Posts by laehmichal

Just wanted to pop in and say hi. I am a relatively new SAHM, and am eager to learn from you all to help me make the switch. This has been an awesome thread to read!! Nice to meet you all!

ds is not quite 2, but he had to have surgery just after his 1st birthday, and it changed his nursing habits completely. I had to come to the fact that continuing to coerce him to nurse was not gentle parenting, and I don't want him...

my ds self-weaned about a week ago. I knew it was coming, sinde he hadn't been too interested in nursing for several months. I kept him going as long as i could, but he's doing beautifully, eating great and growing...Anyways, I seem to...

Our ds is going to be Yoda, and his daddy will be Luke in swamp training gear. ds is 16 mos, so dh will carry him in a backpack just like in the movie! dh is a Star Wars junkie, and this made his YEAR when we came up with it. They...

I'm having some trouble explaining to my husband why our son should be in charge of weaning. We both agreed that he should nurse for a year, but I think dh thought that meant I would wean at a year. He comes from a very traditional...