Just that really, am trying to stop bf my son 17 months, am trying a more gentle approach at the moment as I am so over bf, but am not ready to deal with the upset that I know will come if I go cold turkey.
So I am sort of doing the 'dont offer, dont refuse' but instead of the 'dont refuse' I am distracting him with food, water, toys, books, cuddles etc etc etc.
This is working fairly well so I was curious as to why it is is suggested we do 'dont offer dont refuse' instead of 'dont offer, distract!'
If I were to follow the 'dont offer dont refuse' suggestion I would be feeding every couple of hours, round the clock, and he would be eating less solids.
Does anyone know the reason behind this?
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Why is it "dont offer, dont refuse" and not "dont offer, try to distract"? (Trying to stop bf)
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Kelvinator · 26/11/2012 10:24
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