Comments on babyREADY: CHILD-LED WEANING - What is it and why do it?

@Melodie: Thanks! It is important to be true to y...

2009-08-04T09:22:40.763-04:00

@Melodie:
Thanks! It is important to be true to yourself but it is also very hard! We intuitively believe that the needs of our babies come first. It's hard to do what WE need sometimes in light of that.

This is a great post Sam. I love that you say that...

2009-07-09T21:12:33.165-04:00

This is a great post Sam. I love that you say that it's okay to say "no" and still practice child-led weaning. It's not an all-or-nothing situation where moms have to feel at the plight of their nursling. But from personal experience I can say that telling a child "no" and then being on the receiving end of the tantrum can lead to less saying no and more giving in. But even in this scenario my first child and I weaned at age 3.

Thank you for this, it's eased some of "no" guilt,...

2009-06-26T23:48:48.044-04:00

Thank you for this, it's eased some of "no" guilt, as we'r gently trying to impose some boundaries on nursing time. My son is 23 months old, and while we'd love him to choose his own weaning time - I'm feeling more and more I need some mommmy space!

My nearly 6 month old began his introduction to solids by "swiping" a bit of his brother's sandwich. I say, it doesn't get more baby led than that!