Considering weaning - KellyMom.com https://kellymom.com/category/ages/weaning/considering-weaning/ Breastfeeding and Parenting Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:56:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.6 https://kellymom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/kellymom_badge128-65x65.jpg Considering weaning - KellyMom.com https://kellymom.com/category/ages/weaning/considering-weaning/ 32 32 Breastfeeding Your Toddler: What to expect https://kellymom.com/ages/older-infant/toddlernursing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=toddlernursing Sun, 21 Aug 2011 19:42:36 +0000 http://kellymom.com/?p=1678 Are you considering breastfeeding your baby into toddlerhood and wondering how the breastfeeding relationship will change? Are you wondering if your toddler is trying to wean, or wondering why your toddler is suddenly breastfeeding round the clock? Here are a few observations on typical toddler breastfeeding behavior. As always, the way your particular baby approaches nursing will also depend on her unique personality.

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]]> Do babies under 12 months self-wean? https://kellymom.com/ages/older-infant/babyselfwean/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=babyselfwean Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:41:29 +0000 http://kellymom.com/?p=2147 True SELF-weaning before a baby is a year old is very uncommon. In fact, it is unusual for a baby to wean before 18-24 months unless mom is encouraging weaning. However, it is very common to hear a mother say that her baby self-weaned at 9 or 10 months old, or even earlier. How do we reconcile these statements?

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]]> Is weaning really necessary? https://kellymom.com/ages/weaning/considering-weaning/weaning_necessity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weaning_necessity Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:13:15 +0000 http://kellymom.com/?p=2172 Is weaning really necessary?

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]]> My Views on Weaning https://kellymom.com/ages/weaning/considering-weaning/weaningphilosophy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weaningphilosophy Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:52:57 +0000 http://kellymom.com/?p=2200 I think that anyone who wants to breastfeed at all (no matter how limited) is doing a great thing for her child. Any breastmilk that your baby gets - even if only for a few days or weeks - is going to help your baby. And although breastfeeding is very beneficial to your child at any age, it is most important when your baby is younger -- when his immune system is the least developed, and when he is not getting significant nutrition from other sources. So I want to help and support anyone who is interested in breastfeeding, no matter how long she wishes to continue.

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]]> Night weaning Jack https://kellymom.com/ages/weaning/considering-weaning/nightweaning_jack/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nightweaning_jack Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:43:17 +0000 http://kellymom.com/?p=2192 I always planned on nursing, but never had a strong stance against formula and thought that I might supplement with the occasional bottle if we were out and about. Well, Jack had other ideas... Once he had yummy mommy milk he wasn't about to accept anything else. He would never take a bottle and thus a drop of formula has never crossed his lips.

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]]> Toddlers do wean… https://kellymom.com/ages/weaning/considering-weaning/toddlers-do-wean/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=toddlers-do-wean Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:50:41 +0000 http://kellymom.com/?p=2196 Toddlers do wean... Many wise women here have been telling me that for at least 6 months. I have been stressing about it for awhile now. I never imagined I'd be nursing a 2 year old, heck, I never imagined nursing an 18 month old..... To be quite honest, I was uncomfortable with the idea of breastfeeding a toddler.

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]]> Weaning Stories & Ceremonies https://kellymom.com/ages/weaning/considering-weaning/weaningstories/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weaningstories Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:57:43 +0000 http://kellymom.com/?p=2204 Weaning Stories & Ceremonies

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]]> Weaning: How does it happen? https://kellymom.com/ages/weaning/considering-weaning/how_weaning_happens/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how_weaning_happens Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:46:59 +0000 http://kellymom.com/?p=2151 Child-led weaning occurs when a child no longer has a need to nurse - nutritionally or emotionally. A baby who self-weans is usually well over a year old, is getting most of his nutrition from solids, is drinking well from a cup, and cuts down on nursing gradually. If children are truly allowed to self-wean in their own time, most will do so somewhere between the 2nd and 4th year. Obviously, some will wean before this time and some will wean after this time, too.

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]]> What is weaning? When is it time to wean? https://kellymom.com/ages/weaning/considering-weaning/weaning_intro/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weaning_intro Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:08:17 +0000 http://kellymom.com/?p=2165 The weaning process begins the first time your baby takes food from a source other than your breast - whether it's formula from a bottle or mashed banana from a spoon. Weaning is the gradual replacement of breastfeeding with other foods and ways of nurturing.

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