<<I am curious to know if any of you come across this complaint and how you
deal with it.  I very often hear from clients that they just had to wean
because the entire time they nursed they were totally exhausted and unable
to function, and of course this cleared up "the day" they stopped nursing.
On a less extreme level, what about the mothers that say "it takes to much
out of them"... etc.  What are you advising these mothers?>>

I talked to a mum the other day about this. Baby was 18 months, was not
extremely interested in solids, mumhad lost about 20 pounds and bf was the
culprit. Never mind that she's a single parent, no support, trying to wean
during the day (unhappy toddler) and said toddler is a very active,
assertive little fellow. She's made it to 18 months despite encouragement
from her doctor to wean around 1 year. I had a hard time with it. From my
perspective, she was probably adding stress by trying to wean and then
having to deal with a toddler who was still very attached to nursing. But
when someone is convinced the nursing is taking away her muscle tissue,
it's hard to gently suggest that continuing to breastfeed is the simplest
thing to do, considering her other stresses. I'd love to know what other
people suggest or find helpful.

Donna Hansen
Burnaby, British Columbia
Canada

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