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Weaning Styles

3/1/2019

 
by Alysia Lee
LLL Hong Kong Working Mothers' Group


Now that I have weaned my younger daughter, Tara, I can look back on the many months I spent breastfeeding her and her big sister, Padma. What fond memories! In a way, it shocks me to realize that I spent a total of 50 months nursing my two daughters. During the whole time, I worked in a full time job and lived as usual. ​

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A Little Night-Weaning Magic

3/1/2019

 
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by Elizabeth Arora
Cairo, Egypt

My 2.5 year old son Pierce and I night-weaned last fall.  We bed-share, and he had nursed without restriction since birth. Almost 900 days into motherhood, we were still waking at least six to eight times every night, to nurse for up to 20 minutes at a time.

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Continuing a Family Tradition

1/1/2019

 
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by Kirsty O'Sullivan
LLL Hong Kong Island Group


My breastfeeding story starts in a small village in southern Italy, in 1950, when my mother was born and was breastfed by my Nonna (grandmother). 

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Breastfeeding Twins: Double the Joy

1/1/2019

 
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by Jeana Dibu
Vellore, India


In a developing country like India, breastfeeding is especially important. I saw this with my own eyes, working as a doctor in the Department of Paediatrics at Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu.

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