What is self-weaning?
A baby who is weaning on his own: • is typically well over a year old (more commonly over 2 years) • is at the point where he gets most of his nutrition from solids • drinks well from a cup • cuts down on nursing gradually Child-led weaning occurs when a child no longer has a need to nurse – nutritionally or emotionally. The solids part should rule out self-weaning in babies under a year since, for optimum health and brain development, babies under a year should be getting most of their nutrition from breastmilk.
