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Ds is just over 1yr old and is partially bf'd - one morning and one
evening feed.I don't know anyone personally who has let their child wean themselves, in fact only my sister bf until her kids were 1. He isn't really a comfort feeder and doesn't feed to sleep. His evening feed is pretty short (2-5mins) and his morning not much longer. I am not planning on getting pregnant, so my milk won't dry up for that reason. I was just wondering if anyone could give me an idea of what to expect with their own experiences. I'm quite happy to keep going so it's really just curiosity. Thanks Jeni |
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ups.com... Ds is just over 1yr old and is partially bf'd - one morning and one evening feed.I don't know anyone personally who has let their child wean themselves, in fact only my sister bf until her kids were 1. He isn't really a comfort feeder and doesn't feed to sleep. His evening feed is pretty short (2-5mins) and his morning not much longer. I am not planning on getting pregnant, so my milk won't dry up for that reason. I was just wondering if anyone could give me an idea of what to expect with their own experiences. I'm quite happy to keep going so it's really just curiosity. Well, DD is 25 months and she's been on two feeds (morning and night) for...hmm...about 6 months or so now? It's hard to say. I went back to work two days a week when she was 11 months old, and she came into work for a lunch time feed for a while She still asks for it ("I want boobie milk now!") but the feed times are much more flexible, and she's basically missed the odd evening feed to no ill effect. I'm so pleased I've had the toddler nursing experience, it's so rewarding. Try having coffee at a cafe with a nationally recognised breastfeeding advocate, and have your toddler ask for boobie milk in a cup.. -- Amy Mum to Carlos born sleeping 20/11/02, & Ana born screaming 30/06/04 http://www.freewebs.com/carlos2002/ http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a/ana%5Fj%5F2004/ My blog: http://spaces.msn.com/members/querer-hijo-querer-hija/ |
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When you're down to two feeds a day normally, it's relatively easy
to skip a feed without getting much or any engorgement. Some people go through a stage of having one feed a day for a while. It then becomes even easier to suddenly skip a day or a few days without much or any engorgement, or to stop completely. Some toddlers around age 1 or 2 increase their frequency of feeding -- perhaps especially if they use bf as comfort in reaction to falling and getting hurt, etc., so maybe not in your case. I suspect that children who are using bottles have much more of a tendency, on average, to "self-wean" from bf at a younger age than children who have never used bottles -- but each child will have his/her individual pattern. |
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Ds is just over 1yr old and is partially bf'd - one morning and one
evening feed.I don't know anyone personally who has let their child wean themselves, in fact only my sister bf until her kids were 1. He isn't really a comfort feeder and doesn't feed to sleep. His evening feed is pretty short (2-5mins) and his morning not much longer. I am not planning on getting pregnant, so my milk won't dry up for that reason. I was just wondering if anyone could give me an idea of what to expect with their own experiences. I'm quite happy to keep going so it's really just curiosity. You could easily end up doing this for 18 months or more. He could drop one of them at some point and keep the other, or he may demand more, I've noticed this with Ada recently, who would usually have a similar routine, that actually she would quite fancy boob at other times too, she's just not sure how to let us know, and it's not really a screaming matter because she's not that desparate.... Anne |
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" wrote: Ds is just over 1yr old and is partially bf'd - one morning and one evening feed.I don't know anyone personally who has let their child wean themselves, in fact only my sister bf until her kids were 1. He isn't really a comfort feeder and doesn't feed to sleep. His evening feed is pretty short (2-5mins) and his morning not much longer. I am not planning on getting pregnant, so my milk won't dry up for that reason. I was just wondering if anyone could give me an idea of what to expect with their own experiences. I'm quite happy to keep going so it's really just curiosity. DS1 will often feed to sleep -- in 5 minutes or so -- and that's the pattern he's had for the last 3-4 years... -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled." Kerry Cue |
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I would consider my 2.5 year old to be self weaned. I stopped
breastfeeding her at 18 months when she basically told me enough. She has always been one to try new things like wanting to drink from cups at four months old, and she in so many ways told me she was ready to stop then. She basically become easily distracted at Breastfeedings and began to look for someone to comfort her besides me. She seemed to think that I was a wet nurse like she should come to me if she wanted to be feed, and we have always had a close relationship.If that explains it well. I can actually tell you the exact scenario: My sis was visiting, which harldy ever happens. She was sleepy and cranky ready for a nap. I could not get her to calm down so I offered the breast it made her even more upset. She then walked to every one in the room looking for comfort my mom, my sis, the dog, all gave her attention and comfort but she was not satifisfied she then walked back to me and I offered her the breast she was still upset. I took her out of the room and bit her down for a nap by sleeping beside her but she was upset still. My poor baby, I felt like I was holding her back she wanted to be independant. I decided to attempt to wean her, if she wanted. And she did. She was already walking and drink whole milk from a cup at one year. I kept bfing her for the benefits to her immune system I wanted and want the best for her. But the change in her attitude towards me and her breastfeeding sessions in general (which where down to morning and night time) told me she was ready to move on. She stopped "cold turkey" I gave her whole milk in place of feedings she was a bit confused but she was completly okay with it. I even offered her the breast but she chose the whole milk instead. ohhh, and had terrible engorgement as a result, went on for over a week if I remember. wrote: Ds is just over 1yr old and is partially bf'd - one morning and one evening feed.I don't know anyone personally who has let their child wean themselves, in fact only my sister bf until her kids were 1. He isn't really a comfort feeder and doesn't feed to sleep. His evening feed is pretty short (2-5mins) and his morning not much longer. I am not planning on getting pregnant, so my milk won't dry up for that reason. I was just wondering if anyone could give me an idea of what to expect with their own experiences. I'm quite happy to keep going so it's really just curiosity. Thanks Jeni |
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Thanks everyone for your replies. Interesting reading.
Jeni |
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wrote in message ups.com... Ds is just over 1yr old and is partially bf'd - one morning and one evening feed.I don't know anyone personally who has let their child wean themselves, in fact only my sister bf until her kids were 1. He isn't really a comfort feeder and doesn't feed to sleep. His evening feed is pretty short (2-5mins) and his morning not much longer. I am not planning on getting pregnant, so my milk won't dry up for that reason. I was just wondering if anyone could give me an idea of what to expect with their own experiences. I'm quite happy to keep going so it's really just curiosity. Thanks Jeni My daughter turned 4 in June and until I went back to work was still nursing twice a day (once at bedtime, and once when she awoke). Now that I'm working nights at least 3 days a week I'm not at home for her to nurse at night but the majority of the time she does still nurse when she gets up in the mornings. There are nights that I close and then have to open the next morning, on those days she won't nurse at all. I'm sure we'll still be going for quite a while. Carrie |
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