Weaning It: A podcast for toddler nursing moms

Episodes

1. 22. Breastfeeding, Business, and Farm Life: Chanti Zak's Extended Breastfeeding Story

   23 Jan 2025 · 1 h 04 min · Episode 22

   This episode is brought to you by the free Extended Breastfeeding Quiz. Did you know there are 5 stages to toddler weaning? Curious to find out which stage you are in now? Go to www.nursingmamas.com/quiz to find out.…

2. 21. Baby Led Weaning Isn't Weaning: Tips to Help Navigate Your Baby's Food With Continued Nursing

   9 Jan 2025 · 42 min · Episode 21

   This episode is brought to you by the Nursing Mama's Social Circle. Do you feel lonely in your toddler nursing journey? Do you wish you knew others going through it too? The Social Circle is your virtual support…

3. 20. From Prolapse to Triathlon: Kristine's Journey of Healing, Nursing, and Finding Strength

   19 Dec 2024 · 1 h 05 min · Episode 20

   Summary In this conversation, Kristine (@birth.injury.coach) shares her experiences with pregnancy, postpartum, nursing, and healing from prolapse. She had a smooth pregnancy and worked out regularly; however, her…

4. 19. Handling the Holidays With Your Nursing Toddler

   5 Dec 2024 · 32 min · Episode 19

   If you are like Erin, then you may be feeling pressure to start holiday traditions that will be part of your children's lives for the next couple decades... But your stressed out nurser may have other ideas. In…

5. 18. From Extended Breastfeeding to Double Mastectomy: A Mom's Journey of Resilience

   24 Oct 2024 · 1 h 10 min · Episode 18

   October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and so on this episode of Weaning It, Erin sits down with her friend Caitlin LoCascio-King who is a veteran breastfeeding mom of 4, a lawyer and business woman who had a double…

6. 17. Is Gentle Parenting Too Hard on Moms? Debunking the Myth of Perfection + How to Handle Child Hitting

   3 Oct 2024 · 47 min · Episode 17

   Erin critiques a Motherly article on gentle parenting and questions if a gentle parenting backlash is on the horizon. Like most fads and trends, gentle parenting can be taken to the extreme and be so distorted it no…

7. 16. Fit4Mom: Empowering Prenatal and Postpartum Fitness While Nursing with Ciera Greene

   19 Sep 2024 · 49 min · Episode 16

   In this conversation, Ciera Greene discusses her experience as a toddler nursing mom and her role as the owner of Fit4Mom South Orange County, a fitness program for pre and postnatal moms. She shares her thoughts on…

8. 15. Loneliness in Nursing

   5 Sep 2024 · 38 min · Episode 15

   Ever feel lonely in your extended breastfeeding journey? I polled my audience on Instagram, and here were the results: - 53% of respondents feel lonely in toddler nursing all the time - 34% sometimes - 13% don't…

9. 14. Navigating Sobriety and Motherhood: A Conversation with Abbie Knapton

   15 Aug 2024 · 56 min · Episode 14 · Explicit

   In this episode of Weaning It, Erin sits down with Abbie Knapton; a mom in longterm recovery from addiction, an expressive arts trainer, certified peer recovery specialist, and mom of two extended nursers. Abbie…

10. 13. It's World Breastfeeding Week!

    1 Aug 2024 · 29 min · Episode 13

    New to the pod? Welcome! I invite you to take the free Extended Breastfeeding Quiz to learn which stage of toddler nursing you are currently in, as well as to provide you with specific tips based on where you are in…

11. 12. "When We're Ready" - An Interview with Kirsty Duncan

    18 Jul 2024 · 59 min · Episode 12

    Kirsty Duncan is a children’s picture book author that lives in Cheshire, UK. Her latest picture book, "When We're Ready" celebrates longer-term breastfeeding and co-sleeping and has been endorsed by Emma Pickett and…

12. 11. The Emotional Cycle of the Extended Breastfeeding Mom

    4 Jul 2024 · 44 min · Episode 11

    Do you struggle with swinging between loving extended nursing and feeling touched out, burnt out, and ready to wean Now? Then this episode is for you. In this solo show, Erin breaks down the emotional cycle of the…

13. 10. Inclusive Parenting with Ashley Boltz: Balancing Nursing Twins and Toddlers in an LGBTQ+ Family

    20 Jun 2024 · 48 min · Episode 10

    Ashley is a mom of 3 and is currently nursing her 18 month old twins girls. She breastfed her son through 16 months and has started the process of slowly weaning her twins. She shares her everyday life and relatable…

14. 9. I'm Turning 40 Tomorrow! Saying Goodbye to My Baby-Making Era

    6 Jun 2024 · 44 min · Episode 9

    In this episode of Weaning It, Erin reflects on her biggest life lessons of her 30s and what she is looking forward to most in her 40s. Becoming a mom first at 32, and again at 35, the last 10 years have had major…

15. 8. Empowering Breastfeeding Journeys: Nourishing Justly with Kavisa Wood

    9 May 2024 · 56 min · Episode 8

    Kavisa Cyprian Wood is an extended nursing mom of two boys. Her parenting journey though started with adopting two young girls, followed quickly by her first biological child the next year. Can you imagine having your…

16. 7. 3 Common Bedtime Mistakes Toddler Breastfeeding Moms Make (and how to fix them)

    2 May 2024 · 40 min · Episode 7

    This episode is brought to you by the Abiie Beyond Junior High Chair. Do you have a toddler that is too big for your old high chair, but wiggles around in the adult chair because they are now too low for the table? Do…

17. 6. Is My Nursing Toddler Strong-Willed? With Danielle Bettmann

    18 Apr 2024 · 1 h 02 min · Episode 6

    Strong-willed children have a deeply rooted need to feel connected and in control. In the toddler breastfeeding relationship, this can create a recipe for burnout as you try to meet your child's demands for milk.…

18. 5. Gentle parenting defined (and how to apply it to toddler breastfeeding)

    4 Apr 2024 · 33 min · Episode 5

    This episode is brought to you by live The Gentle Toddler Weaning Seminar. This live session covers everything in Erin's Gentle Toddler Weaning Course, but with the engagement of fellow toddler breastfeeding moms, and…

19. 4. Breastfeeding Toddler Twins While Solo Parenting with Nicasha Martin

    21 Mar 2024 · 1 h 02 min · Episode 4

    Nicasha Martin is a single mom of 3 including identical 3 y/o twin girls and an 11 month old baby boy! She nursed the twins beyond 2 years, and is currently breastfeeding her baby with no end in sight. Nicasha has a…

20. 3. Re-Thinking Extended Breastfeeding Success

    7 Mar 2024 · 39 min · Episode 3

    This episode is brought to you by The Gentle Toddler Weaning Course. Use Promo code "PODCAST" for $10 off. Welcome to episode 3! Erin covers the following: - How to think beyond time and length of breastfeeding as a…

21. 2. Breastfeeding a 5 year old with Erin Spahr

    27 Feb 2024 · 1 h 01 min · Episode 2

    Erin Spahr is an extended breastfeeding mom of 2 boys - the first nursed for 3 years, and the second for 5, for a combined total of 8 years of breastfeeding! We dive into her experiences, including strategies for night…

22. 1. On-Demand vs Gentle Toddler Nursing

    17 Feb 2024 · 22 min · Episode 1

    Welcome to the first episode of Weaning It! To get started, Erin breaks down the difference between on-demand breastfeeding, gentle toddler breastfeeding, and gentle weaning. She also answers listener Joanna's…

23. Weaning It: Trailer!

    13 Feb 2024 · 3:12 · Trailer

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