Posts by PatioGardener

  Quote: Originally Posted by littlest birds      This is the only thing I had to do, but it wasn't because it would block her breathing, it was to force a proper latch.  They can't...

My DS went through this phase a couple of months ago. Now at 24 months he is much less demanding with nursing. There is hope!  

A good friend of mine says that happened to her when she was ~5 and weaned. Her mom let her try and she nursed 1 or 2 more times and was done.   I guess the risk is that he may not be done after 1 or 2 more times though. Do...

The reflux may stem from the tongue-tie too. See http://www.kiddsteeth.com/articles/aerophagia_2011.pdf  

Rather than looking at her solids intake, at only 10 months old I'd be looking to make sure she's getting the max amount of breastmilk. Do you co-sleep? Does she nurse at night? Is she nursing regularly during the day? Do you nurse...

  Quote: Originally Posted by RStelle  Also, I second trying a straw or just a regular cup, she seemed to be a bigger fan of those than of the sippy. Me too. Also I had to ask daycare to offer water to my DS...

Quote: Originally Posted by motheringforme  No, she plans on breastfeeding for 2 years, and she brought this up on her own. I didn't even know she had taken her daughter to an...

Quote: Originally Posted by cat13  Any chance baby will take a pacifier? Mine wouldn't, but if yours does, that might satisfy his suckling needs. Mine wouldn't either, but for a while (3-5 months?) he...

I find that pulling my DS in tight for the latch (and keeping him there if he tends to slip off) really helps to avoid the tooth rubbing issue. It still works now and he's 2!

Great suggestions from MadelinesMama  above. My milk is fine for about 24 h, so I just pump at work and send that milk with my DS the next day. He's a toddler though,so if he goes a day without milk I'm OK with that. You may want...