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I am looking for advice from you mamas-- <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/redface.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Embarrassment"><br><br>
Okay, so from what I can tell DS (13 mos) is on a strike. I still have not pinpointed how this came to be, but I guess it is either teething, being sick (although usually he nurses more when sick) or my change of antidepressants. And now I have stopped the new meds and gone back to the old ones. (my thread from last week on this <a href="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/showthread.php?t=612388)" target="_blank">http://www.mothering.com/discussions....php?t=612388)</a>.<br><br>
From everything I have read, it seems that babies <b>rarely</b> self-wean before 18 - 24 mos. And when they do, it's <b>gradual</b>. It happens over weeks (or months) not over the course of 24 - 48 hrs. Correct?<br><br>
People (mainstream and AP parents) I mention our problem to suggest that he is CLWing. I keep hearing how many babies "weaned just around a year", but I can't help but wonder if they were CLWing or on a strike. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/shrug.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="shrug">:<br><br>
This doesn't seem right. He's only 13 months!!! He doesn't eat solids all that well yet and being right in the middle of cold & flu season (which has really killed us the last two months) seems the worst time for a baby to CLW. I would think his body would be smarter than that. Am I right?<br><br>
I want desperately to listen to my baby's cues, but I had always imagined nursing for a <i>minimum</i> of 2 years, and probably longer. So, this just seems preposterous. How could he go from nursing 12 times per 24 hour period, to 0?<br><br>
The last time he nursed was Thursday at 12 noon, since then I have been pumping. Every time since then, when I offer he either turns away, or opens wide and bites me. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="/img/vbsmilies/smilies/dizzy.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Dizzy">: (when he bites, my usual response is to put the breast away and tell him "Be gentle!" I <i>hope</i> I haven't had a stronger, scarier reaction than I realize, causing him to strike. I don't think I have....)<br>
He refuses EBM in any form.<br><br>
PLEASE, I need advice. What does this sound like to you and what would you do?<br><br>
--Vanessa, a very worried mama
Okay, so from what I can tell DS (13 mos) is on a strike. I still have not pinpointed how this came to be, but I guess it is either teething, being sick (although usually he nurses more when sick) or my change of antidepressants. And now I have stopped the new meds and gone back to the old ones. (my thread from last week on this <a href="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/showthread.php?t=612388)" target="_blank">http://www.mothering.com/discussions....php?t=612388)</a>.<br><br>
From everything I have read, it seems that babies <b>rarely</b> self-wean before 18 - 24 mos. And when they do, it's <b>gradual</b>. It happens over weeks (or months) not over the course of 24 - 48 hrs. Correct?<br><br>
People (mainstream and AP parents) I mention our problem to suggest that he is CLWing. I keep hearing how many babies "weaned just around a year", but I can't help but wonder if they were CLWing or on a strike. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/shrug.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="shrug">:<br><br>
This doesn't seem right. He's only 13 months!!! He doesn't eat solids all that well yet and being right in the middle of cold & flu season (which has really killed us the last two months) seems the worst time for a baby to CLW. I would think his body would be smarter than that. Am I right?<br><br>
I want desperately to listen to my baby's cues, but I had always imagined nursing for a <i>minimum</i> of 2 years, and probably longer. So, this just seems preposterous. How could he go from nursing 12 times per 24 hour period, to 0?<br><br>
The last time he nursed was Thursday at 12 noon, since then I have been pumping. Every time since then, when I offer he either turns away, or opens wide and bites me. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="/img/vbsmilies/smilies/dizzy.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Dizzy">: (when he bites, my usual response is to put the breast away and tell him "Be gentle!" I <i>hope</i> I haven't had a stronger, scarier reaction than I realize, causing him to strike. I don't think I have....)<br>
He refuses EBM in any form.<br><br>
PLEASE, I need advice. What does this sound like to you and what would you do?<br><br>
--Vanessa, a very worried mama