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Example sentences for "weaning"

Lexicographically close words:
wealthy; wean; weane; weaned; weaners; weanling; weans; weant; weapon; weaponed
  1. Coming now to the poems of the year 1796, and regarding them first in a general way as a group by themselves, we can observe that Schiller has made progress in weaning himself from abstract modes of thought.

  2. One of the latter cases was a sailor of sixty-three who suffered from general nigrities, and the other was in a woman of thirty, appearing after weaning and amenorrhea.

  3. Green reports the case of a woman of forty-seven, the mother of four children, who after each weaning had so much milk constantly in her breasts that it had to be drawn until the next birth.

  4. Depasse speaks of a woman of fifty-nine years and five months old who was delivered of a healthy male child, which she suckled, weaning it on her sixtieth birthday.

  5. The weaning season commences on poor lands, about the end of the third month, but on rich pasture not till the close of the fourth--sometimes longer.

  6. Besides, in consequence of its new acquisition, the child sucks less perfectly than before, an additional proof that weaning ought at this period to be commenced.

  7. But no, I forget that now comes the dreaded, dreaded experience of weaning baby.

  8. As to you and me, I see nothing strange in the weaning from self God is giving us.

  9. Preparations for weaning may then begin, by giving the child small quantities of oatmeal jelly and milk, or even of porridge and milk, so that the weaning comes on gradually.

  10. Where mother and child are both sickly, weaning must be carefully conducted.

  11. The difficulty of weaning from the breast recurs with great constancy in nervous children.

  12. When weaning is resented, and difficulties of this sort arise, it is clear that the mother, whose breast is close at hand, is at a great disadvantage in combating the child's opposition.

  13. The drinking is repeated, and the weaning father receives a present from the child.

  14. The ceremony is as follows:--The child is brought out and given to the weaning father or sponsor.

  15. If the child be a girl, a weaning mother performs this ceremony, and suitable presents must be offered on either side.

  16. Also the gradual accustoming of the digestive organs to the cow's milk before weaning must be commenced and does away in some degree, at least, with the danger from indigestion from the cow's milk given regularly.

  17. If the weaning is done at the eighth or ninth month the bottle should be used; if weaning is done from the tenth to the eleventh month, the baby should be taught to drink or be fed with a spoon.

  18. This aids in overcoming constipation and teaches a breast-fed baby to use a nursing bottle, which will be of much benefit should sudden weaning be necessary.

  19. This depends upon the conditions; should the child gain nothing for three or four weeks or lose weight, immediate weaning may be necessary; at least other food must be given in addition to the breast food.

  20. This is very good, for the mother is sometimes away at nursing time, for a few hours and the baby can be fed, and when weaning comes, it is much easier.

  21. Very seldom during the first month, but after that with favorable air and circumstances, the gain is quite regular, and they may gain faster during the latter part of the first year, because the nursing baby loses weight at weaning time.

  22. And I rather dread the idea of weaning them.

  23. But though an over-weaning conceit of our own merit be vicious and disagreeable, nothing can be more laudable, than to have a value for ourselves, where we really have qualities that are valuable.

  24. That he is also weaning himself from his Cane.

  25. Weaning of children, belief as to the, in Angus, vi.

  26. Angus, belief as to the weaning of children in, vi.

  27. They should be grown subsequently to weaning on pasture, with one to two pounds of grain added daily.

  28. When milk has been the chief food, and the weaning is sudden, usually growth will be more or less arrested.

  29. Usually occurs before the weaning stage, as a rule in swine not yet ten days old.

  30. AND when three years were expired, and the time of her weaning complete, they brought the Virgin to the temple of the Lord with offerings.

  31. When its last weaning draught is drained for ever, The child divided--it were less to see, Than these two from each other torn apart.

  32. Like doleful wailings on the lonely waste, Solemn and dreary sounds the weaning blast.

  33. Weaning yourself back on to food should last just as long as the fast.

  34. After weaning my daughter got only whole grains, a little fresh goat's milk from my goat, fruits and lots of Organic vegetables.

  35. After a few weeks of careful weaning back on to food, Barry felt pretty good, terrific even.

  36. If the child is two or more years old, the only effective means of weaning from the bottle is through hunger.

  37. With children who are not ill, weaning from the bottle should invariably be begun at the end of the first year, and after a child is thirteen or fourteen months old the bottle should not be given except at the night feeding.

  38. If weaning is done as early as the eighth or ninth month it is better to give the bottle; if from the tenth to the twelfth month the infant should be taught to drink or be fed with a spoon.

  39. At what age should the weaning be completed?

  40. Serious illness of the mother, or pregnancy, may make weaning necessary.

  41. What is the principal reason for weaning earlier?

  42. If the child has made no gain for three or four weeks, or is losing weight, immediate weaning will probably be necessary; in any case, other food in addition to the breast milk should be given at once.

  43. This is a matter of great convenience during the whole period of nursing when the mother or nurse is from necessity away from the child for a few hours; when more feeding is required at weaning time the child does not object.

  44. How may some of the difficulties in weaning be overcome?

  45. Usually weaning should be begun at nine or ten months by substituting one feeding a day for one nursing, later two feedings, and thus gradually the child is to be taken from the breast altogether.

  46. It is towards weaning time that a manger is needed, into which should be put crushed (not whole) oats, together with an equal quantity of bran and a bit of good chaff.

  47. One year weaning pigs got so cheap that I couldn't resist the urge to buy some of them and let them run wild about the place.

  48. Billy stood and listened long enough to see that there was no hope of weaning his interest immediately, and then went back to where he had left Miss Bridger.

  49. The very simplicity of his purpose and the unsophistication of his outlook were irresistible and came near weaning Charming Billy from considering his own personal grievances.

  50. While weaning it she gives it chewed yam or taro in addition to mba, and there is something to be said both for and against this practice.


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