Comments on: Mother's Milk: Nursing and Weaning my First Child http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/08/05/mothers-milk-nursing-and-weaning-my-first-child/ Green and Natural Parenting for Eco-Friendly Families Wed, 23 May 2012 08:22:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Baby Essentials That Aren’t, Part 7: Baby Food http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/08/05/mothers-milk-nursing-and-weaning-my-first-child/#comment-4429 Baby Essentials That Aren’t, Part 7: Baby Food Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:10:00 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=1290#comment-4429 [...] Baby-led solids is a simple, practical, logical and natural method of beginning solid foods whereby your baby simply eats real food, by himself, from the beginning.  It is also called “baby-led weaning” or BLW, a term popularized by British health visitor Gill Rapley, whose pioneering work in this area has become the manifesto for parents seeking a more sensible approach to starting solids with their babies.  Note that the term “baby-led weaning” uses the British meaning of the term ‘weaning’ — applying to the entire process of weaning from milk to solid food, instead of the North American usage which generally only applies to the very end of this process. [...] [...] Baby-led solids is a simple, practical, logical and natural method of beginning solid foods whereby your baby simply eats real food, by himself, from the beginning.  It is also called “baby-led weaning” or BLW, a term popularized by British health visitor Gill Rapley, whose pioneering work in this area has become the manifesto for parents seeking a more sensible approach to starting solids with their babies.  Note that the term “baby-led weaning” uses the British meaning of the term ‘weaning’ — applying to the entire process of weaning from milk to solid food, instead of the North American usage which generally only applies to the very end of this process. [...]

]]> By: Jennifer Lance http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/08/05/mothers-milk-nursing-and-weaning-my-first-child/#comment-4427 Jennifer Lance Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:11:53 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=1290#comment-4427 Nighttime nursing is the hardest to eliminate, but once my breasts broke, my daughter slept through the night! Nighttime nursing is the hardest to eliminate, but once my breasts broke, my daughter slept through the night!

]]> By: Sarah Lozanova http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/08/05/mothers-milk-nursing-and-weaning-my-first-child/#comment-4428 Sarah Lozanova Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:46:57 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=1290#comment-4428 I was laughing out loud about telling your daughter your breast was broken. My baby is only three weeks old, but I will remember that when the time comes. I met a woman who would set a timer for her daughter's night light. When the light went on, it was time to nurse. That is how she eliminated night nursing. It is another simple concept that a 2 year old can understand. I was laughing out loud about telling your daughter your breast was broken. My baby is only three weeks old, but I will remember that when the time comes.

I met a woman who would set a timer for her daughter’s night light. When the light went on, it was time to nurse. That is how she eliminated night nursing. It is another simple concept that a 2 year old can understand.

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