http://www.happygreenbabies.com/feeding/weaning-breast-fed-baby/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weaning-breast-fed-baby The "how to" guide to natural parenting Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:49:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.happygreenbabies.com/feeding/weaning-breast-fed-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-649 Rachel McFadden Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:41:24 +0000 http://www.happygreenbabies.com/?p=1040#comment-649 That's great. I'd rather just let it happen, then choose to all of the sudden stop one day :). I really love cocnut milk too, jut never thought about its many great uses! That’s great. I’d rather just let it happen, then choose to all of the sudden stop one day . I really love cocnut milk too, jut never thought about its many great uses!

]]> http://www.happygreenbabies.com/feeding/weaning-breast-fed-baby/comment-page-1/#comment-648 Claire Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:27:25 +0000 http://www.happygreenbabies.com/?p=1040#comment-648 hey Rachel, when Will was about 1 year old i started to think about weaning. he had been breast fed exclusively up to this point. like you said, i really enjoyed the bond that nursing provided so i wasn't very strict with my weaning process. i really just let it happen naturally. at 1 year old we had incorporated a wide variety of healthy foods into Will's diet so i was not too worried about nutrition, not to mention he has hardly using my milk as his main source of nutrients. around 1 year old we started adding 1-2 cups of cows milk from a sippy cut into Will's diet and this really aided in the natural weaning process. by 16 months i was only nursing at night and this was primarily for comfort reasons for Will and then within another month he was fully weaned with little to no effort on my (or Will's) part. I'm a strong believer in nursing, so i feel like as long as it works for both mom and baby then go for it. also, we never went towards soy milk either. i did some research on it when Will was weaning and was suprised to learn that it offers little to no nutritional value. I was suprised because it's so highly regarded, but without processing and adding tons of vitamins it really has nothing to offer. i'm a fan of coconut milk, oil etc. it's great for everything from cooking, to tummy aches to skin care! hey Rachel,
when Will was about 1 year old i started to think about weaning. he had been breast fed exclusively up to this point.
like you said, i really enjoyed the bond that nursing provided so i wasn’t very strict with my weaning process. i really just let it happen naturally. at 1 year old we had incorporated a wide variety of healthy foods into Will’s diet so i was not too worried about nutrition, not to mention he has hardly using my milk as his main source of nutrients.
around 1 year old we started adding 1-2 cups of cows milk from a sippy cut into Will’s diet and this really aided in the natural weaning process. by 16 months i was only nursing at night and this was primarily for comfort reasons for Will and then within another month he was fully weaned with little to no effort on my (or Will’s) part.
I’m a strong believer in nursing, so i feel like as long as it works for both mom and baby then go for it.
also, we never went towards soy milk either. i did some research on it when Will was weaning and was suprised to learn that it offers little to no nutritional value. I was suprised because it’s so highly regarded, but without processing and adding tons of vitamins it really has nothing to offer.
i’m a fan of coconut milk, oil etc. it’s great for everything from cooking, to tummy aches to skin care!

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