https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:54:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-weaning#post-79743 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:11:05 +0000 ohapostrophe 79743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm getting ready to start thinking about this process and am curious how your work (or are you SAH) feels about pumping past one year. I'm trying to figure out how I can not pump once a day (I work long days but only 1-2x a week) at work and continue to nurse when I'm home. It's all confusing to me! Anyone have experience with (limited) pumping at work after a year? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-weaning#post-79577 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:53:41 +0000 anbanan15 79577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: it sounds like your in a similar place with Olive! I'm doubtful in the selfwean department and have a gut feeling we would be in the boob obsessed 3+ child category!</p> <p> The more I think about it the more I'm leaning towards the droping/switching a feeding for a pump once a month or every 2 weeks. I think that might be the least traumatic on both of us and allow for DS to have some time to adjust between each drop. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-weaning#post-79575 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:46:37 +0000 Mrs. Bee 79575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>maybe he'll decide to wean himself one day. that actually happens a lot. but i've also heard stories of where babies get obsessed with their mom's boobs, and won't stop touching them when they're 3+ even in public.</p> <p>i would suggest going really slowly. a cup of jo posted today that she got depression that lasted 6 weeks from weaning in one week and getting her period at the same time. that actually happens to a lot of women too!</p> <p>like you, i hope to wean off the breast at 1 and possibly continue to pump maybe just twice a day, until olive is 2. but olive is also very comforted by the breast as well so who knows how that will go! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-weaning#post-79570 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:36:11 +0000 anbanan15 79570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cupcakemama: Thank you. I'm glad it made some sort of sense lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-weaning#post-79568 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:33:02 +0000 cupcakemama 79568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anbanan15: I think that is probably a really common reason for weaning and makes perfect sense. I think it is incredibly admirable that you are planning on pumping. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-weaning#post-79564 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:28:13 +0000 anbanan15 79564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cupcakemama: I just personally feel that after a certain age our LO's know too much about what is going on. DS already pulls down my shirt, unhooks my bra, randomly takes a drink and goes back to playing. He also grabs and positions my boob the way he wants or when he sees it exposed moves closer and pulls it towards him. I don't have a problem with it now, but I feel when he can talk more or has a better grasp of associations that's just too much for my own comfort. I know plenty of kind who have or plan nursing for however long, and I think that's great and fine for them, but I'm just not comfortable with it personally and for my son at this point (maybe I would feel different with the next baby, I don't know). I'm sorry if that doesn't make sense, but it's the best way I can explain it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-weaning#post-79557 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:18:35 +0000 cupcakemama 79557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anbanan15: Any particular reason you are switching to pumping? I only ask because it seems like a lot of work. I was not a huge fan and was glad I didn't have to do a lot of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-weaning#post-79550 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:14:37 +0000 anbanan15 79550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cupcakemama: thanks. I'm actually going to be weaning twice. When I say drop one feed I'm actually planning on switching to pumping. Once DS is completely weaned from feeding at the breast I still want to provide him with breastmilk for as long as possible during the second year by exclusively pumping. He has food allergies and we really have no other milk alternative that he does not react to so it's vital that I continue to provide him with breastmilk. I just hope my plan works. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-weaning#post-79543 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:08:33 +0000 cupcakemama 79543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just some advice from a practical standpoint - you will want to wean slowly for YOUR benefit! The last thing you want to do is rush it, that would be a fast train to pain and discomfort-sville! </p> <p>Drop 1 feed and slowly wean him from the comfort aspect. Also consider that at some point you may have to bite the bullet and have a really awful few nights where he learns to get to sleep without boob. Feed him up during the day so you know he's not hungry and then just outlast him. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-weaning#post-79538 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:02:43 +0000 anbanan15 79538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: I might feel different if I had a girl! DS is 10 months (ahh in 3 days) and he still does not STTN or sleep in his crib. When he night wakes I try his paci first or rubbing his back etc, whatever I can think of to soothe. Anyway he will toss forever with his paci. Back and forth, arch the back, on and on until he gets boob. Part of me wonders if he's hungry because he's only starting out on solids, but the other part tells me I'm over feeding and he just wants to nurse because of habit. He doesn't act hungry most of those night wakings which is why I try not to nurse them. Ugh </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-weaning#post-79519 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:48:53 +0000 chopsuey 79519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anbanan15: You know. Call me crazy, but I'm not sure I'd want to nurse my son (if I were to have one) past 1 either. What's up with my double standard?! Maybe I'd feel differently if I actually had a son.. ? Who knows. :) HAHA.<br /> Anyway, I think dropping a feeding is a good idea. I have no idea how old your LO is, but I would try to stop comfort a month or so before he turns 1 too. Maybe just give him his paci or figure something out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-weaning#post-79508 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:40:56 +0000 anbanan15 79508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: I'm glad I'm not the only one not sure what they are doing. I know I've said it before, but I don't mind feeding DS expressed breastmilk until he's 2ish, but I don't like the idea of actually breastfeeding him much past 1. Mainly for the reasons above and because of "hands on" he is about me breasts and knowing what they are for. It's just my own personal comfort level and that is something that is different for everyone. My point is that I'm sure he is not ready to self wean at this point. I'm considering Doing the drop a feed once a month thing and in doing that would bring us right around 17-18 months so maybe by that time he'll be closer to self weaning? If I did things that way it would really be pushing my comfort level as stated before, but I would do it for DS, as I do with the diet restrictions (sorry for the rant and thinking outloud). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-weaning#post-79503 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:32:28 +0000 chopsuey 79503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO's almost 11 months old and I have no idea how I'm going to wean her.. The max I plan on nursing is 2 years, so I'm hoping she weans herself? .. :P<br /> Sorry I don't have any advice! Interested to see what other bees have to say.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-weaning#post-79500 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:27:13 +0000 anbanan15 79500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are a few months away before we are going to start weaning, but I am really worried that it's going to be difficult with how much DS relies on or is comforted by nursing. He takes a bottle fine, he uses a paci fine, but there are many times where these thing just do not soothe him and after so much tossing and turning nursing is what finally does it everytime. </p> <p>Has anyone had to wean a baby like this? What seemed to work for you? I'm actually considering only dropping one nursing session per month to make the transition as least tramatic as possible for him. </p>