2.5 DCG Gets Only Breastmilk For Breakfast

[Loveyoustinkyface]

DCM says DCG gets breakfast every morning but it's only breastmilk! She needs more than that. When she gets here she is starving and I don't serve breakfast!

Frustrating

[cheerfuldom]

does she know that her daughter is starving and asking for food all morning? does she know when you serve snack or lunch next?

[DaisyMamma]

does she know that her daughter is starving and asking for food all morning? does she know when you serve snack or lunch next?

You need to tell her this.

And did I read that right? Two and a half years old having breast milk?

[Loveyoustinkyface]

I have casually mentioned that she "ate-all-day today" several times a week! Yes, she is still b/f.

Funny, DCG has asked me if I have milk, while eyeing my breast. Lol, Oh no, the only milk I have comes from the frig ::

[countrymom]

You need to tell her this.

And did I read that right? Two and a half years old having breast milk?

I nursed my dd till she was 3 yrs old. Nothing wrong with it. But she ate everything. Now that she is 8 yrs old, she is never sick, and built like a brick sh*t house (thats what dh calls her) I wish I nursed ds because maybe he wouldn't have seasonal allergies because his runny nose is driving me nuts!

[Blackcat31]

I've had several DCK's who have gotten breast milk through the first 5 years. One nursed until age 2.5 and the other stopped nursing at 15 months but mom still pumped and served the breast milk like any other beverage.

I think this would be considered neglect in a way since the child needs to have something other than a liquid breakfast.

Maybe you could print out the meal pattern guidelines from the food program showing what other meal components are required for each meal and give that to the mom.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

My daughter will be given breastmilk until she weans (child-led weaning) so it could very well be for 5 years or so. There are so many health benefits to extended nursing and to roll your eyes at that is incredibly rude. It isn't McDonalds french fries with no nutritional value, it's breastmilk for Pete's sake.

If she is hungry you definitely need to mention this to Mom! At 2.5, breastmilk once in the morning (and who even knows how long she is nursing for, she could just be getting foremilk and not the hindmilk with most of the fat) is probably not going to sustain the child for 3+ hours and I'm sure the Mom will feel really bad upon hearing that her child is hungry shortly after. Encourage the breastfeeding to continue for breakfast while supplementing with nutritional whole foods.

[TheGoodLife]

My daughter will be given breastmilk until she weans (child-led weaning) so it could very well be for 5 years or so. There are so many health benefits to extended nursing and to roll your eyes at that is incredibly rude. It isn't McDonalds french fries with no nutritional value, it's breastmilk for Pete's sake.

If she is hungry you definitely need to mention this to Mom! At 2.5, breastmilk once in the morning (and who even knows how long she is nursing for, she could just be getting foremilk and not the hindmilk with most of the fat) is probably not going to sustain the child for 3+ hours and I'm sure the Mom will feel really bad upon hearing that her child is hungry shortly after. Encourage the breastfeeding to continue for breakfast while supplementing with nutritional whole foods.

Giving breastmilk for as long as possible is a GREAT thing!

I would, though, let mom know that she needs to have more to eat before she comes to DC, as she is very hungry and the next snack/ meal isn't for X amount of hours. Poor thing!

[Laurel]

DCM says DCG gets breakfast every morning but it's only breastmilk! She needs more than that. When she gets here she is starving and I don't serve breakfast!

Frustrating

I would just give her a snack when she comes to my house.

I do serve breakfast but didn't use to. I started doing it because sometimes children ate at home and sometimes they didn't. Sometimes one would appear with a 'bar' or junk food. Or mom would drop off and say "She barely ate this morning" and then the child would be whiny until I narrowed it down to being hungry. Too much hassle so I just give them breakfast now.

Laurel

[Play Care]

I think that *only* getting breast milk for breakfast at almost 3 is abusive.

I'm not going to argue the benefits of breast feeding or extended breast feeding because that's NOT what this is about. This is a mother NOT feeding her child the food her growing body needs.

I would tell the mother straight out that a breast milk only breakfast for a child that age is inappropriate - because it IS - and she needs to be fed actual food - oatmeal, greek yogurt with fruit, etc. The alternative to breast milk doesn't have to be crap.

[SilverSabre25]

At first I was thinking that the kid might not be hungry in the morning, but you say she's starving, so yes, if you don't feed breakfast then mom needs to be feeding her before arrival.

(breastmilk at 2.5 is great, but it doesn't fill them up)

[MotherNature]

My daughter will be given breastmilk until she weans (child-led weaning) so it could very well be for 5 years or so. There are so many health benefits to extended nursing and to roll your eyes at that is incredibly rude. It isn't McDonalds french fries with no nutritional value, it's breastmilk for Pete's sake.

If she is hungry you definitely need to mention this to Mom! At 2.5, breastmilk once in the morning (and who even knows how long she is nursing for, she could just be getting foremilk and not the hindmilk with most of the fat) is probably not going to sustain the child for 3+ hours and I'm sure the Mom will feel really bad upon hearing that her child is hungry shortly after. Encourage the breastfeeding to continue for breakfast while supplementing with nutritional whole foods.

Exactly.