Are you breastfeeding a toddler?
Are you breastfeeding a newborn wondering how you possibly breastfeed a toddler?
Has someone told you to “stop breastfeeding when they can ask for it”
Breastfeeding a toddler is very different from breastfeeding a newborn. Listen up for more info on this. And spoiler alert – babies ask to breastfeed the minute they come out of the womb so that’s not a valid argument.
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Things we talked about:
A toddler breastfeeding freaks people out [5:02]
How old is too old? [11:41]
You cannot force a baby or toddler to nurse [12:57]
WHO and AAP recommendations [14:38]
Positioning when breastfeeding a toddler [21:11]
Nursing and solids [22:50]
Newborn vs toddler nursing [25:14]
No more pumping! [27:15]
Milk changes [32:42]
Latching and biting [34:41]
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Links to information we discussed or episodes you should check out!
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Music: “Levels of Greatness” from “We Used to Paint Stars in the Sky (2012)” courtesy of Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott Holmes