Weaning Your Older Baby or Toddler – Part One:
How to Tell When Your Baby is Ready to Wean
All children wean eventually and at their own pace. How can you tell if your child is ready?
First off, realize the weaning process starts when you’ve offered your baby that first spoonful of solid food. Weaning [...]

Weaning Your Younger Baby – Part Two:
Tips for Mother-Led Weaning
Weaning, like walking, is a developmental milestone that all babies eventually accomplish. How soon your baby weans depends on your and your baby’s attitudes toward nursing.
photo credit: James Jordan
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), babies should be breastfed for at [...]

Thinking of weaning your baby? How do you know if your baby is ready?
Good question. Babies go through stages and sometimes you may think your little one is ready to stop nursing. One of these issues is called a nursing strike.
For instance:
You have a 9 month old baby who hasn’t shown any interest in nursing [...]

Nursing Your Older Baby
Nursing your older baby is different from a tiny one in many ways. First, as your baby grows and discovers his independence, he may have a hard time focusing on the task at hand. Finding a quiet room with few distractions or using a sling is a good idea. It will enable [...]