A short re-introduction. My name is Alicia Rudin (not to be confused with the physician Alicia Dermer). I've been a LLLLeader for almost 5 years and plan to sit the IBCLE next summer (2000!). Before children I got a MA in Anthro (population genetics) and then worked in research labs and then as a Quality Assurance tech for biotech firms. Now, I'm working at figuring out what I want to do when I grow-up. I have two children, boy 8yo and girl 4yo. My dh is doing his 2nd post-doc in biology at the Univ. of KY. Gerri wrote: >i have a mom with a 2 yr.+ old daughter. she would like advice as how best >to wean her child off bf- the least traumatic way for the baby. main ques >is to do it gradually or 'cold turkey'. any help would be appreciated- >please send comments either to the list or directly to me via e-mail or >icq# 44477437. DEFINITELY DO IT GRADUALLY (as long as there are no medical reasons it needs to be done immediately). It will be the least traumatic for mom and child. Is there a particular reason she wants to wean? Has she been in touch with LLL in Israel. If not I can give you an e-mail address of a Leader in Jerusalem. Anyway, if she really wants to wean and is not just calling out for support for extended breastfeeding here are a few things to think about to help her make a plan. What is the feeding that she can most likely skip? Which is the feeding that there is no way she can skip. How will she substitute the physical/emotional comfort her child gets from breastfeeding? Will she just sit and cuddle, read a book, etc. Has she started setting some limits of where/when the child can breastfeed and where/when she needs to wait? Weaning is the main subject of quite a few books (see LLL web site). Speaking of the LLL web site http://www.lalecheleague.org/ , check out the FAQs on the web site. This is just a start - the first thing to do is find out if she really wants to wean or is just feeling pressure from the outside. Hope this helps. I feel as if I brought up more questions than I answered. Alicia Rudin, LLLL in the Bluegrass (Lexington, KY) aka Post Poster and AS for Kentucky and academic nomad mailto:[log in to unmask] *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html