Reddit reviews Mothering Your Nursing Toddler

I really enjoyed the book, "How Weaning Happens" for learning about what to expect for a baby who is going to self-wean. My LO is now 16 months and so far nursing a toddler has been 15% pain (as she discovers all these great new positions!) and 85% joy. I've also heard that the book, "Mothering Your Nursing Toddler" is supposed to be fantastic but I haven't read it.

When she takes the pumped milk at daycare, are they warming it, or keeping it cold? My thoughts are that maybe she is drinking water because she wants a cold beverage - it is summer here, so that may feel better than warm milk.

When my daughter was 12 months old I was sending 9 oz per day, and we went down to 6 oz by about 15 months anyway. So in that respect, I don't find it too unusual that she is only taking 6 oz of milk at daycare. At this age, they are getting more nutrition from food than milk. If you check the chart at Kellymom, you can see that at 15 months, she probably needs around 15 oz per day total. If she is getting 6 at daycare, that leaves 9 oz at home. Do you think she's getting that? If you nurse say once in the morning before daycare, once when you get home, and once before bed, then she probably is getting that. She may be nursing a lot just to reconnect with you after being separated all day.

I would also recommend the book Mothering Your Nursing Toddler.