Signs that a baby is ready for weaning
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Signs that a baby is ready for weaning
Signs that a baby is ready to wean often appear after the baby has learned to crawl (7 to 8 months) or learned to walk (11 to 15 months).
If you are breast-feeding, your baby may:
- Suck a few times and then stop nursing.
- Look around, play with your blouse, try to slide off your lap and move away, and seem uninterested in feeding.
- Refuse to breast-feed.
- Show increased interest in drinking from a cup.
If you are bottle-feeding, your baby may:
- Take a few sips and then spit out the nipple.
- Throw or hide bottles before they are empty.
- Show increased interest in drinking from a cup.
Credits
| Author | Amy Fackler, MA |
| Author | Cynthia Tank |
| Editor | Katy E. Magee, MA |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Michele Cronen |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Associate Editor | Lisa Shaw |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Emmett Francoeur, MDCM, CSPQ, FRCPC - Pediatrics |
| Last Updated | June 26, 2006 |
| Last updated: | June 26, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Cynthia Tank |
| Reviewed By: | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics, Emmett Francoeur, MDCM, CSPQ, FRCPC - Pediatrics |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Lisa Shaw |
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