Booby Moon: A weaning book for toddlers.

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Studies show the practice of ritual during times of loss alleviates grief, makes us feel closer to our families and helps us to say goodbye. We didn’t do the balloon ceremony thing, but I would remind her that mama’s booby milk went to the moon whenever she would ask to nurse.

However, my son noticed the book on my desk and asked me to read it to him, and he’s since requested it many more times. Note: Book features an illustration of a mother cuddling her toddler to sleep instead of nursing them at night (bed-sharing). Sure, they gave toddlers a heads-up that the milk would soon be gone, but they didn’t imbue the process with the joy, ritual or excitement that she wanted.The views expressed in community are solely the opinions of participants, and do not reflect those of What to Expect. The story is simplistic enough for toddlers to understand but captures enough of the complexity of the issue of weaning and makes it into such a lovely special and memorable ritual. Highly recommend this book to anyone who may be reaching the end of their breastfeeding journey, and feeling nervous like I was!

In the same way that the Tooth Fairy makes children happy about their teeth falling out, looking forward to seeing Booby-milk-magic fly away to Booby Moon can give the same wondrous joy to a weaning toddler.

Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Maybe we’ll have a party and release a magical balloon; maybe we’ll just talk about how he doesn’t need milk anymore, “Like the toddler in Booby Moon ! This has changed my life for the better without upsetting her, I could not recommend this any more for any mother looking to wean an older child. It explains that the moon sends down magical booby milk for babies to drink, and that the time will soon come to send that magic back to the moon, so that new babies can have milk, too. It features a magical element that appeals to the child, so that they look forward to their weaning day and are more emotionally prepared to say goodbye to nursing.