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How to Wean a 2 Year Old....
Asked by P.S. from Houston
on July 4, 2009
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I have a son who will be 2 in a few weeks and I am still nursing. I would like to wean him off as soon as possible. He will only go to sleep if he is nursing and wak...
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- I weaned my daughter around 2 also. Since the nursing is only for comfort and getting to sleep now, this was a hard time for us. Plus, it was hard on me. I had to t...
- My son just turned 2 june 25 and just wound up not wanting to be breastfeed one night. I'd been trying for weeks only to end up with a cranky little man. I would sugge...
- P., Kudos to you for long-term nursing!!! I was very blessed that my oldest self-weaned a month or two before her second birthday. We went on a trip to Disney, ...
Still Haven't Stopped Lactating!
Asked by J.F. from Medford
on December 6, 2008
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Hi, moms-
I wanted some advice on how to stop lactating. I weaned my month old daughter from the breast to the bottle over a week ago and though I'm no longer engorge...
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- im not sure of any home remedies to stop this, but, i will tell you this. you will continue to "leak" for quite some time. i still had that tingling sensation almost...
- Cabbage leaves are what my MIL used and can be used for engorgement also. Good luck!
- I stopped nursing my 2 year old about a week before her first birthday last November and I will still lactate every now and then. If I squeeze my nipple, I can still ...
Weaning How to Stop Milk Supply
Asked by A.V. from Dallas
on May 29, 2009
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I stopped nursing my 12 month old son about 3 days ago. He doesn't seem to miss it at all. My problem is, that I still have so much milk supply and my breasts are hurt...
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- I pumped just enough to take the presser off where I wasn't hurting, and thats all , and then in a few days my milk stopped coming. Hope this works for you too.
- I pumped exclusively, and I basically whittled down the number of pumps and the length of pumps (it probably took me a month). You do NOT want to get mastitis - so yo...
- I found these freezer things at Target that are round with a hole in the middle. You freeze them then put them in your bra. They helped a lot. I didn't go cold turk...
Weaning with Sippy Cup or Bottle
Asked by L.P. from Chicago
on May 10, 2009
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I am ready to begin weaning my 8 month old daughter. I currently BF 4 times a day. My plan is to slowly replace one feeding at a time with formula, starting with the t...
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- A sippy cup is your best bet. Any particulr reason you'd like to have her weaned so young? Breastmilk is still the best source of nutrtion at this age. There is no nee...
- Definitely go straight to sippy cup. If you already know she'll take it, it's a good idea. Then you will not have to wean her again in a few mos from the bottle. If...
- She is already using the sippy cup, forget the bottle. Just have her drink from the cup for meals and when she is thirsty for juice or water. G. K
Need Advice About Breast Feeding
Asked by A. from Dallas
on May 6, 2009
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I have a 2 1/2 month old daughter that I've been breastfeeding since birth. I'm going on a trip for 10 days and was planning on just having her bottle fed for the 10 ...
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- A lot of times babies will refuse the breast especially at such a young age if given a bottle. A bottle will feed them fast and they get frustrated with the breast wh...
- Realize that taking milk from a bottle is easier. Your baby will find that she won't want to work so hard to get her milk from you after a 10 day lapse. However,...
- I think it is likely that you will be able to breastfeed upon your return. I breastfed both my little ones until they were 6 months old. However, I had to go back to w...
Need Help with Weaning
Asked by J.T. from Washington DC
on April 12, 2009
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My son is only 9 weeks old and I am already nursing my 3rd breast infection. My husband and I have decided it is time to start weaning. (FYI - we need to do it very ...
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- Call La Leache League
- I would contact La Leche League immediately and persevere with breastfeeding until then. It is not going to get easier to parent with a bottle. You open your child u...
- I agree to mix and do it quickly. You can pump if you need to wean you body longer. The fact of the matter is the child will eat if he's hungry. You may have a few ...
To Wean or Not to Wean
Asked by C.H. from Spokane
on October 6, 2008
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I have an 11 month old daughter and I always thought I'd nurse her until a year. It's almost a year and even though she eats lots of food and drinks a lot of other thi...
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- Back in 2000, I saw a WHO study that said the average length of nursing, worldwide, was 4.25 YEARS. America obviously has some different thoughts about that, but I ...
- I would start by cutting out one feeding per week and by the time she is one she will be weaned. Good luck!!!
- I nursed my son 3 times per day until he was 17 months old. I nursed him in the morning when he woke, around noon and at night before bed...never in the middle of the ...
When to Stop Giving Bottles and Pacifier
Asked by E.P. from New York
on January 11, 2009
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My 15 month old daughter still gets three 6-8oz bottles of organic whole milk a day, once in the morning when she first gets up, one in the afternoon before or after a...
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- My daughter never had a bottle at all. I breastfed and she used a cup when she was old enough to hold one. She started using a pacifier when she saw another toddler w...
- My daughter started at her daycare/preschool at 15 months. Their policy was no bottles and no sippy cups! A friend of mine had watched her until that time, but she g...
- Hi E., I would wean from the bottles and pacifier gradually. I'd start by getting rid of the wakeup bottle, not needed. At wakeup time, I'd serve breakfast with milk...
Weaning off the Bottle
Asked by A.W. from Houston
on June 4, 2008
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My son just turned 1 in May and I am trying to find out the best way to wean him off of his bottle. The hardest part is going to be bed time or when he is sick, it's ...
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- Have you tried giving him the same milk/formula in one of those sippie cups with a built-in straw. My son turned one in May also, and I introduced the straw cup to him...
- I know it may seem hard but what I have tried for two of my kids was replacing the milk in the bottle with something that they don't like. I put some milk in a sippy c...
- A. -- a simple way to do this is to fill the bottle with water at bedtime. What they are seeking is to suckle -- which is a comfort mechanism common to most young chi...
Advice on Weaning
Asked by D.M. from Columbus
on October 7, 2008
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My son is 9 months old and I am still breastfeeding him. My goal is to wean him at 1 year but I am not sure on how/the best way to do this. Currently, he nurses abou...
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- It might help to read the book, "How Weaning Happens" by Diane Bengson.
- I too weaned my baby at one year. I waited until a few days after she was one to begin the process. She was also nursing 4 times a day. I started with the feeding t...
- Hello there! My son is 13 months old and I am still going through the weaning process. First, if you haven't introduced the sippy cup I would do that now. Just put som...
