heavens4me,

    I had to wean my 18 month old daughter because of the new baby. We shared for week, then cut out the mid day nursings. Next week cut morning nursings and lastly and most difficult cut the bedtime sessions. She still creeps up on me like a thief in the night sometimes!! But we are weened. My neighbor put mustard on her nipples, ewww!!! She said it worked.

Edited by author 01-06-2007 05:15 PM
I have a 11mth old princess who loves to nurse. I have become so sore that it hurts to just think about nursing her on the left side. I can't seem to find anything on-line about soreness that isn't all about the first few weeks of nursing. This hasn't been going on for the whole 10 mths. It's just here in the last couple mths. I've just resently lost my Mom to cancer- I was her care giver. I know stress isn't good during breatfeeding, but what do you do? One thing that isn't helping, is I think she isn't latched right, but she is at an age were she likes to do it her way and I can't get her to latch all the way.She like for me to be laying down and for it to be quiet. It seems like she just wants to latch on the tip and it just kills me. I am very small and so it's not like she has a lot to work with. I'm at a place where I guess I'll have to wean her, but I'm sure how to start the weaning process. She eats very good. She will eat anything that doesn't try to eat her first. With her docters ok, I have been giving her cows milk, in a cup. I've wondered, if giving it to her in a bottle would fix the nursing issue,because she takes great comfort in the sucking motion, I wonder if it will start a whole other weaning proccess when it comes time to take away the bottle.
HELP!! Anyone have any suggestions. I am at a loss of what to do.

i must have help now!! please, Im weaning my daughter off the boob and she is 9 months old. she hates bottles and cups even if it is boob milk she dosent care she wants me.what should i do? oh and my boobs hurt sooooo freakin bad what helps and how long will this take??

Is there anyone out there???????

hello????

Hi. I am a mother of 4. I obviously have experience. The best thing to wean off your baby from your boob is to persavere, dont give in and when you are absolutely sure that you really want to give up breast feeding then just stick to it at all times. I did it, its not that hard as long as you dont keep giving in, it may be a little bit tedius to begin with but just persavire, I did it with my 4 children. Good luck.

just do it

Hello all...I seem to be having a problem getting my son to drink from a sippy cup and a regular cup also.. I have only been nursing him at night now,, but i'm worried that he's not getting enough iron since he was on a supplement while i was just nursing.. He took a regular cup for a little while, and i then told his doctor and she said that as long as he's taking the formula he doesn't need the supplement.. Well soon enough, like 2 weeks later he just started refusing anything other than nursing off of me. I'm thinking this could be just a faze, i hope so atleast. Any suggestions?

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I have brest fed my baby for 4 months now she fell sick and was not feeding well, my milk has now reduced and she is not getting enough to eat cause everytime i take her off the boob she screams, i am now trying to give her some formula but screams everytime i need to feed her... is this ok and normal?

hi angie-mama, shame you really are having a hard time. if you still want to breast feed dont give up, maybe try express into a bottle as the teet is longer and may help her latch better! strange that she would only start doing this now though...some people say babies tell you when they ready to be taken off the boob maybe its time? anyway sorry cant be of any help but i wish you all the luck.

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