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Making the Switch from Formula to Milk
Asked by C.G. from Chicago
on September 11, 2008
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My 12 month old son needs to stop formula and start milk. Also, the Dr. would like to see him off of a bottle in the next couple of months. He drinks a sippy cup wit...
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- I'd suggest just doing one thing at a time and, to take off some pressure or anxiety, try not thinking about what the doctor said. My MIL said the bottle to sippy cup ...
- It took me while to get my son off the bottle. At 14 months he finally took a NUBY soft spout sippy cup. After 3 weeks on that I gave him Gerber Take and Toss Sippy Cu...
- A friend of mine took her son to the store and let him pick out his own sippy cup and low and behold....he drinks milk from it now. Just a suggestion. Personally, I ...
Thinking About Weaning
Asked by S.L. from Tampa
on July 1, 2008
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I am thinking of weaning my 12 month old daughter. I don't really mind that she is still nursing but it is embarassing when we are in public and she pulls on my shirt....
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- You stop when YOU're ready, not when your family/friends think it's "right" - everyone has a different perception/time schedule. I nursed my twins until they were alm...
- Hi S.. I am 28 year old stay at home mom and have a 10 month old son that still nurses. I have been thinking about weaning soon because I will need to go back to work ...
- Don't let pressure from either side make you feel weird about nursing so long or guilty about wanting to quit. My oldest boy weaned himself at 15 months, my second I h...
Need to Start Weaning My 2-Year-old.
Asked by J.A. from Syracuse
on April 22, 2009
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I never thought this would be an issue, as I have allowed my other children to wean at their own pace. For various reasons, I need to wean my baby. He just turned tw...
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- Hi J., When my son turned one, I cut out one feeding each week until we were left with just one feeding - first thing in the morning. That was the hardest one to st...
- My son was two when I stopped nursing him. I thought it would be impossible to wean him because he nursed constantly throughout the day and before each nap(that's how ...
- i am a f/t sahm with a 10 year old boy that stopped nursing 10 days before his third birthday and have a 3 year old boy that is still nursing. He was 3 in beginning of...
Help with Weaning!!
Asked by S.M. from Philadelphia
on July 29, 2009
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My little girl is 8 months old. I have been nursing her, but she has had bottles all along as well. I previously weaned her from day time feedings when I returned to...
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- I would try a sippy cup. My oldest son didn't want a bottle after weaning (about 8 1/2 mos.) It will be something different and may help make the transition easier f...
- What about trying sippy cups. She may be more willing to try something different than going back to the bottle.
- General rule of thumb here is to have another caretaker continue to give the bottles until she is used to them again. You could also decide that you are going to nurs...
Son Almost 1 Year Old- Starting to Feel Breastfeeding Backlash; When to Wean?
Asked by J.K. from Los Angeles
on October 20, 2008
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I am starting to feel a little backlash regarding breastfeeding my son. He is going to be 1 year old in about two weeks. My goal was to breastfeed through the first ...
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- 1) You can let him self-wean. He is only breastfeeding 3 times a day now... thus, he IS self-weaning. 3 times a day is not much... it's fine. You don't have to tell ev...
- Hey, I breastfed my daughter until she was a year and a half. I had to stop because my daughter tried to pull my boob out in public to get some milk.LOL. and she go...
- Hi J., I worried so much about what others thought after I had my son--friends, family, doctors, lactation consultants, nurses, baby books, society in general, etc....
Advise for Weaning Baby
Asked by R.M. from Chicago
on December 12, 2006
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I recently went on antidepressants and need to wean my baby off of breast feeding. The problem is that she wont take the bottle. She will take juice and cows milk but ...
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- R., I'm hoping the lactation consultants will respond, as they do so faithfully. Several antidepressants are acceptible for breastfeeding. If fact, Zoloft is consid...
- Try mixing the formula with the milk--small amounts at first. Then keep increasing the amount of formula until it is all or at least mostly formula. Good Luck
- Have you tried Soy formula, mine wouldnt take a bottle when i was trying to wean her either. I had to move her off cause i was drying up and wasnt making enough milk ...
Weaning
Asked by S.N. from Chicago
on April 4, 2007
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My son is four months old and we plan on breastfeeding until six months but would like to start the process of weaning him. Any suggestions? He gets three bottles of b...
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- We mixed breastmilk and formula and gradually increased the number of formula-only bottles. We used bottles from very early on anyhow so it wasn't a major adjustment....
- I totally understand your request. I started breastfeeding my daughter with the thought of weaning at 6 months. By 4 months I couldn't wait for 6 months to come alon...
- S.- I had luck with introducing formula at one of the bottle feed feedings. She took it no problem. Then just slowly replace a bm bottle feeding with formula. I ...
Stopped Nursing and Baby Can't Comfort Herself to Sleep
Asked by C.C. from Los Angeles
on October 22, 2008
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This is a two part request, but anything info is appreciated...I have nursed my baby for almost a year. She will be 1 on the 27th. I had to stop today because she ha...
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- Use a breast pump for a bottle or sippy cup. She is old enough, regardless of teeth, she can have anything healthy you want to give her. Bite size chunks of cheese, to...
- If she's not nursing, nor "eating" baby food... how is she getting fed???? How is she getting nourished? Just stopping cold turkey from nursing... is a BIG deal to...
- If you haven't tried them, use latex nipples instead of silicon. This is what worked for my son who never took a bottle (refused them!) until he was 11 months. That ...
I Need Advice to Stop Breat Feeding!
Asked by L.H. from Tampa
on December 2, 2006
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I am desperate for some advice to stop breast feeding! My son is 6 and a half months old, and has 4 teeth! He is starting to break the skin of my nipples with his teet...
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- Have you tried different bottles?? Sometimes, if you call the manufacturer of the bottles, and inform them of what you are doing, they will send you one as a "sample"....
- I never weaned that young, so I really don't have advice for that, but I could possibly help with the biting if you'd like to continue nursing if you can just stop the...
- L..... I went through almost the samething... I know it is hard and the bond between you and your child is special.... the easiest way I did it is cuddle the child as ...
Weaning
Asked by K.F. from Portland
on December 2, 2006
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My 15 month old son is still breastfeeding once or twice a day. He now walks up to me, pulls at my shirt and says "num num"! How can I start the weaning process?
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- Hi K., To be honest it sounds like your son is really already close to being weaned. When I was weaning my oldest son I cut out a feeding once a week until he wasn't...
- I just wanted to say congratulations to you on breastfeeding your baby for so long, I think it is wonderful! I breastfed both my children until they were 14 months old...
- Hi K., I did the breast feeding thing too. I had trouble with my last child who will still to this day try to breast feed if I give her the chance. I had to be persis...
