or bottle) is a little crazy. By the age of three months(...
- Please stop beating yourself up. We all have parenting things we could have done differently. Some people breastfeed far later than that. It isn't my preference, but y...
- Why are you ashamed? Seriously it's not like you are doing something bad. And shame on all the mamas that posted flaming you for still breastfeeding. OMG. I'm horr...
