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self weaning at 14 months too young???

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santasmissus · 22/12/2007 23:08

i have just read that that was a possibility on another thread. at the risk of being consumed with our old friend maternal guilt, i would like to know though .

i bf my dd til she was 14 months. we demand fed and then around then she seemed to lose interest. even when she was feeding at that stage she used to just mess about and not bother too much. she was on solid meals and snacks and was only on bedtime feeds at about 12 1/2 months. i generally did don't offer don't refuse once she was older, and she'd dropped her feeds with her increase in solids. although gutted when she didn't ask, i felt slightly relieved. i would have carried on though if she'd wanted to now i'm thinking maybe she did and i just misread it due to that inkling of relief. i have never heard that 14 months is too young for them to self-wean, when i did my peer supporter training, or anything, and i hope that isn't right but can someone wise please tell me (i'm a big girl- i can handle it) but also so that i know for the future.

she's now 2.8

tia

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Elasticwoman · 23/12/2007 10:43

Of course not. What a silly idea. Most children are not still bf at 14 months and it is quite ok for them to have cow's milk, or indeed no milk at all if they can get the calcium from other sources.

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