How often are you nursing your 14 month old?

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t really know what nursing a 14 month old on demand means. When my son was 14 months I nursed him 4 times per day. Once at wake up, once before each nap, and once at bedtime. At 15 months I cut his nap feedings out and got him down to 2x per day. At 16 months I fully weaned him.

Nursing on demand would be when the 14 month olds asks to nurse. My baby signs “milk” and calls for me if I’m not in the room or crawls over to me and signs “milk.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t really know what nursing a 14 month old on demand means. When my son was 14 months I nursed him 4 times per day. Once at wake up, once before each nap, and once at bedtime. At 15 months I cut his nap feedings out and got him down to 2x per day. At 16 months I fully weaned him.

Nursing on demand would be when the 14 month olds asks to nurse. My baby signs “milk” and calls for me if I’m not in the room or crawls over to me and signs “milk.

Idk, my 14 month old has terrible separation anxiety so if you wfh I wonder if this is just how she has learned to get to be with you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t really know what nursing a 14 month old on demand means. When my son was 14 months I nursed him 4 times per day. Once at wake up, once before each nap, and once at bedtime. At 15 months I cut his nap feedings out and got him down to 2x per day. At 16 months I fully weaned him.

Nursing on demand would be when the 14 month olds asks to nurse. My baby signs “milk” and calls for me if I’m not in the room or crawls over to me and signs “milk.

Idk, my 14 month old has terrible separation anxiety so if you wfh I wonder if this is just how she has learned to get to be with you.

I don’t think so. She doesn’t seem to have any separation anxiety. She signs to nurse during the weekends at the same rate as she does during the week. She also asks for her nanny and signs to go outside with nanny and happily says bye-bye to me. She can see me when I’m workin too (open office just around the corner from living room) so she knows I’m there.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t really know what nursing a 14 month old on demand means. When my son was 14 months I nursed him 4 times per day. Once at wake up, once before each nap, and once at bedtime. At 15 months I cut his nap feedings out and got him down to 2x per day. At 16 months I fully weaned him.

Nursing on demand would be when the 14 month olds asks to nurse. My baby signs “milk” and calls for me if I’m not in the room or crawls over to me and signs “milk.

Idk, my 14 month old has terrible separation anxiety so if you wfh I wonder if this is just how she has learned to get to be with you.

I don’t think so. She doesn’t seem to have any separation anxiety. She signs to nurse during the weekends at the same rate as she does during the week. She also asks for her nanny and signs to go outside with nanny and happily says bye-bye to me. She can see me when I’m workin too (open office just around the corner from living room) so she knows I’m there.

So how many times a day are you nursing?

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t really know what nursing a 14 month old on demand means. When my son was 14 months I nursed him 4 times per day. Once at wake up, once before each nap, and once at bedtime. At 15 months I cut his nap feedings out and got him down to 2x per day. At 16 months I fully weaned him.

Nursing on demand would be when the 14 month olds asks to nurse. My baby signs “milk” and calls for me if I’m not in the room or crawls over to me and signs “milk.

Idk, my 14 month old has terrible separation anxiety so if you wfh I wonder if this is just how she has learned to get to be with you.

I don’t think so. She doesn’t seem to have any separation anxiety. She signs to nurse during the weekends at the same rate as she does during the week. She also asks for her nanny and signs to go outside with nanny and happily says bye-bye to me. She can see me when I’m workin too (open office just around the corner from living room) so she knows I’m there.

So how many times a day are you nursing?

Roughly 8 to 10 times. Only two true sessions - the rest just a few minutes.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t really know what nursing a 14 month old on demand means. When my son was 14 months I nursed him 4 times per day. Once at wake up, once before each nap, and once at bedtime. At 15 months I cut his nap feedings out and got him down to 2x per day. At 16 months I fully weaned him.

Nursing on demand would be when the 14 month olds asks to nurse. My baby signs “milk” and calls for me if I’m not in the room or crawls over to me and signs “milk.

Idk, my 14 month old has terrible separation anxiety so if you wfh I wonder if this is just how she has learned to get to be with you.

I don’t think so. She doesn’t seem to have any separation anxiety. She signs to nurse during the weekends at the same rate as she does during the week. She also asks for her nanny and signs to go outside with nanny and happily says bye-bye to me. She can see me when I’m workin too (open office just around the corner from living room) so she knows I’m there.

So how many times a day are you nursing?

Roughly 8 to 10 times. Only two true sessions - the rest just a few minutes.

Wow.

[Anonymous]

Does she also drink water? Maybe she’s just thirsty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does she also drink water? Maybe she’s just thirsty.

Yes, she drinks water all day. When she asks to nurse our nanny offers he water and food and she says, “no wa wa. Mama!” And signs milk. When she’s with me she does the same.

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Anonymous wrote:Does she also drink water? Maybe she’s just thirsty.

Yes, she drinks water all day. When she asks to nurse our nanny offers he water and food and she says, “no wa wa. Mama!” And signs milk. When she’s with me she does the same.

That’s really good talking for 14 months!!

[Anonymous]

8-10 times a day!?! My 12 week old, EBF, nurses 6x per day!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does she also drink water? Maybe she’s just thirsty.

Yes, she drinks water all day. When she asks to nurse our nanny offers he water and food and she says, “no wa wa. Mama!” And signs milk. When she’s with me she does the same.

That’s really good talking for 14 months!!

I was thinking the same thing! But yeah, that’s way too much nursing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:8-10 times a day!?! My 12 week old, EBF, nurses 6x per day!!

It’s not the same thing. Older kids stay on the breast for maybe one or two minutes during the day. It’s just a touchstone and more emotional than nutritional.

But yeah, OP needs to cut back.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t really know what nursing a 14 month old on demand means. When my son was 14 months I nursed him 4 times per day. Once at wake up, once before each nap, and once at bedtime. At 15 months I cut his nap feedings out and got him down to 2x per day. At 16 months I fully weaned him.

Nursing on demand would be when the 14 month olds asks to nurse. My baby signs “milk” and calls for me if I’m not in the room or crawls over to me and signs “milk.

Idk, my 14 month old has terrible separation anxiety so if you wfh I wonder if this is just how she has learned to get to be with you.

I don’t think so. She doesn’t seem to have any separation anxiety. She signs to nurse during the weekends at the same rate as she does during the week. She also asks for her nanny and signs to go outside with nanny and happily says bye-bye to me. She can see me when I’m workin too (open office just around the corner from living room) so she knows I’m there.

So how many times a day are you nursing?

Roughly 8 to 10 times. Only two true sessions - the rest just a few minutes.

Wow.

That is wild. They don't even need to be drinking milk at that age. What is wrong with you OP?

[Anonymous]

I nursed my older dcs until 2+ years but it really helps to be on a schedule in the second year. Baby will get used to the consistent schedule and it will be better for you too.

For my 15 month old, I am nursing after breakfast, after lunch, at bedtime. For my first dcs who were in daycare at that age, nursing at wake-up, after pick-up, and bedtime worked well. I think we dropped the middle one right around this age. They also nursed on demand a lot in their first year, but slid happily into a more consolidated, consistent schedule.

[Anonymous]

Mine started dropping off her growth curve around 12 months because my milk was turning into skim milk. They need full fat dairy at that age. 2-3x a day is enough. Also now is a good time to stop nursing to sleep if you're still doing that.