Sentences with phrase «feel about weaning»

I know a lot of women who breastfeed through pregnancy, but I need to consider how I will feel about him weaning when I am pregnant, because it is a definite possibility.

Unapologetic about the fact that some babies need to be supplemented, some mothers do not want to pump, and some families have strong feelings about weaning.

But a lot of us have mixed feelings about weaning, whether we decide to partially, gradually, or abruptly wean or to nurse as long as our kids feel like they need it.

Not exact matches

I didn't even know why I felt so bad about considering giving up, because everyone, even medical experts, was telling me my baby would be fine if I didn't breastfeed, and I personally had nothing against formula at all (again, I fully expected to wean to it eventually, probably around the six month mark).

It is my hope that as a result of segments like the one on 20/20 and the fact that more women are feeling comfortable speaking out about long - term nursing (as evidenced by all of the comments and Tweets I received), that others will not feel like they need to be «closet nursers» nor feel pressured by family, friends or society in general to wean before they feel it is right for them and their child.

I know it would be bittersweet if she weaned now, but I would feel very good about what I've been able to give her, as well as what she's been able to give me.

Do you still feel a little bit confused about what weaning really is and what you can expect from it?

Do you feel a little bit better about working through the baby led weaning process with your little one now?

With my job, its getting harder for me to pump with night functions, etc., and I'm feeling super guilty about wanting to wean.

It actually makes me feel like crying... Whoever came up with this idea that a child needs to wean at X, Y or Z age, actually, has no idea what they are talking about!

I'm ready to wean but every time I think about it I feel sad.

And I know that in my heart, I will not feel good about weaning unless my daughter is the one to initiate it, as my son had.

If tandem nursing becomes too overwhelming, you don't have to feel guilty about weaning your older child.

You may feel a little bittersweet about weaning your baby.

If weaning was not something that you wanted, it can make you feel like a failure and bring about a sense of sadness, anger, or guilt.

Another reason to consider delaying weaning an older baby or toddler is because the hormones (such as oxytocin) released while breastfeeding bring about calm and loving feelings in the mother, and can help mitigate the stress the mom of a busy toddler feels.

Now that you've learned some helpful hints on how to wean a breastfed baby, we hope that you feel a little bit more confident in your own decisions about the process.

When taking a gradual approach to weaning, plan to drop one feeding about every 3 - 4 days to a week, depending upon how you feel physically.

By this stage, you and your baby both should be feeling quite a lot better about the whole weaning process.

While you may feel a little apprehensive about the weaning process — and your baby may, too!

So, does this help you feel a little better about learning when to wean a baby from a bottle?

Well, do you feel like you've learned a lot about your baby's weaning process?

You feel nervous about Baby Led Weaning but do not know how to feed your baby purees without getting stuck on them.

Even if your baby is clinging to your breast like it's the last lifeboat off a sinking ship, wailing for another nursing session and, over-all, making you feel like total crap about weaning, know that your decision to wean, even if the only reason is «I really don't want to nurse anymore, I'm done» is still the best decision.

I am glad of hearing some honesty about the desire to day wean... it makes me feel better about my irritation with it sometimes.

But I love the closeness of breastfeeding and I know that this is the best nutrition for her (not to mention free - formula is so expensive), so I feel really ambivalent about weaning.

In no particular order, I'm going to guess that the itching is a) psychosomatic (because you're feeling kind of itchy about still nursing but also itchy about weaning), b) caused by some kind of minor infection or fungus (like low - grade thrush), or c) caused by dry skin from showers that are too hot or a harsh soap.

Or your own feelings of guilt about the weaning process?

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I think most of us feel some guilt about weaning, whether we do it at three days or four years.

I've definately started to feel a little pressure from others re weaning — friendly suggestions re how to go about it — and for a while there I felt I almost had to apologise for still feeding!

Yeah, I haven't weaned yet, but probably will before one year, and I'm getting kind of sick of articles and people that make me feel guilty about this.

I know that this comes from the sadness I felt at having to stop but reading this made me feel guilty about weaning, even though it was a decision that my body made for me.

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Even if you feel very ready to wean your toddler, you might still feel conflict about it.

I feel so relieved after reading about weaning and transitioning from formula to milk.

The time didn't feel right to stop then (as there were other changes then too), so I slowly started weaning at about 13 months.

Oh, Lauren, I feel you * hugs * I talked about this in the Carnival of Weaning - I wasn't averse or bothered by physically nursing Abbey, it is the intensity of her demands that were really eating at the relationship.

It's really awesome when both mom and child feel good about how weaning unfolds.

I am okay if someone else feels it isn't for them, or that they needed to wean, but there should be no assumptions made about what someone chooses to continue.

With my first child, I felt pangs of guilt about this — I wondered if I was being «pure» about his weaning.

I don't believe the emotions felt by mothers who don't breastfeed or who wean early are as simple as «guilt»: when we really examine mothers» feelings about things gone wrong, it is rarely guilt that they are expressing, especially about not breastfeeding or not breastfeeding as long or as completely as they would have liked to: well informed mothers who reach for the bottle after a struggle with breastfeeding know they have done the best they could with the resources they had at the time (health, energy, knowledge, support)-- these mothers may feel deeply sad and disappointed, they may be grieving, but guilt isn't an appropriate label for these overwhelming feelings of loss for themselves and their babies.

Just today, my self - weaned 2.5 year old was trying to catch me to nurse as I was jumping out of my shower and I felt very caught up about how to respond!

The questions range from emotional - feeling guilty about exclusively pumping instead of nursing and being unsure about weaning to practical - is my supply normal for six days post-partum and what should I do if my pump broke?

I know that I personally felt like, you know, I didn't try hard enough, maybe if I would've kept going eventually he would've caught on, and so I kind of felt like guilty about it, and so then weaning was kind of like, then giving up again a little bit I thought.

If you decide to do this one, I would recommend: 1) dropping all pacifier weaning talk until you are actually ready to begin the weaning process, and 2) timing it so the «goodbye» day lands on something awesome and positive, like his birthday or birthday party day or special family outing that will keep him from feeling sad about it.

In that moment, we felt validation and excitement about our baby - led weaning journey.

I wish mothers didn't retain guilt feelings about past weaning.

She can show her child other busily nursing babies, and can talk about any mixed feelings she has — perhaps she's wondering if this might be a chance to wean that she'll later regret not having taken, or she might be wondering what effect this will have long term on their breastfeeding relationship.

When learning about baby led weaning where to start can feel like a complicated subject.