Weaning from breastfeeding can be a difficult and emotional process. Having resources, like children's books about weaning can help ease this delicate time for the mother and child.
Please check out the children's books about weaning listed below. There is a short description of each book and information for purchasing.
By Marlene Susan
Illustrated by Hayley Lowe
A Time to Wean is a picture book for babies and toddlers who are weaning from nursing. Follow favorite animals as they grow, discover new things, and nurse less. All with the comfort and reassurance that love and hugs from mama never change.
And so it goes that even our favorite animals have a time to wean. Beautiful illustrations help make this a treasured book long after weaning, and a welcome book for moms in the process of weaning their little ones.
A Weaning Story
By Nikki Osei-Barrett and Cyana Riley
Illustrated by DG
The perfect book for parents looking to ease the transition away from breastfeeding by offering support for both children and mothers, Boobies Go Bye-Bye was written by mothers who experienced a weaning journey after extended breastfeeding their own babies.
A weaning book for Toddlers
By by Yvette Reid
Illustrated by Camilo Zepeda
Booby Moon is a beautifully illustrated rhyming storybook specifically designed to emotionally support both mother and child for weaning from breastfeeding.
Weaning doesn’t have to be all tears, tantrums and heart ache. It can be an exciting, heartwarming, and beautiful experience to treasure. A chance to celebrate a milestone reached, honor the journey thus far and acknowledge this special time for both mother and child.
The concept was created in 2020 by a breastfeeding mother who was ready to wean but could not find a children's book on the market that offered her toddler an upside to their impending loss.
A storybook for gently weaning Tandem fed toddlers
By by Yvette Reid
Illustrated by Camilo Zepeda
It begins with a rhyming storybook with realistic nursing images that children love. The story encourages toddlers to share their mother with the new baby and gives them an exciting ritual goodbye / celebration to look forward to once they wean. Following the storybook is an extensive guidebook with plenty of advice, tips and tricks for both the Booby Moon method and the weaning process in general.
The Booby Moon concept was created in 2020 by a breastfeeding mother who was ready to wean but could not find a children's book on the market that offered her toddler an upside to their impending loss. Similarly, 'Booby Moon with Two' was also created out of necessity, not for the author herself, but for the many mothers who had reached out to her seeking help with their tandem fed toddlers.
By Kelsey Badger Reynolds
Mama’s milk has always been a part of Jack’s life, but that’s changing now that he’s a toddler, and that’s hard. But Mama’s cuddling arms, lullaby voice, and thump-thump heartbeat won’t change, even when the milk is gone.
The end of breastfeeding can be a deeply emotional transition for a mother and child: a major source of comfort for a child is going away, as is a big component of a woman’s identity as a mother. This book addresses the psychological aspects of weaning, focusing on the mother-child relationship and additional ways a mother provides comfort.
This book is for toddlers and moms who are getting ready to start weaning, or are already in the process of weaning from breastfeeding.
A Weaning Book
By Rosamond Rice
Join little ones across the globe as they learn to say “Bye-Bye” to nursing and “Hello” to the fun that awaits! “Bye-Bye Nah-Nahs” tenderly supports mother and child through the emotional and exciting experience of weaning with a simple multi-language text, diverse characters and colorful illustrations. This book was created by a nursing mother for nursing mothers and their beautiful, growing babies/toddlers/preschoolers. Written primarily in English, the characters in this book represent diverse backgrounds that reflect our global community and how nursing connects us all. Simple phrases in Spanish, French, Hawaiian and Japanese are included along with their English translations.
A Toddler Weaning Story
By Julie Dillemuth
Illustrated by Vicky Pratt
Mama’s milk has always been a part of Jack’s life, but that’s changing now that he’s a toddler, and that’s hard. But Mama’s cuddling arms, lullaby voice, and thump-thump heartbeat won’t change, even when the milk is gone.
The end of breastfeeding can be a deeply emotional transition for a mother and child: a major source of comfort for a child is going away, as is a big component of a woman’s identity as a mother. This book addresses the psychological aspects of weaning, focusing on the mother-child relationship and additional ways a mother provides comfort.
This book is for toddlers and moms who are getting ready to start weaning, or are already in the process of weaning from breastfeeding.
Weaning from Breastfeeding Together
By Sarit Guy
The book tells the breastfeeding story from the child’s point of view:
When the child was a small baby, all he did was breastfeed – all day and all night. Slowly, the baby grew and developed into a curious and active child, who eats everything and only occasionally breastfeeds. Now, it’s time to say thank you, and lovingly say goodbye to breastfeeding.
The book serves as a tool throughout the weaning process, and also as a keepsake - even after the breastfeeding period is over, the child can still flip through it and remember that beautiful time together.
A Book for Weaning
By Jessica Elder
Illustrated by Sheila Fein
What could toddlers be thinking and feeling as they wean from breastfeeding? Depending on age and development, some might not be able to express what they think and feel with words. In My Milk Will Go, Our Love Will Grow, we hear a toddler's questions and feelings during an honest conversation between mother and child. This heartwarming book uses rhyme, short sentences, and beautiful illustrations to convey a message of love and reassurance as the child learns that mother will still nurture and meet both physical and emotional needs when breastfeeding ends. This book will be a special keepsake for both mothers and children, showing the beauty of the nursing relationship.
This book was written to help mothers talk to children about weaning before, during and after the process.
A Night Weaning Storybook
Weaning from Breastfeeding Together
By Rhiannon Henderson
Night weaning can be particularly difficult on both parents and children.
There are a lot of emotions involved, and everybody is tired.
No More Milk is a beautifully illustrated storybook from author Rhiannon Henderson, that helps your little one understand that if we all sleep through the night with no more milk, we'll have the energy to do more of our favourite things!
It is often encouraged to prep our children before any big changes, and things like storybooks and repetition are the most gentle and easy ways to do this.
This book is only available in paperback
By Lesli D. Mitchell MSW
A book for older babies, toddlers, and children that colorfully details what a child might experience in the process of weaning from night nursing. Sally Weans From Night Nursing encourages the gradual process of weaning without absolutes or judgements regarding when a child "should" wean. This book helps to validate the child's feelings associated with change and leads mother and child through to a new phase in thier relationship.
When a mother is ready, this book can be read to her child several times throughoutthe day in preparation for night weaning.The characters and circumstances in this book can then be discussed to help comfort and validate a child struggling with weaning.
This book can help a child understand that although the end of night nursing may be upsetting, there are also many benefits to getting a good night sleep.
I hope this list is helpful and that you find the best weaning book that is perfect for your family. My plan is to create more read alouds on books about weaning. So, please check out my YouTube channel and subscribe to be notified when I post new videos.
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God Bless,
Chrisonne
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