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I weaned my 18-month-old a week ago and I'm experiencing some serious breast pain and tenderness. We were down to nursing only once or twice a day, so the first couple of days after weaning seemed to be fine and I didn't have any real engorgement or discomfort. Now though, one of my breasts is...

Any advice on gradual weaning? My son is seven months old and eating three meals a day. Here are my main concerns/questions... How did you begin the weaning process? Is it better to start a sippy cup with the snack feedings or with the meals? My son never took a bottle, so we're going straight to the...

I just read a long post on a parenting listserv I belong to that has sparked a debate and I wanted to gauge the temperature on this board. The woman wrote in to complain about someone's reaction to her nursing her 2+ old son and then nursing her newborn. She was in the park and her son fell down. He...

I'm far more bothered by narcissistic men who feel the need to jog or work out sans shirt. Keep it in the locker room, fer cryin' out loud. That said, the only time a mother nursing in public made me feel uncomfortable was when we saw a woman who was obviously into extended breastfeeding. Her son looked...

I tried weaning right after my son turned one. It was working well. I had him down to one feeding a day (first thing in the morning) but then we were struck with a very bad stomach flu and the only fluid he could keep down was breast milk. So we went back up to 4 feedings a day and had to start the weaning...