How to Wean your Child from Breastfeeding

The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Dr. Mona Amin

Kids & Family, Medicine, Parenting, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

A person's breastfeeding journey can be filled with so many emotions. Choosing to wean your baby from breastfeeding can be filled with excitement, sadness, nerves, and/or guilt. Every woman is different in how she feels when this time of her and her child's life transitions and it's important to recognize these spectrum of feelings as normal and valid. On this episode, I welcome back IBCLC Melissa Mancini (@more_than_milk on Instagram). We discuss how mothers decide the time is best for them to wean, some tips on how to wean, and we discuss the emotional aspects of weaning that are not always talked about. For more watch Dr. Mona's "How to Introduce a Cup" video on YouTube. Check out the PedsDocTalk Courses for more information, tips, and support along your parenting journey. Thank you to our sponsor: BetterHelp for sponsoring this episode. To schedule your first therapy session, visit https://www.betterhelp.com/peds to get 10% off your first month Check out my weekly videos on child health & development by ⁠⁠subscribing to PedsDocTalk on YouTube⁠⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! And don’t forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠⁠⁠⁠ page of the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to episode 59, how to wean your child off breastfeeding.
0:16.5	Hello and welcome to this week's episode where I am welcoming back Melissa Mancini who is a registered lactation consultant and she's on
0:21.3	Instagram as more than milk.
0:23.2	She's actually been on my podcast
0:24.8	before episode 38 breastfeeding basics
0:27.5	and I'm having her back on to talk all about weaning breastfeeding.
0:31.4	Thank you for joining me today, Melissa. Yeah, thanks for having me. It's so nice to see you again. I loved our episode 38 with breastfeeding basics. Obviously there was so much more we could have talked about and this was a topic that was highly requested by my followers on Instagram.
0:45.0	So I'm so glad that you were able to take some time to talk about it.
0:48.0	So first of all, the first question I had for you
0:53.0	decide that they're ready to wean.
0:55.0	Like some of my followers are just so confused
0:57.0	if they're going to actively do it,
0:59.0	if they're going to allow their child to do it.
1:00.0	It's a very complicated question, I guess,
1:02.0	but what are your thoughts and what do you tell your families?
1:04.1	I think it's a really personal decision. You know, there's a lot of factors that come into play and a lot of it is going to
1:10.3	depend on what type of person are you? Are you someone who really needs an
1:14.7	organized plan on how to wean or are you someone who's going to be much more comfortable
1:19.3	sort of slowly backing down on the number of nursing sessions or pumping sessions a day.
1:24.0	And this is important because it doesn't matter whether you're pumping or breastfeeding.
1:28.0	Weaning is the same, really.
1:31.0	It's about supply and demand.
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