Pam Price wrote:
>Mom says that the toddler goes to sleep each night nursing and
awakens to nurse during the night as well.
While there is a lot of information out there about the health
benefits of nursing a toddler, I couldn't find information about the
pattern or frequency of nursing. Like...  once they start solids and
are no longer taking bottles most moms do just nurse on demand when
home or at night and don't express milk for other feedings. Any
suggested reading or information would be appreciated<

Pam, as you know, tiny babies vary a great deal in their nursing
patterns, and this continues after the introduction of solids. For the
first year of life, human milk is the most important part of a child's
diet.

Many mothers who are separated from their babies for hours at a time
find that once the child is eating a good variety of solids and
drinking confidently from a cup, there is no urgent need to continue
pumping at work. This often happens around the one year mark, but
could be later.  Mothers who want to allow their children to wean at
their own pace continue to nurse on cue whenever they are available,
and this often continues for many months or even years. As an example,
my niece, a general surgeon, followed this pattern, nursing her son
until he weaned at age 5. She tandem nursed him for about a year with
her daughter, who is now 2 years old and still happily nursing.

One of the most helpful books for mothers and health care
professionals who are interested in learning more about toddler - and
older! - nursing patterns, is the newly revised book, MOTHERING YOUR
NURSING TODDLER by Norma Jane Bumgarner. It is available through the
La Leche League Catalogue at:
http://www.lalecheleague.org/Web_store/web_store.cgi?product=Our%20Own&cart_id=1381452_30487

HTH, norma

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