But what do I love? I love my baby!!!! Who isn't even technically a baby anymore, since he's 13 months. But he's still a baby. I hate anything that makes him cry, even when I know it's for the best. I never thought it would be so hard to not spoil my child. And I hate anything that makes me question his ability or doubt him or leads me to make comparisons, no matter how hard I try.
At first I used the "vent" flair, but this isn't really a rant or vent. It's just, especially in this moment, I am reflecting on how much I love him.
Still, could really go without the alligator death roll every time he has an especially messy poop. 🥴
Hi everyone, at risk of sounding emotional and stupid, I’m struggling to visualise how breastfeeding is going to work when I start weaning and I’m feeling really sad.
My baby is 5 months and is exclusively breastfed. I know next month I should be introducing some solid foods. I imagine this will reduce the amount of milk feeds over time, so I am starting to feel kind of sad, like it is coming to an end. I remember people saying to me you can breastfeed for years, but surely solid food just takes over? How often are you breastfeeding your baby by 1yr old for example?
Any insight would be really helpful.
My LO is 6 months old and for the last few months I have been researching how to introduce solids. It seemed that BLW was the thing to do and I see all these photos and videos of babies chowing down on adult foods no problem. I tried to give my baby some of the foods they suggested (omelette style scrambled eggs in strips for example) and he gags a lot. I sit there watching him super anxiously as he gags on a few bites while mashing the rest into a pulp and spreading it everywhere. I have taken an infant CPR class but I don't want to use it. Did anyone find BLW also didn't work for them and if so, how long did you just do BM/formula + purees? It seems some people love BLW but I don't think it's right for my family.
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My son is 16 months. We did EC until he was 10 months old and he protested so much we had to stop. He has recently been showing interest again, asking to go to the potty, waiting to pee in his potty instead of in his diaper etc. I read the "O Crap" book and she said that while 20 months is usually the window to start, some kids are ready earlier.
At the same time, he has not night weaned and over the past month has increases the amount he is nursing at night. We got a nanny and so I assumed the increase had to do with adjusting to me being gone for periods in the day. But now I feel like he is nursing more at night and eating less during the day. He wakes up almost every hour from 4am until he fully wakes up at 8am. He also doesnt want to pee in his diaper during that 4am-8am window, but because he isnt fully potty trained, he'll get upset sometimes if I try to potty him.
All of this has resulted in a month of me waking up every hour for half my night to either nurse, potty, or sing and rock him back to sleep in my arms. It isn't sustainable and I'm just really tired.
I think he may be ready in the near future to potty train, but with him nursing so much at night, I feel like I'll have to potty him all night to avoid bed wetting. So maybe I should night wean first.
BUT, he loves nursing and he is in the 99th percentile for weight and height, so I'm concerned he is nursing because he is genuinely hungry.
I don't know what to prioritize first, but it just feels like days are a battle because he hates his diapers and nights are a battle because he has to nurse. oh, we cosleep, if that makes a difference. Help please!
Edit: the confusing thing is that the "O Crap" book says not to wean right before because that is a big change, and it says sleep is important so I should address sleep issues before starting...
Edit2: ok it sounds like daytime and nighttime potty training are 2 totally different things which is news to me! Coincidentally, last night he had a normal night where he only nursed once or twice. I'm thinking this was a growth spurt.
There was some concern raised about "O Crap" as a potty training book so does anyone have suggestions for daytime potty training?
I know I should have taken it away sooner. Ages 1-2 were hard on us, with losing my job, COVID, moving half way across the country and then making the same move back less than a year later. At 2, the dentist said not to worry about it until 3. So here we are at 3 and she’s super attached.
She goes to daycare three days a week and they say when she comes in, she puts it away and only gets it out for nap time. I’d be thrilled if she was the same at home, but she insists on having it all the time. If she’s really distracted, she will actually forget and often leaves it in weird places so that when she finally wants it again, we have to hunt all over the place to figure out where she left it. But when she’s home, I’m working, so I can’t keep her distracted.
A few weeks ago, I prepped her for the pacifier fairy. Talked about it for a week and she was a little sad but seemed mostly ok about it. So when it was gone that night (she wakes up at least once during the night), she was inconsolable. Like her best friend had died. And it just broke me, so I gave it back. Do I just have to be stronger?
i’m sure someone already posted about the avocado video of mcdonald’s feeding CA and how it’s extremely white washed but i want to talk about something different. CA is not of age to start baby led weaning yet. my daughter was born a little before her and has had no food yet because i understand that it can mess up a child’s gut if you feed them too early. mcdonald’s always sets her kids up for failure and it’s horrible. also CA very apparently has her tongue thrust meaning she’s not ready for solids yet period. i just don’t get the hype with trying to start her early when all research shows that you start at 6 months AND when signs of readiness are met.
Twins are 12.5 months old We still are allowed a large amount of purees and baby cereals still and we need to figure out how to use it all, but creatively.
I tried the puree in pasta last night and we all loved it. This afternoon I'm doing purees in pancakes.
I recall seeing a reel on Facebook long ago of a baby smoothie made from baby oatmeal, fruits, and milk (we use human and plant based). I'll probably use breast milk since we haven't weaned yet.
Has anyone tried this?
I'm thinking the fruit purees can be used as pancake and regular cake toppings/fillings, too.
I know about popsicles. How do you make these mess free lol?
Any other ideas are a plus and much appreciated :)
does anyone have success stories of babies / toddlers sleeping in longer stretches without night weaning? My twins are 10 months old and still wake up every couple hours to nurse. My husband and I are so exhausted. For a variety of reasons, I would like to avoid night weaning - has anyone had any luck with babies sleeping better on their own without night weaning? Thanks.
My son is almost 11 months and is showing no signs of slowing down on the bottle. I'm thinking I will need to slowly wean him in the amount of formula he's getting in his bottle, as I don't think it will happen naturally. I'm curious if anyone has thoughts or experience on this. Currently he gets 5 6-ounce bottles which he may or may not finish. I'm thinking my first step is to just cut it down to 5 4-ounce bottles?
This is a breastfeeding post, but it is more related to gentle/attachment parenting. I think it’s ok to post but sorry if it’s the wrong sub.
My boy is 9 months old and I am desperate to stop breastfeeding.
He is very good on his solids but refuses a bottle most of the time. When he does take a bottle, it’s only when he’s wide awake and not that hungry… weirdly. If I try give him a bottle while he is sleepy or hungry or cranky - he loses his mind lol.
So I’ve been trying to gently wean him for the last couple of weeks and we just can’t seem to stick to it. I hate seeing him upset so I just give in. Plus at night time, it’s the easiest way to get him back to sleep.
I’m trying to layer some sleep associations like music and cuddles but nothing works but boob.
The last few weeks I even have to climb into the cot with him, nurse him lying down, and then climb out like a ninja. He still wakes every 2-3 hours and always ends up in our bed by 1am for the rest of the night, nursing on and off all night.
I work full time (from home) so does my husband, and we have a toddler - so the exhaustion forces me to just take the easy route and keep nursing but there is no end in sight.
Please - any advice would be great!
At my last visit, my Dr suggested seeing if I could wean off my medicine. I said ok, not thinking anything of it, but after halving my dose for a few weeks I’ve started to feel bad again. When I asked if my numbers should have been closer to hypo range if I was a candidate for remission, she said yes but wanted to see if I could wean off anyway.
Why would she try to wean me off the medicine if my numbers didn’t indicate remission? I’m so confused. I’m going to ask to go back to my old dose because my numbers were exactly in the middle at 2.13 but now they’re probably a mess.
Has anyone else’s doctor done this? I’ve had this suggested to me by multiple drs so it’s not just my current one.
My son goes to sleep independently in his cot but wakes up for a feed at about 10.30-11pm, after which he will only sleep in bed with me. I’m fine with co-sleeping except that he wakes up every couple of hours for a comfort suck, which severely disrupts my sleep. He doesn’t need to feed during the night and there have been (rare) nights in which he slept in his own bed all night and didn’t feed at all.
It may be impossible, but any suggestions on how I can keep the co-sleeping but lose the night feeds? Thanks :)
Forgive me if this has been discussed before, I did a search and nothing came up.
My son just turned 2 and has almost zero receptive language skills and zero expressive language skills. No words, only just started pulling my hand to the door when he wants to go outside(which is 24/7)
So all the resources I see about weaning a toddler and sleep training a toddler involve talking to the child and explaining what's going on. Saying "no, mommy can't give you milk" or "you have to lay down for sleep now. If you are in bed I will stay in here with you"
My son doesn't understand me so for the last 2 years I've slept next to him and that's worked all right. But we are expecting another child in September and I want his dad to be able to put him to sleep at night. And I want to wean for my sanity right now. I think he wakes up a lot at night, sees me there, goes for nursing bc its right in front of him and he has a sleep association now.
He drinks water fine but refuses milk in a cup. He has always resisted going to bed unless I put him down around 9:30 and then 60% of the time its pretty instant as long as I nurse him for at least a little bit.
Thanks in advance. I'm so glad I found this group
Hello!
I have a 4.5 month old LO whom I crib-trained around 3 mos using Fuss-It-Out as per Precious Little Sleep. When that stopped working well, I kind of did a SLS/Ferber combo.
My LO sleeps around 5 hours straight each night but after that, our nights turn into a boob buffet of sorts and she cries when returned to her crib, which is in my bedroom.
I’m thinking she’s probably too young to fully night wean but I would really like to extend the amount of time between her night feeds. Right now she’s wanting to nurse around every 2 hours and it is making it very hard for me to get up with my two older kids come morning. How do I do this?
Here’s a summary of our routine: -Awake around 7:30 am/ -First nap around 10 am, lasts about 45 mins/ -second nap around 1 pm, lasts 75-90 mins/ -third nap super variable but usually about 4 pm lasting around an hour/ -Bedtime of 7:30 pm/ -Nurses to sleep for naps, placed drowsy but awake in crib for bedtime/ -Always placed in crib to sleep/ *When I nurse her at bedtime she falls asleep but I wake her back up for the crib transfer. She does fuss about 10 mins afterwards, but then passes out
The reading I’ve done into it - I like the theory behind it. I like the emphasis on mealtime, baby eating what you are, motor skills development, etc.
That being said - I don’t see anything against purées & I figured we’d do a little of both. My pediatrician basically said he thinks baby-led weaning is a dressed up way of saying, “feed the baby what they’re ready for”
My son is 4 months old, sits up with assistance, and has started showing interest in the food my fiancé and I are eating.
So, where do I start ? Are there any particular online resources you can point me to?
TYIA!
4yrs, 1mth, 27 days and our journey has finally come to an end.
I talked to my 4yo and said that 2 nights ago was going to be the last mommy milkies. She woke up the next morning and said, “Can I have mommy milkies one last time?” Of course I obliged!
That night daddy put her to sleep with some cow’s milk before bed and she went right to sleep.
Dad took her fishing all day today. Tonight was the same. No complaining, no asking for mommy milkies, just drank her “white milk” and went to sleep.
I went into the garage and cried. I feel like I’m having remorse because I know our journey was long. But I loved the fact that she was getting all the antibodies. Now it’s all up her body to produce them. I even thought about pumping and saving some in case she gets sick. But I’ve already taken sudafed for 2 days in a row and I’m not sure I could even produce much milk.
But on the other hand, I wouldn’t trade a single session for anything in the world! I absolutely love the bond we shared throughout our journey. I’m both happy and sad that it has come to an end.
Thanks for reading!
Help. I’m so so done. We have made it 17 months nursing. I’m currently 12 weeks pregnant and I’ve powered through the pain, the nausea, the aversions. I’ve tried offering every kind of milk known to man, I’ve told her it’s all gone. I’ve tried distracting her. The meltdowns are terrible. The screaming and throwing herself backwards is just too much. She’s never slept all night or longer than 3 hours at a stretch. She nurses about every 2 hours still, as well as eats 2 snacks and 3 meals a day. Sippy of juice or water is no issue. Won’t do milk. Not even chocolate or strawberry. I even tried a freaking bottle. I’m a SAHM so I’m with her literally 24/7, I have not been away from her longer than 4 hours except once when I had an emergency surgery. No family that can “take her” for a few days. Since trying to be gentle has failed completely should I just quit? Deal With the screaming for a few days? HOW DO YOU WEAN?!
I am planning on weaning my 4 month old. I have an oversupply that will not go down and am held hostage by the clock and the last time I nursed. I have had multiple clogged ducts and cases of mastitis. I am now on Zoloft for postpartum anxiety that I think was triggered by my breastfeeding anxiety. I am trying to wean gradually, but get a panicky feeling when it is the day to cut out a nursing session. I am currently drinking sage tea to try to get my milk supply down, but it is not enough. I really would like to be able to tank it. Anybody had luck with reducing supply with birth control containing estrogen?
Hi everyone! I wanted to write up my experience night weaning my 6.5 month old, in case it’s helpful to anyone else. I searched this sub a bunch for night weaning success stories and wanted to add another to the mix.
The background: I have a very chunky (98th percentile!) 6 month old who, for the last month or so, has generally awoken once a night to feed. His night wake ups were all over the map—sometimes they were at 1:00, sometimes at 4:00, some nights not at all (those were the best!). Most of the time he would breastfeed for 10-15 minutes and go right back to sleep, but sometimes he’d get angry when being put back in his crib and cry on an off for a while (those were the worst). On nights that he did eat in the middle of the night, he would wake up for the morning not hungry at all, which made me feel like he really didn’t need to be eating at night.
SO! With the blessing of his pediatrician, we decided to just…stop feeding him in the middle of the night. We’d use CIO to sleep train at 5 months, so we were comfortable letting him cry for a bit if needed. He is the kind of baby that just gets pissed if you do something gradually or check in and comforting without picking up/feeding, so a cold turkey method felt right.
The results: So far, so good! We are on day 5 and it’s been so much easier than I was expecting.
The nights:
1 - went to bed as usual at 7:30 pm, slept until 3:30, cried/yelled on and off for two hours :( :( the worst. Finally fell back asleep at 5:30 am, woke up at 7:15 am.
2 - 10 minute grumble at 1:00 am, 10 minute grumble at 4:00 am, slept until 7:00!
3 - a few peeps (1-2 minutes of grumbling) early in the evening and then nothing until 5:30! Cried/grumbled for 30 minutes before I relented and went in to feed him and start the day, but he was more tired than hungry—he fell back asleep while feeding until 630
4 - a few peeps early in the evening, then nothing until 5:00 when he grumbled for ten minutes before putting himself back to sleep until 7!!!
That’s what we’ve got so far—it really has gone so much better than I was expecting. Happy to answer questions if anyone has them!
So our pediatrician, our night nurse and the sleep consultant who works with our pediatrician are all pretty adamant we transition our baby out of the Snoo between 12 and 16 weeks. They say that if we do - we can avoid the four month sleep regression because they baby won’t have any sleep props (we already put him into the Snoo completely awake and do not use a paci).
I’m loathe to change up something that is working but believe they know what they are talking about.
After tons of effort we FINALLY taught him how to link his daytime sleep cycles and he is taking luxurious 90 minute naps several times a day. Because daytime sleep seems to be harder for him I’m doing something slightly unconventional and transitioning his night sleep first, has anyone else ever done this?
Basically my plan is:
- put weaning mode on at night
- once that has been working for at least a week, try transitioning to the crib, swaddled, at night
- once that has been working for a week - try transitioning out of the swaddle to a magic Merlin at night
We tried weaning mode last night and it had zero impact on his sleep. He slept exactly the same. I figure if the crib transition doesn’t go well we can always just leave him in the Snoo with no motion for a bit?
Looking for low-risk supplements that do not interact with lexapro
Edit: thanks guys for all the suggestions. I am also wondering whether CBD oil would interact with lexapro and have the potential to cause serotonin syndrome
I had a lot of anxiety around taking my sons pacifiers from him. He is almost 2 now. Since he was born , he has found comfort in his "bap bap" (his way of saying pacifier). There was a point he would accidentally knock them out of the crib at night and get upset when he couldn't reach them. To protect my sanity and my desperate need for sleep , we started putting 3 -4 pacifiers in his crib (bad habits , I know) . He got to the point that he would need one in his mouth and one in each hand. About 1 year ago , we stopped letting him have the pacifiers during the day , and only use them for nap and night time. It helped us establish a routine because he knew that when I offered him his pacifiers , it was bed time. He really looked forward to bap bap time, haha.
I vowed to myself that when he turned 2 , it was time to say goodbye. Well, he turns 2 this week. I've been nervous about it all week because my assumption was he would throw a fit and just not sleep....
2 days ago , my mom was watching him for me while I worked. She calls me and said that our son had fallen asleep without his pacifier. What? She said she simply said to him " You don't need that thing." He shrugged it off and fell asleep. I didn't believe her , lol. So that night when I was putting him to bed , I explained to him that he was almost 2 now and big boys do not need pacifiers anymore. He whined a tiny bit but to my surprised , he laid down and fell asleep. Last night he asked for his bap baps again and i repeated my story and he literally goes "No Bap Bap" lays down and he was out all night. Today I was talking about it with my husband and our son just says "no no bap bap" and smiles at me.
I am so proud of him. I had no reason to be worried! <3
I have to stop breastfeeding my 13 month old son. I just have to.
With work, and coparenting, and single mom life..... I just want my boobs back. It’s selfish. But I know it’s right.
It’s been a few weeks since we started and it’s so hard. There’s been tears. Screams. Tantrums. Supported. All supported. There’s been so many cuddles, love, bum pats, back rubs.
He still doesn’t understand and it breaks my heart. It was an hour of screaming for his nap today. We’ve just about weaned most of the night feeds.
It breaks my heart to upset him. It’s just so damn hard.
I have been taking 250 mg for over a year. It helps my nerve pain but also makes gain weight and feel stupid, like I'm always in a fog. I am weaning off slowly and on to a THC/CBD tincture. Nerve pain is flaring and I feel shaky and disconnected. I am down to 200 mg, and plan to drop to 150 mg tonight. Anyone have experience with this, advice?
My baby is 6 weeks old and EBF, but she’s has colic sometimes and a pacifier can soothe her and she feels better from her belly ache.
Yesterday my mom came to visit and baby was peacefully sleeping in her crib with a pacifier on her mouth after crying for a couple of hours because of her tummy ache.
My mom went crazy and said pacifiers can make the baby lose interest on the breast and stop EBF, causing an early wean. I said that bottles can cause that sometimes (not always), but she argued that pacifiers have the same effect too.
I tried googling it to see if I could find any reliable articles supporting her claim, but I didn’t. Have you guys hear about this? Has anyone seen a baby wean early because of a pacifier?
Has anyone on here successfully gotten off of Zoloft and had the withdrawal effects stop? I tried years ago and the withdrawal lasted for over a month. It got to the point I couldn’t function anymore and the withdrawal sensations and emotional sensitivity were ruining my life. I went back on the medicine just to make the withdrawal stop. :-( would like to stop one day to get my sex drive back, reduce brain fog, and no longer have to visit the doctor every few months just to get a refill. Any tips for weaning off are greatly appreciated!!
Hi all! I'm sorry if the question has already been asked, but is bloating common when you try to slowly reduce the use of PPIs? It's currently going pretty well, I don't have any stomach pain, but I am SO bloated oh my god it's so frustrating. I've been taking probiotics and it usuallty helps with my occasional bloat, but right now I don't know what to do. I do know that stress and anxiety can trigger bloat, and I am pretty sure that is what also triggered my acute gastritis. In brief, I know that bloating can be caused by lots of things, but I was wondering if it could be a PPI thing.
Edit: I bought digestive enzymes that contain papain, we'll see :)
My 10 month old nurses 2-4 times per night and has leaks many nights (either at 5am or wake up time). Overnight diaper changes are scream fests.
With his older sib we reduced the amount of milk at each feed then when we were down to 1 minute I sent my partner to handle all wakeups except the 5am one. It basically became CIO which sucked hard for 3 nights.
I don’t want to that again!
Curious what everyone else has done if anything?
My 17 month old is refusing to nurse and I think she might just be finished with breastfeeding.
I'm feeling sad about it and I guess I was just curious if anyone else has experienced this?
I know that I'm lucky in a way because I don't have to actively wean her myself down the line but I just feel rejected a bit. And I'm also worried that she will change her mind and want to go back to nursing and I won't have any milk left...
Hello all,
Wondering if you have experienced this or what your thoughts are?
For the past year I have been on 10mg of Lexapro once a day. This is related to childhood trauma, CPTSD and abuse
Therapy has helped me immensely, and since I was on such a low dosage I have slowly weaned off of it over the course of 3-4 weeks.
I had normal withdrawal symptoms while weaning off which were fine). Now that I have been completely off of it for 5-6 days I noticed for the first time that my irritability and depression is back. This is what it felt like before I started Lexapro.
Could it just be withdrawal symptoms? Should I wait a bit longer to see if I normalize? Thanks!
I’m a 25 year old woman who began casual drinking at 18 but only started drinking daily (6-15) drinks a day in 2020
I want to quit for good for my health and for my happiness. But I’m finding it way too physically and psychologically hard to go cold turkey. Every time o go cold turkey I last a day then I binge drink the next day.
Is it selfish of me to ask for support and be a community member here if I work on cutting down my daily intake and increasing the frequency of sober days?
Per the title, I finally got the go ahead from my psychiatrist to start tapering down. She said take 5 mg for 2 weeks and then stop Completely (I’m currently on 10mg). Does that seem a little rushed? I see all these posts about a slow taper, just has me a little worried!
Currently weaning off of Prednisone and boy this is exhausting! Has anyone felt crushing fatigue and just a general sense of slowness? I was 40mg since summer and had a taper since maybe November. I am so exited because I'm finally down to 5mg/every other day but with each dosage change comes with some debilitating side effects.
I am a slug now. I move and respond like I'm moving through cement. I sleep a lot. But my body will eventually adapt as it did each time I went down a few mgs.
To the other Prednisone taperers out there: Omfg I'm exhausted too. Time for some Yoga with Adriene and bone broth. Later.
(Note: not considering or asking advice about changing dose or discontinuing medication without a doctor knowledge or advice. This can be dangerous! Don’t try it at home!)
I’m about 50 lbs overweight, and starting to lose it and become more active. My doctor wants me to go from 50 mg of Losartan to 100. I probably should, but am concerned about what the process of getting back down or off medication feels like. I’ve googled it and get nothing but statements about how getting fitter can help you do it. I already know that part…
Those of you who have lost weight/increased fitness and then weaned off BP medication with a doctor’s advice, was it a tough transition? Did you hit excessively low BP before realizing a change was needed?
Hi all, baby is 9 months and I’ve been doing a mixture or traditional and BLW since 5.5months in a high chair. I only introduced weaning table a few days ago.
This is how it looks like at the moment-
On the high chair: Food on the high chair tray or on a suction plate. Glass on the dinning table out of reach. I prompt her to drink and give her the glass, she holds it with two hands but I help hold and put back down.
Weaning table: I’ve given her a bamboo plate. She eats food off it but also throws the plate (but is still hungry) I’ve done both “plate stays on the table, ok you threw the plate again, looks like you’re done eating” as well as just put the plate away and continue with food straight on the weaning table. I have to give small amount of food at a time or else she’ll stuff it all in her mouth and/or play with it.
The glass cup is on the table just out of reach, she reaches for it when she wants it and I help place it in both hands, she drinks independently and I assist in putting it down, or else it gets tossed aside.
I have cloth to wipe her hand and cloth to wipe the table, she tries to grab them to put in her mouth. I have to juggle her not grabbing everything, getting more food from a separate plate onto her plate, pouring more water into her cup. There’s more cleaning on the table and chair and floor than in the high chair.
I know everything takes time and patience. I’m doing EC/potty training and understand it will be worth it for baby later on but any suggestions on what I can do to assist baby in her meal journey? What can I do to make it easier for her? And for me? Do I stick with the weaning table??? Thanks!!
I've been taking 100mg of Bupropion for a little over a year and I want to stop taking it. For the most part, I've had no problems and it's been helpful but as of two days ago I've had this constant ringing in my ear. It's only when things are quiet but it's annoying and I'm worried that it will be permanent.
I've heard tinnitus is a side effect for some people on it. I know they say you shouldn't quit cold turkey without your doctors advice but I don't want permanent hearing damage. I haven't taken my dose for today yet, but I'm worried about withdrawal symptoms. I have to wait to hear back from psychiatrist about scheduling an appointment. I was thinking of taking it every other day until I stop taking it completely to slowly get used to being without it. Has anyone else had this experience?
We sleep trained using the ferber method when my LO was 5months old (now 17months) to get him to nap on his own rather than contact naps, it worked to an extent and partially broke the feed to sleep association. He still got feed before being put in his cot before naps and bed but he still woke up and fed to sleep for MOTN feeds. This was ok but I swear he's getting worse at sleeping again rather than better and only wants boob all night again as a pacifier, he barely even swallows anything atm, and we are just over it and exhausted.
Tonight I put in place a strict bedtime routine that we will follow, we've loosely had a routine but it wasn't closely followed each night, I spaced out his feed 30mins before he slept. When he wakes up tonight he will get his nappy checked, some water if he's thirsty, some cuddles and a kiss then back into bed, probably using full extention because he doesn't respond well to check ins. Definitely gonna be some complaints 😌 I know night weaning isn't necessarily sleep training but we are kinda doing both at the same time now to try to finally get a full night's sleep. Wish this tired Mama goodluck 😅
Our boy absolutely loves nursing, he eats and drinks really well and is 96th % height and about 60th on weight. The nursing is just a comfort thing anymore and we have been try to slow it down to stop but he is constantly obsessed with it. Any down time that mom is around he won't let it go to the point of temper tantrums. Otherwise he is a pretty chill kid.
It causes a lot of stress because mom is over it at this point and I really can't distract once he has decided that's what he wants to do.
If anyone has been through similar situations or has tips to weaning at this age it would be appreciated.
Thanks
I’m looking for serious help. LO just turned 17 months and I’m good with breastfeeding until two, but I need help on cutting out sessions. She wants to be attached all day. She asks for it at least every half hour. I tell her no and it’ll lead to a full blown 30 minute tantrum. Any tips for gently weaning? I’d love to get down to no more than four sessions a day but this girl is stubborn and obsessed. I’ve tried offering water and snacks when she asks. I offer distractions. Nothing has worked so far. Please !! any tips you have, tell me! I read about covering my nipples with bandaids but she’s never needed a bandaid so she wouldn’t understand the concept of them so I don’t think that would work right now.
So I just learnt about weaning tables. We are trying to incorporate the Montessori way as much as possible but I’m really not sure about the weaning table. High chairs can make baby be present for family meals and is important for baby led weaning to reduce choking risk . Are there really any advantages to weaning tables? My baby is 6mo and cant even sit yet!
