Category: ’Breastfeeding Past Infancy’
When Nursing Is Not Enough: Kristin’s Story
When my daughter, Emma, was born, she was a 9 pound 3 ounce red chubby baby with a latch and suck the strength of a vacuum cleaner. Hickeys all over my breast, which apparently all the nurses were talking about at the nursing station. I called it “Hoover Latch.” She really loved to nurse! Despite her enthusiasm for nursing and no obvious latch issues, problems soon arose. … Read More…
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Gently Night Weaning the Breastfed, Co-Sleeping Toddler
An NPN reader asks our natural parenting mentors: I wonder if you can help me. My daughter is 19 months old and still breastfeeding, and neither of us have slept through the night since she was born. Until recently, it didn’t really bother me and I wanted to wait for it to happen naturally. But now I am getting to … Read More…
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Boundaries, Breastfeeding, and Sleep
An NPN reader asks our natural parenting mentors: We are struggling with sleeping right now. My youngest son is 26 months. My eldest son is nearly 5 years old. We coslept with my eldest, and then he moved into his own room when I was pregnant, but he often ended up back with us. I am tandem breastfeeding. Now he … Read More…
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Weaning and the Changing Role of Mothering
My baby has weaned. He’s three an a half years old. A big boy, yes. But my baby – my last baby. I still vividly remember nursing him . . . my little snorting, grunting, squeaker. Snuggled up to me, tiny feet against my belly, filling his own. When he was full, he’d pull his head away with an audible … Read More…
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Giveaway: Modest Middles nursing tank $30 {1.14; US} CLOSED
Modest Middles is offering our readers a giveaway of a Modest Middles nursing tank top, perfect for comfortably breastfeeding in public while still wearing your favorite nursing bra! You put on your favorite nursing bra, then put on your Modest Middle, then put any shirt on top. Read More…
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If They Are Young Enough to Ask for It
We’ve all heard the phrase “If they are old enough to ask for it, they are too old to nurse.” There is absolutely no logic to it, and it only goes to show the ignorance of the person spouting it. Babies ask to nurse from the day they are born. They cry, root, and open their mouths. As parents, we … Read More…
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Wordless Wednesday: Breastfeeding
This week we asked: What does breastfeeding look like? Read More…
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A World Beyond the Breast
An NPN reader asks our natural parenting mentors: My son (approximately 16 months) has recently become less interested in breastfeeding. We nurse four times a day. First thing in the morning, which used to be his largest/longest nursing session, he often refuses the other side and only nurses on one. Other times during the day he fusses and is disinterested. … Read More…
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Struggling to Sleep
Our mentors give some helpful advice to a mama with a two year old who is hitting and kicking while nursing to sleep. Read More…
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Learning Sign Language with Babies and Children
Besides communicating basic needs, signing can also give you a window into the thoughts of your small child, whether she is preverbal or verbal. Read More…
4 Comments | Posted in Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Past Infancy, Feeding With Love, Language, Natural Learning, Responding With Sensitivity
