Comments on: Breast Milk or Food? A Breastfeeding Toddler Dilemma

By: Night Owl Mama

Night Owl Mama — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:37:55 +0000

I’m a breastfeeding mom of a 24 month old and our am schedules are similar to yours.

I’ve been trying to jump out of bed and offer food before nursing. He has a couple of bites and then starts tugging at my shirt. I offer juice and leave him in the the room with my 4 yr old who’s eating and daddy. He’ll eat a few more bites and then comes to look for me.
We sit to nurse and then I try to cut his nursing short by saying I have to use the bathroom or that I’m thirsty. Then I can get him back at the table to eat more of a meal(sometimes). He starts playing and will leave me alone til I sit down.

I’m trying to slowly ween but not doing very aggressive. I too have the SCREAMing. Good luck.
I think if you try to cut the nursing session off then maybe she can too get back to eating soon.
.-= Night Owl Mama´s last blog ..Exergen Temporal Scanner Review/ Giveaway =-.

By: Love – The Secret Ingredient For Healthy Self-Esteem | Breastfeeding Moms Unite

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:22:46 +0000

[...] what goes into their body, this can help pave the way towards preventing future eating disorders. This is something I need to practice as much as I preach too, because being such a health nut I do have control issues over the foods my kids eat. Having a [...]

By: Molly

Molly — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:29:44 +0000

I say that as long as food and meal time are both happy subjects, and the choices are healthy, don’t sweat it. Maybe you are breastfeeding out of laziness in the mornings. Good for you! You’re taking a moment for yourself and (gasp!) your daughter is being nourished by the most complete and nutritious food on this planet. (I’m being a little tongue-in-cheek here, but you get my point).

By: Sarah Cassill

Sarah Cassill — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:47:34 +0000

I am DREADING my 2 year old son discovering that breast milk, dry cereal and maybe a box of raisins is not breakfast!! And it's a million times healthier than MY breakfast (Diet Mountain Dew!) .-= Sarah Cassill´s last blog ..Night Terrors? Sleep walking? =-.

By: I’m Raising Vegetarian Children | Breastfeeding Moms Unite

I’m Raising Vegetarian Children | Breastfeeding Moms Unite — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:10:08 +0000

[...] successfully. Healthy vegetarianism depends on how committed you are to eating healthily (I could take some of my own advice here), and then it takes work. “Must enjoy chopping vegetables” is a requirement for the [...]

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:11:58 +0000

p.p.ps. (on a different day :p) Don’t second guess the vegetarianism. It is a super healthy gift you are giving your kids, and just because public health may not agree doesn’t make it the best choice for you! There is tons of research to support what you are doing. Meat isn’t nearly as healthy as we like to think it is!!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:18:20 +0000

p.p.s. It’s my third son’s nursing that I can’t sleep through…that wasn’t clear in my comment…
.-= Melissa´s last blog ..Prepare yourself for some emotional whiplash =-.