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Thank you for the replies! -- Yes, it's quite possible that there isn't all that much connection; there are plenty of other reasons to think about death; it's all around us. We saw a dead cat in...

My daughter just weaned, at 3 yrs. 8 months. We were both pretty much ready, I think. This morning she asked for it again; I said, Are you sure? I thought you weaned! But you can have a little if...

I just wanted to share... My daughter, who is 3 yrs and 8 months old, has now not nursed for 3 days. For a few months now, she's been down to one nurse first thing in the morning. Recently it had...

It's totally possible! For us, it worked that she was old enough (around 2 I think; it's funny how one forgets these things..) to understand something about the concept of time. I explained to her,...

I was in similar state with my daughter when she was that age -- about nursing, but also about screaming and tantrums in general. She is also strong willed. I posted a thread called "tantrums...

My ex. had a big issue with the ebf thing. We could never agree about it, he gave me an enormously hard time about it. It was one of the many reasons for our many arguments, which eventually led to...

my daughter is now 3 and a half, 42 months. we are still nursing, but only for a short time in the morning when she first wakes up. I'm guessing she'll quit fairly soon, but who knows exactly when....

The brushing: you use a surgical brush (or any brush, e.g. child's hairbrush would do fine I suspect tho' it might be a bit soft), and brush the skin fairly firmly, all over except in the most...

Thank you again everybody. This is very helpful for me. (and don't worry, nobody offended me.)

I agree that getting out and having fun is a great way to deal with this! My dd loves going to the...

I worried about all this a lot when my daughter was around one. Now she's almost three, still nurses twice a day, and it really doesn't prevent me from going out in the evening sometimes. I've been...

and thanks mama llama, what a great name! , I will try that book.

I'm not going to go there with the spanking debate, it's an inflammatory issue and separate from the whole question of how to deal with a tantrumming child (especially since nobody on this board has...

thanks again for suggestions and support! i will try the yoga, and work on consistency. in fact there are other triggers too, not just nursing; any transition can set her off, especially where it's...

thank you everybody for all your support. that really helped.

i have read "Playful Parenting", and I also was interested in that Patty Wifler article. I guess it does help to remind myself...

i feel as if I've tried everything, but maybe there are still more ideas. I've tried: ignoring it, talking in regular tone of voice, getting on with my activities (screaming continues). Expressing...

I am feeling CRAZY! my daughter is now almost three, and still loves to nurse. she has a whole lot of tantrums, and every time i try to get her to stop nursing (after like 45 minutes), she freaks...

My elbows! I made many attempts to get my daughter to take to a comfort object or toy instead, but it didn't work. She has a thing for elbows.

I like this idea, somehow a poetic drink. but how do you get the time to make warm milk and honey? when I make my daughter stop nursing, she becomes pretty hysterical and either very very clingy,...

this is a great topic!

My daughter is a combined clinger and runner. I have had a lot of phases of terrible twos with her (she's now 2 and a half), basically since she was 1. Right now, it...

Have you all read Mohtering your nursing toddler? It's pretty helpful (though not enough about working mothers and a bit too trad. in its gender roles, assumes the mom will stay home and do laundry...

Yes, I agree that it helps to have times when it's off limits. A few months ago I was getting really fed up with the fact that she'd always demand to nurse as soon as she saw me when I picked her up...

Thank you everybody! that was a very helpful set of responses. I agree that I don't have to reinforce the pretence that the breast is like a person, that's a good point. Sometimes I get carried...

Hello, everyone, I've posted on related issues before but a long time ago, so i hope you'll excuse overlap.

My daughter, now 2 and a half, is very bright and imaginative, and still an avid nurser....

Your dd sounds very different from mine in her nursing habits, so the pumping decision may be different. My dd never needed persuasion to nurse. But I quit pumping at around ten months, and had no...

I love that about the night-weaned teddies.

Now I think my DD has gone through all the possible permutations. Yesterday, she told me to pretend to be sad. So I did. She said, "Don't worry, it...