I know we're not supposed to use this list to post personal experience, but I just wanted to share that I can totally relate to Susan Johnson's post about the 9 mo old refusing the breast, having myself a 9 month old, who just does not stay on breast for more than a few minutes during the day - he literally pops off (as Gonneke describes it :)), but is happy to nurse when it is dark and calm around him. Warmly, Linda Beirut, Lebanon On 12/19/09 9:35 AM, "gonneke van veldhuizen" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear friends, > What I do see quite a lot is not real breast refusal at this age, but > miscommunication between mom and child, or rather mom having unrealistic > expextations of normal bigger baby behaviour. At this age many babies seem to > need/want multiple little snacks at breast during the day, where mom tends to > expect the cultural norm of ''decent meals''. So babe pops on and off after a > couple of minutes, ready to continue playing, where mom has been installing > herself for a a meal of one breast-burp-other breast-burp and both breasts for > a certain amount of time in order to ''reach the good milk''. > > Warmly, > > Gonneke, IBCLC in PP, LC lecturer in powder-snow dusted southern Netherlands > > > > --- On Sat, 12/19/09, Anne Eglash <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > From: Anne Eglash <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [LACTNET] 9 month old refusing breast > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Saturday, December 19, 2009, 1:44 AM > > Susan Johnson's post about the 9 mo old refusing the breast is right-on. I see > this alot in my practice- the very active 9mo old who is way too busy to sit > on mom's lap to nurse. > I always remind parents that you can bring a horse to water, but you can't > make it drink. I agree that trying to nurse the baby at nite, nursing in a > quite, less stimulating environment can help. I don't find that it is > primarily due to a low milk supply, although sometimes it can be the reason. > Some of my moms will pump and provide milk in a cup or in the baby's food > instead of weaning, but I know that is hard. I like Susan's ideas, thanks. > Anne Eglash MD > Clinical Associate Professor > Dept of Family Medicine > University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health > 600 N. 8th St. > Mount Horeb, WI, 53572 > 608-437-3064 (O) > 608-437-4542 (fax) > > *********************************************** > > Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html > To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] > Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] > COMMANDS: > 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set > lactnet nomail > 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail > 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet > 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome > > *********************************************** > > Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html > To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] > Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] > COMMANDS: > 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set > lactnet nomail > 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail > 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet > 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome