Feeding on Demand and Child-Led Weaning
February 5, 2007 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under breastfeeding stories, extended breastfeeding, toddler nursing
Yesterday I received a lovely email from a mother who came across Breastfeeding 1-2-3 and felt inspired to share her breastfeeding story. Jennifer writes:
“My little darling, Faith, is 31 months old and still nursing on demand and I fully intend to allow her to decide when it’s time to wean. I’m working from home, so that has never been an issue for us.
Throughout her life, I’ve gone about feeding her just like I would go about feeding myself–whenever she was hungry she would get “booby” and it didn’t matter where we were. One time my aunt-in-law (who has no …read more
