50: Extended Breastfeeding & Toddler Weaning with Erin Harris

Mama Project Podcast | Pregnancy, Postpartum, Motherhood

When you first start your breastfeeding journey, there are typically alot of resources at your disposal - lactation consultants, support groups, courses, podcasts, books, etc. Little by little you get the hang of this whole breastfeeding thing and your goal is to make it to at least a year.

And then your baby hits the big ONE and there's no sign of them wanting to stop. Well this is new? Now, I'm nursing a toddler?! In this episode, I talk with Erin Harris who is Lactation Educator and host of the "Weaning It" podcast. We talk about why moms might decide to continue nursing beyond 1 year, different challenges that might arise, why moms want to wean and more!

If you are a toddler nursing mom or you are struggling with weaning, you don't want to miss this episode!

Follow Erin on IG @erin.nursingmamas or head to her website for her resources www.nursingmamas.com.

Time Stamps:

• Erin's Bio & her extended nursing journey (00:00)
• Why nursing a toddler is demonized as wrong (12:00)
• Why might moms continue to nurse beyond 1 year (16:00)
• How our milk regulates after 1 year (19:00)
• Immune system benefits (22:00)
• Going out of town and pumping (24:00)
• Challenges moms face extended nursing (26:00)
• Grieving process when it's over (29:00)
• Weaning blues (32:00)
• Reasons why moms want to be done (36:00)
• Losing weight while nursing (41:00)
• How long does the weaning process take? (42:00)
• What do moms replace nursing with once they've weaned? (44:00)
• When does your milk dry up? (47:00)
• Advice for a mom that wants to wean (48:00)

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