Ask Judy: Should I Wean Myself From Pumping?

Hi Judy, my daughter just turned one and is still breastfeeding — yay! She’s eating solids three times a day, and taking water and a little breastmilk from a sippy cup.

I’m still pumping at work, but I wondered whether I should “pump wean” — I just started a new job, and unlike . . . → Read More: Ask Judy: Should I Wean Myself From Pumping?

Ask Judy: What Type Of Solids Should I Be Giving My Baby?

Hey Judy! Since I last emailed, my daughter and I have tried some solids and she’s cut two teeth. Solids were tentative at first, but she’s in love with them now — particularly peas and peaches. She’s SO enthusiastic that she’s started to realize what restaurants are. She plays quietly until food arrives, . . . → Read More: Ask Judy: What Type Of Solids Should I Be Giving My Baby?

Jewel’s Breastfeeding Journey

By Tiffany Holley

Jewel and I got off to a rough start with our breastfeeding relationship.

Her birth was difficult, and we ended up with not quite the totally natural birth I had hoped for. Thankfully, she and I were both healthy, and able to leave the hospital immediately.

I had been given IV . . . → Read More: Jewel’s Breastfeeding Journey

Do You Remember…

It has been nearly 10 months since my son weaned. You can read our full breastfeeding/weaning story which I wrote a few months before he weaned. His weaning process was a compilation of gentle techniques that I employed to encourage weaning combined with his own natural self-weaning process.

To be honest, there was a . . . → Read More: Do You Remember…

Ask Judy: Has My Baby Weaned?

Dear Judy. So as you know we recently moved. The move allowed us to put our two older boys in the same room, giving the baby his own room. So the other night we set his crib up and let him sleep there. He ended up sleeping from 9:30 pm to 9 am! Needless . . . → Read More: Ask Judy: Has My Baby Weaned?

Learning To Wean Book – Five Winners Chosen

Thank you to everyone who entered the Learning To Wean Book Contest. It is wonderful to see so many toddlers nursing!! We have just chosen the five lucky winners and they are: Strawberry LaVonne Jennifer Hamitlon Danika Melodie

Congrats to all of the winners!! Many of our winners have blogs of their own, please . . . → Read More: Learning To Wean Book – Five Winners Chosen

Product Review: Learning To Wean

I don’t normally do product reviews on this blog, but when Bea Lorimer approached me with her book “Learning To Wean” I was thrilled to review it!! It fits right in with where my son and I are in our nursing relationship and I thought it would be the ideal item for me to . . . → Read More: Product Review: Learning To Wean