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Thu, Mar 16 2023, 8:54 am
How many weeks did u start weaning?
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Hunter
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Thu, Mar 16 2023, 8:56 am
What's your question? Most people generally don't wean at weeks, more like months or years.
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mushkamothers
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Thu, Mar 16 2023, 8:57 am
Weeks? Is there a reason you want to wean? Do you need to?
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gootlfriends
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Thu, Mar 16 2023, 8:59 am
It depends on your goal. Some people nurse the first year. Others switch to formula at 6 months or when they return to work at 6 weeks. Once the child starts sleeping more at night it is easier to wean because your body is getting signals to make less milk already. I introduce bottles between 3 and 6 weeks and add if necessary. The less you nurse the less you make. It takes 2 weeks to lose your milk in a healthy way. You cannot stop cold turkey. You start by nursing every other feeding if you want to go faster. I imagine kellymom.com describes weaning quite well.
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amother
OP
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Thu, Mar 16 2023, 9:19 am
Weaning I mean to start solids
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amother
Ultramarine
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Thu, Mar 16 2023, 9:24 am
Either 4 months or 6 months or somewhere between there.
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metacognizant
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Thu, Mar 16 2023, 9:25 am
Starting solids and weaning are not really the same thing. Lots of babies/toddlers happily exist on a combination of solids and nursing (or formula) for a long time. I start my babies on solids when they start to grab food off my plate and put it in their mouths. My baby is 5-1/2 months old and I’ve literally started this week. But for her, solids mean that when I eat something I end up giving her a small amount to play with and sometimes she manages to eat it. If what I’m eating is hard/dry/crunchy and too hard for a baby to deal with I pre-chew it for her and slip a tiny little pre-chewed bolus into her mouth, otherwise I just let her have whatever she can grab. There is a saying “food under 1 is just for fun.” Meaning, babies under 1 benefit from playing with food- learning how to safely get it into their mouths and swallow. But under 1 the main source of nutrition should be breast milk or formula. You can google “baby led solids” for more information on this approach.
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Skyblue
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Thu, Mar 16 2023, 9:26 am
I start at 6 months unless the baby wants earlier but I don’t wean
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Tealblue
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Thu, Mar 16 2023, 9:33 am
5 months old because she wouldn't take a bottle and was occaionally at the sitter.
I am still nursing her at 26 months old.
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Ivory
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Thu, Mar 16 2023, 9:36 am
My doctor says has to have all 4
4months minimum
At least 17lbs
Can sit
Shows interest in food when you’re eating it
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amother
Aubergine
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Thu, Mar 16 2023, 9:38 am
metacognizant wrote: | Starting solids and weaning are not really the same thing. Lots of babies/toddlers happily exist on a combination of solids and nursing (or formula) for a long time. I start my babies on solids when they start to grab food off my plate and put it in their mouths. My baby is 5-1/2 months old and I’ve literally started this week. But for her, solids mean that when I eat something I end up giving her a small amount to play with and sometimes she manages to eat it. If what I’m eating is hard/dry/crunchy and too hard for a baby to deal with I pre-chew it for her and slip a tiny little pre-chewed bolus into her mouth, otherwise I just let her have whatever she can grab. There is a saying “food under 1 is just for fun.” Meaning, babies under 1 benefit from playing with food- learning how to safely get it into their mouths and swallow. But under 1 the main source of nutrition should be breast milk or formula. You can google “baby led solids” for more information on this approach. |
I believe in England the term is used differently hence why the name baby led weaning was originally used
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amother
Outerspace
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Thu, Mar 16 2023, 9:39 am
Interested that you call it weaning. Weaning generally means to stop nursing.
And even for introducing solids, people usually refer to the age in months, as in 6 months, not in weeks.
I usually start solids around 7 months.
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Hunter
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Thu, Mar 16 2023, 9:44 am
I start at around 9 months, but you can start at 6.
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Gardenia
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Thu, Mar 16 2023, 11:02 am
Its not weaning.
You still nurse.
Around 5-7 months I'll start with a little solids...
I'll still nurse anywhere from baby13 mo to kid who was
3.5 yrs old. (Yeah that one was too long, even for me.)
On average I nurse my kids abt 18 months. Personally I that's ideal. It's so loving as soothing to them.
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BrisketBoss
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Thu, Mar 16 2023, 11:21 am
amother Aubergine wrote: | I believe in England the term is used differently hence why the name baby led weaning was originally used |
Yes, that is my understanding as well.
People saying OP is wrong, this is probably a language barrier. I've also heard of a 'weaning table' which is a short table with short chairs for introducing solids. It is not a table for 'nursing less.'
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BrisketBoss
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Thu, Mar 16 2023, 11:22 am
OP, I start around six months as per recommendations.
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mushkamothers
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Thu, Mar 16 2023, 1:34 pm
4 months is outdated recommendation. Not before 6 months for optimal gut health. I'm also a big fan of baby led approach so basically giving them real food. Protein, fat, cooked veggies.
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Bluebell
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Thu, Mar 16 2023, 1:42 pm
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