Posts by Carriebird

My daughter is 2 1/2 yrs and I've gone through periods where I am feeling tired (she still nurses at night) and feeling trapped.  I go on the web and read inspirational long term / attachment parenting stories and become...

    Quote: She asked if he was breastfed and I said he was, and she immediately set in talking about how her daughter didn't nurse her two kids and felt bad about it and that she kept telling her, "It's a personal...

I love this thread!  So funny and at the same time very sad.  When pregnant I was asked by my mother how long I planned to BF.  I thought she would be shocked if I told her the truth - possibly as long as six years! -...

I do my best to always follow through with consequences for my son.  He is now 5 years old and normally very well behaved.  He started hitting his friends at kindergarten three weeks ago.  The first time he came home...

Yep, pull his face in or plug his nose so he can't breathe... then when he lets go to take a breath you are free.  Then say "No biting" very calmly and stop the session.  Go elsewhere and do something else.   My son...

Way to go!  You sound like you know exactly what you are doing :)  My firstborn grabbed a pizza crust off my plate when he was 5 months and never looked back.  I managed to BF him until he was 2 1/2 years. My second...

Mine is 2 1/2 and I am starting to feel uncomfortable.  But I'm determined.  I just give myself a good pep talk and grit my teeth and do it.  I figure it's almost my duty to help make it more "normal" and for people to...

You also asked about gently or self weaning? My DD is 2 1/2 and nursing just as much as your DS.  I think it might be the co-sleeping (I didn't with my first)?  I am starting to try to teach her that mummy needs to sleep...

Tell him that the longer you BF the less chance there is of breast cancer in your future.  Tell him the longer your child is breastfed the healthier and smarter your child will be.  Tell him that you can do it privately...

I had the same ticking clock!  37 years old with a champ of a BFeeding 20 month old son and no period in sight.  I had to cut back on the BF to get it back.  He was easily distracted during the day and luckily for me...