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@markinsydney We went through this too recently!! Actually there was another post about this not too long ago so I’ll just link to that because it got a lot of discussion: https://reddit.com/r/AttachmentParenting/s/eSkroPrniI. But the tldr is that it lasted about a week for us, tried to ignore...

@sherina Not crazy. Everyone’s ready for this at different stages and there’s no right or wrong. I definitely wasn’t ready until muccch later than 4 months.

@dfe1971 You can’t reason with a 2.5 year old. Like biologically, they’re not capable of reason like that. Our kids also rely on us to co-regulate. So when we get upset at their upset (which is very easy to do, since we also co-regulate!), but we just make things worse. You already know this but...

@bandit I think any kind of weaning is exceptionally difficult if you don’t 100% (or at least close to 100%) feel like it’s the right time. What does your gut tell you? Do you feel comfortable with the ped’s advice?

@imark There is a lot of research pointing to feeding on demand (responsive feeding), both by breast and bottle, being better for babies and for continuing successful breastfeeding as long as one wants. Your MIL is suggesting feeding less frequently, which would be not feeding on demand. This...

@godisking27 Yeah that all seems pretty normal for 6 weeks! You had a dreamy sleep schedule there for a minute but, most unfortunately, it’s more normal than not for that not to last. 6 weeks is often a very disrupted time and hits right around big developmental changes with baby. It’s a big...

@mozes Lol perfect description 😅