https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:46:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-signs-of-weaning-did-your-lo-show#post-977668 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 10:07:09 +0000 Mrs. Twine 977668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anbanan15: Yes, very good point about some stages being confused as weaning behavior but are not necessarily. Lorelei has never gone through a strike or refusal, but Ellie had a few. And we all know how THAT ended ;) You can use those as opportunities to start or finish the weaning process if you are ready to be done. And I feel that it can be much gentler that way than trying to force the issue when they are at the height of a nursing love affair. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-signs-of-weaning-did-your-lo-show#post-977587 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 09:34:52 +0000 littlebittyhouse 977587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A lot of what @Mrs. Twine said holds true for us too. LO is 13 mo and does seem to have to re-learn his latch periodically. At 11.5mo he was starting to get a little handsy with me so we started pushing for him to sign for milk. Now when he wants milk he will stop what he is doing and 'ask' In a matter of days we went from nursing 6-8 times a day to 4-6 times. Now there are days where he jsut wants to nurse at wake ups/naps/bed and others where he wants to do drive bys. I just try and follow his cues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-signs-of-weaning-did-your-lo-show#post-977491 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 09:05:38 +0000 DillonLion 977491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>C screamed, cried, bit me, arched her back, refused to latch, and pushed herself away from me every single time we tried to nurse (that included different times of day, before naps, after naps, before bed, when first waking up in the morning, different positions, starving, kind of hungry, not hungry at all, etc.)</p> <p>I took it as a sign that we were done with nursing. She was young (8 months) and apparently not the age that any baby self weans, but I wasn't going to force her to do it or waste my time trying anymore when she was obviously over it. I was crying every single time we tried and feeling extremely rejected and upset (just like the first month of nursing). Now things are much better that we have stopped trying that. She gets pumped milk and formula for the next few months until she's one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-signs-of-weaning-did-your-lo-show#post-977446 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 08:51:14 +0000 anbanan15 977446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a slight lull in nursing closer to 12 mo (might have been more like 8-9 mo) that could have been confused as signs of weaning (if you check out Kelly Mom this is a common misconception around that age), but we nursed through it and he was right back to being a boob monster. </p> <p>Up until the day he self-weaned at 21 mo he was nursing 4-5 times/day and 2+++ times/night. When he actually self-weaned it was sudden. He just didn't nurse to sleep one night and never asked for it again. He would still drink BM from a cup until our freezer stash we ran out 3.5 months later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-signs-of-weaning-did-your-lo-show#post-977418 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 08:43:00 +0000 cascademom 977418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO became really distracted, started biting, just wasn't interested. Also, he never seemed full enough or satisfied after a nursing session. One weekend, he kept crying and crying. I nursed and nursed him to no happiness. That day, we got out a bottle of formula. He was satisfied, happy, and playful after that. That's when we knew that my nursing relationship with him was over. It was almost 4 months ago. </p> <p>Now, he won't even sit with me when I feed him his morning bottle. He slinks off of me and wants to be on the floor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-signs-of-weaning-did-your-lo-show#post-977277 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 07:56:18 +0000 Mrs. Twine 977277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was old enough to talk about it. I think the main moment came for her when we were talking about the new baby. In preparation for tandem nursing, I had started talking with her about how when her sister was born, the baby would be depending on my milk for all of its food. I explained that there might be times when I needed to ask her to wait because she was old enough and big enough to do that patiently. She seemed to start to think more about nursing being for babies, and she decided she wanted to be, "big enough to not do that [nurse] anymore." Don't offer, don't refuse is often a great beginning to gentle weaning. When they are old enough to be getting the bulk of their nutrition and calories from another source (age one or thereabouts), it is very appropriate to adopt a strategy of only nursing when the child asks to. They are also getting old enough that it is fine to place limits on public nursing if you feel you want to or need to. I chose not to place any limits of that sort until she was three, at which point she could nurse in public, but she had to help me find a quiet place to do it. She rarely did. </p> <p>As for the uncomfortable latch, I've found that toddlers will move in and out of that phase. As my girls got teeth, they would have to re-learn periodically, it seemed. So they would go a week or two with a lousy latch and then seemingly fix it on their own. And the latch and nursing interest/behavior can certainly change as they move from using it as their main food, towards using it for other reasons. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-signs-of-weaning-did-your-lo-show#post-977221 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 07:26:41 +0000 regberadaisy 977221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm interested in this bc as of now at 15 months she has actually <i>increased</i> her nursing sessions! I'm really hoping she self weans before 2! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-signs-of-weaning-did-your-lo-show#post-977214 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 07:24:53 +0000 autumn865 977214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 11.5 months and I think she's showing signs of being ready to wean soon. She nurses 4 times a day and has reduced the amount and time nursing drastically. While nursing she's distracted and squirmy and her latch is different and somewhat uncomfortable (she has 7 teeth). There are increasing times I offer and she has refused. I sometimes feel if i didnt offer it she would't really notice (with the exception of maybe the times she wakes in the middle of the night). Overall it feels increasingly "lack luster" for the both of us.</p> <p>What are some signs your LO has shown indicating they were ready to wean? Also how old was your LO? </p>