tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402994615636107690.post4962144391966972397..comments2024-03-07T04:57:52.818-05:00Comments on A Mom In The Making: A Nursing Challege That Will Surprise YouTheresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13619141122473305012noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402994615636107690.post-85871119316500286822014-06-16T21:44:14.840-04:002014-06-16T21:44:14.840-04:00I love what you're saying Andi :) My secret mo...I love what you're saying Andi :) My secret motivation is summed up in two word, work trip. In my other life not blogging :) I work full time. I don't want my son to freak when I'm gone... The time he nurses the most is in the middle of the night. So I figured if he is weaned he won't miss me as much then, because he'll be sleeping :)<br /><br />Did you ever have to leave your kids overnight while still nursing?<br /><br />Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619141122473305012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402994615636107690.post-21779900821215892482014-06-15T21:41:04.218-04:002014-06-15T21:41:04.218-04:00I found your link on Bowl full of lemons. I have B...I found your link on Bowl full of lemons. I have BTDT as a mom of 5breastfed kids ages 17-5. I always employed the "don't as don't refuse" method. what I haven't been able to figure out is why you are weaning. If your heart is telling you that now is not the right time, then listen to your heart. The WHO recommends breastfeeding until at least TWO years, so if you are getting pressure from outside to wean you can use that to bolster you. From all the moms I know if a child is ready to wean it is pretty easy & almost unnoticeable because it is so gradual. Actively trying to wean a child who is not ready takes a LOT of work & distraction. Maybe I'm lazy but it was never worth my time to actively try to wean. Happy Mothering!Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14188954316629990131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402994615636107690.post-9415353166914465552014-06-14T21:58:27.898-04:002014-06-14T21:58:27.898-04:00Kim, your kind words made my night!!!
I'm tr...Kim, your kind words made my night!!! <br /><br />I'm trying to follow my heart... it is just confused right now. I will have to be gone for a few days... and I don't want him to panic if he isn't weaned at that point. <br /><br />I really like how you got it down to one feeding then let him stay with your parents. I am very tempted to try that approach. <br /><br />How long have you been blogging?<br /><br />Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619141122473305012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402994615636107690.post-91351885975445228052014-06-14T20:44:12.726-04:002014-06-14T20:44:12.726-04:00That IS hard. I weaned my son at 13 months. We wer...That IS hard. I weaned my son at 13 months. We were moving and my parents took him for two nights so we could move and close on both homes without a one-year-old underfoot. I already had him down to one feeding a day, so I knew that would be it. I was so busy with the move that it wasn't til a few days later that reality actually hit - and I did cry. <br />My little guy was barely verbal at that time, so he didn't ask for milk yet. (I'm not sure what I would have done!) I slowly dropped feedings by finding something else to do during our normal nursing time, like reading a book together or eating a snack. After a few days of a new routine during that time, he didn't "ask" to nurse.<br />Not every mom weans around a year. I have a college friend who is very pro-nursing and last I knew she was tandem nursing her two kids. Follow your heart, mama! If you're not ready to wean, take your time. <br />Kim @ pinspiredhome.blogspot.comKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07892307783717028539noreply@blogger.com