A baby who doesn't want to nurse won't nurse. You won't need anyone to interpret any "signals". Believe me!!
2006-07-16 19:06:04
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answer #1
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answered by Anonymous
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Weaning is a slow process that starts the first time you give your baby a spoonful of cereal. It can take months or years for a child to wean themselves, but ALL children will wean. Usually they start dropping a feeding every few weeks until they're down to just the morning and night feedings. Then those taper down to nothing. The best way to tell between a nursing strike and readiness to wean (other than age) is by the baby's attitude about it. A baby ready for weaning will seem happy and not really mind it. A baby on a nursing strike will ask to nurse and then throw a screaming tantrum when offered the breast.
2006-07-16 22:37:04
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answered by all_my_armour_falling_down 4
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My children weaned by no longer breastfeeding. They slowly cut down, usually to two feedings a week then they would no longer ask for it. They were both 2 years old when they weaned. No baby under 2 years old will wean themselves unless they are being offered a substitute such as milk or formula. Both my kids were on milk for 8/9 months when they weaned.
2006-07-16 19:37:44
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answered by PLDFK 4
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Depends how old they are. Babies that are breastfed normally don't wean themselves, parents wean their babies less than a year old (to the stupid guy who obviously wasn't bf'ed, it's not sad for a mother to feed her child until 5-6..it's actually being a good mother. You either have mommy issues or see breasts as sexual..THAT'S sad and get a life)
Anyway, sometimes babies go through nursing strikes..just hang in there and keep offering the breast as much as baby wants to. Try not to wean him/her before a year.
2006-07-16 20:07:44
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answered by Anonymous
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Weaning is a process, not an event.
It starts when the baby is given anything other than human milk.
The American Academy of Pediatrics states that ,
“ In the first 6 months, water, juice, and other foods are generally unnecessary for breastfed infants” and “It is recommended that breastfeeding continue for at least 12 months, and thereafter for as long as mutually desired.
# Exclusive breastfeeding is ideal nutrition and sufficient to support optimal growth and development for approximately the first 6 months after birth. Infants weaned before 12 months of age should not receive cow's milk feedings but should receive iron-fortified infant formula. Gradual introduction of iron-enriched solid foods in the second half of the first year should complement the breast milk diet. It is recommended that breastfeeding continue for at least 12 months, and thereafter for as long as mutually desired.
# In the first 6 months, water, juice, and other foods are generally unnecessary for breastfed infants. Vitamin D and iron may need to be given before 6 months of age in selected groups of infants(vitamin D for infants whose mothers are vitamin D-deficient or those infants not exposed to adequate sunlight; iron for those who have low iron stores or anemia). "
2006-07-16 20:19:19
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answered by granny 3
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Parents are usually the ones that make that decision otherwise you would be breastfeeding a child when they are five. In fact I know someone that still breastfeeds their five maybe even six years now, but I find that to be very sad.
2006-07-16 18:41:44
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answered by tre_loc_dogg2000 4
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He/she will start pulling away a lot when you try to breast feed, and will take more to a cup then your breast...wants to play rather than feed...if they are hungry, they will suck
2006-07-16 18:42:40
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answered by yoohoosusie 5
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jr do you hate dum answers to questions
2006-07-16 20:48:42
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answered by New User 2
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teeth
2006-07-16 18:39:57
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answer #9
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answered by Brandy 3
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