Weaning Baby

Weaning can be a simple or a struggle depending on how attached the baby is to breastfeeding. Generally speaking, it is recommended to nurse for at least an year or as long as it makes you and your child happy.  I feel it was the best thing I did for Anvesha as it not only help her build a strong immune system, but also strengthen the bonding between me and her. Though it was a bit challenging for me and I kept getting raised eyebrows in the past couple of months as though to suggest that its time to give up breastfeeding. I have realized over the time that people WILL have opinions and the rule of thumb is not to feel pressurized, after all,  she is getting the best nutrition which is from ME :)

Anvesha did not take the bottle quite well and so I thought it would be just fine to introduce her directly to a glass or a cup for milk when the time is just right.Now that she is an year old, Iam slowly introducing her to whole milk. The plan is to wean gradually and not go "cold turkey" so as to give her time to adjust. But it certainly isn't a cakewalk, some days are good while others are bad ( read frustrating ). Her pediatrician has suggested to give at least 20 oz of whole milk each day and it sure is challenging. A work around is to give her dairy products such as cheese, yogurt,and other milk products such as kheer. Within few months she will be weaned off completely and I will surely miss feeding her.

Anvesha is getting used to drinking milk from her cup and there are spills... lots of them. I don't care anymore how the carpet looks.... as long as she gets the milk :) There are so many phases in a child's life and each one is so special -before we realize it, the child steps into the next phase. Well, for Anvesha the next phase would be, "Food the world awaits" !!