Latin Meaning: The name Catherine is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Catherine is: Pure, clear. Form of the Latin 'Katharina', from the Greek 'Aikaterina'.
Self-weaning is when a baby stops breastfeeding on his or her own. Self-weaning usually happens at a gradual pace over time. As children grow older, get more of their nutrition from solid foods, and become more independent, they will eventually begin to nurse less often than they did when they were younger.
Weaning should be a process, rather than an event. You actually begin weaning your baby the very first time you offer him any food other than your milk. (See Starting Solids). Depending on how you go about it, weaning can be abrupt or gradual, and may take days, weeks, or months.