Extended BFing

[ur670]

Hi
Anyone out there who still BF their 1 1/2 year old child?
Would love to have a chat.

Thanks

x

[rsbh]

Mine are 7 and 11 now so well past that stage but I BF biggest until he was 3 and littlest until he was 2.

[Tess]

hi and welcome :wave2:
im still feeding my nearly one year old. and fed my ds til 14 months. we'd like to chat to you even if we don't fit the criteria :kisshands:

[funkyfish]

Hi

Sounds like you are doing really well?

Well done!

My baby days are at an end now but I fed all three of mine.

The eldest boy for 10 months, the middle girl for 2 years and the youngest for 18 months.

[Al1x]

I'm still feeding dd and she's almost a year.

[shazgh]

Hi and welcome, I am still BFing my youngest, she is 22 months, just morning and night really, she will sometimes ask through the day (with a little grin on her face) if she is tired. But I usually just cuddle her and only feed her through the day if she is exhausted and distressed by it.

You are doing really well, is this your first and are you still ok to continue or planning to stop?

[Chell]

:welcometomz: I bf DS till he was about 8mths, he had a sickness bug for nearly a week so didn't have milk. Once he was better he turned his nose up at my milk.
DD bf till she was a year, I stopped as the time felt right for us both.

[jmsze5]

hi,i currently tandem feeding my youngest 2.my son is going to be 3 in a few weeks and my daughter is 20 month.always about to chat
shelley

[Luna mama]

Am still breastfeeding my nearly 11 month old. Anyone had any probs with night feeding? I would never want to stop her feeding as I want her to self wean but dd is waking up every hour and a half through the night!! It's been ok but now she wont sleep in the day I cant catch up and it's getting a bit draining. Just want to know if anyone has been through similar??

[shazgh]

Am still breastfeeding my nearly 11 month old. Anyone had any probs with night feeding? I would never want to stop her feeding as I want her to self wean but dd is waking up every hour and a half through the night!! It's been ok but now she wont sleep in the day I cant catch up and it's getting a bit draining. Just want to know if anyone has been through similar??
You have my sympathies, this is a thread I posted a while back and 6 months later at 22 months I am still not getting a full night sleep and don't know what to suggest, I just hoped she would soon settle, now she toddles through and sleeps in with me and doesn't always ask for a feed, so it is better than the hourly screaming though.

Please read
http://www.mumszone.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=37603

[Luna mama]

Yeah defo. Evie has always been in with us and I wont force her into anything. She obviously needs the extra reassurance and I cant deprive her of that. I know it will get easier and I'm doing this to give her a better chance of growing into a more secure adult but it can be so draining some days! It's nice to hear other people have been through the same thing without telling me to put her in her own bed or to night wean her (my mum, health visitor etc)

[jmsze5]

hi,my 2 still quite often wake in the early hours for a feed.though i have cut back over the last few month(been under pressure from ex).have you ever read the book no cry sleep solutions? i have both and they give some interesting advice that certainly doesn't involve night weaning or controlled crying.i still co sleep with both my little 2.
shelley

[Luna mama]

hi,my 2 still quite often wake in the early hours for a feed.though i have cut back over the last few month(been under pressure from ex).have you ever read the book no cry sleep solutions? i have both and they give some interesting advice that certainly doesn't involve night weaning or controlled crying.i still co sleep with both my little 2.
shelley

I keep meaning to give that book a read. What sort of advice does it offer? I do try and cuddle her to sleep sometimes but she goes beserk! She always needs to have boob to sleep. I dont mind that (I think it's completly normal) but it's just the amount sometimes is a kittle draining. I know it will pass. I think she is hungry so maybe when she decides to properly start on solids...

[jmsze5]

it give you an insight into sleep patterns for adults aswell as little ones.it advises doing a sleep diary,it gives you a page you can copy and i think you can print ones off from a website too.then you can work from there and create a sleep plan suited to your needs.i have not long got my book back as it went through all of my breast feeding group.i think even if you dont follow it its an interesting read.

shelley

[ur670]

Hi all

Thanks your all your replies.
My LO is still BF on demand and she feeds A LOT, daytime and nighttime. I was wondering whether I should start cutting down a little. What are you doing/did you do?
Thanks
x

[ur670]

And she is 18 mo - forgot to add that :D

[jmsze5]

hi,
i was still feeding both on demand till last oct.it was at the stage where i was sitting down feeding almost all day.my son really loves his boobies.i was also under pressure from my ex who was starting to worry about the effect of breastfeeding a boy for so long.i found his ignorance unbelievable since id explained it all to him numerous times.my daughter was nearly 18mth.
i think its ok to cut down especially if the love to feed lots as it can be draining,im also a single mum so sitting all day just doesn't work.
first i stopped feeding during the day,i let them feed till about 9am then they didn't have a boob till atleast 6pm ready for winding down for bed.i didnt find it to difficult just had to find different ways to distract them both.i started going out for a walk when they were getting tired so they went for a sleep in the pram or sling rather than feeding.
i only changed the feeding routine a step at a time once a month.i took it slow as they are not ready to give it up yet and neither am i ,but not getting full when they spend the day with their dad and wearing a normal bra through the day is a plus.sorry for the long reply,if i can help any other way im always about

shelley

[baby-bean]

I'm 'still' happily feeding my 19 month old DD, pretty much on demand though she's just about able to understand 'when I've finished my tea'! She definitely feeds less when we're out and about, and I think distraction and keeping busy are the best way to start cutting down if that's what you want to do. DD1 self-weaned at 21 months while we were on holiday and she was just TOO busy, but she was a more independent soul than DD2 is, so for now I'm happy to keep giving her what she needs.

[Trinity]

I keep meaning to give that book a read. What sort of advice does it offer? I do try and cuddle her to sleep sometimes but she goes beserk! She always needs to have boob to sleep. I dont mind that (I think it's completly normal) but it's just the amount sometimes is a kittle draining. I know it will pass. I think she is hungry so maybe when she decides to properly start on solids...

I have that book, Luna Mama, just can't think where it is right now!

If you pm your address, I'll have a hunt for it and post it on to you. I found it very useful and it is so much better than the Gina Ford regime!

[BebeCannelle]

and still breastfed, yeah!! :party05::party05::party05::party05::party05:

Bf is a mothering tool for me. It's definitely worth it.

She feeds quite a lot (am happy to have nursing tops so no one sees...). But she's also eating solids foods very well.

I am very happy to bf her. I think this is what keep the weight off me (I won't complain of that!).

I'm sure she'll wean naturally around 2.5 - 3 years....

[kybirkin]

Wow huge respect for all you mums able to Bf this long, i had to stop at 12 weeks when I went back to work and my milk went - through illness and exhaustion mostly! Next time I get 6 months maternity so should be able to keep going for longer!!

[shazgh]

and still breastfed, yeah!! :party05::party05::party05::party05::party05:

Bf is a mothering tool for me. It's definitely worth it.

She feeds quite a lot (am happy to have nursing tops so no one sees...). But she's also eating solids foods very well.

I am very happy to bf her. I think this is what keep the weight off me (I won't complain of that!).

I'm sure she'll wean naturally around 2.5 - 3 years....
lucky you, I am about 5 stone overweight, can't say BFing helped me lose ant weight

[ur670]

I am sorry I am not very good with being online a lot....
Thanks, it's so reassuring that other mums do the same thing. I don't want to cut down on feeds because I feel it would be to early for DD, so thanks for all your messages and for helping me to get to this decision.
x

[Snorkmaiden]

I breastfed my twins to 19 and 20 months respectively. I was down to just one feed a day (bedtime) for about six months and we dropped that one during August last year when we were doing so much travelling around the country to visit relatives that it just became impractical to continue. While the children didn't actually self-wean, they didn't seem to mind either when booby stopped.

I am immensely happy that I managed to breastfeed twins past a year adn if I have any more children I will hopefully make it to two years!

[Snorkmaiden]

Just to add - I say 19 and 20 months as once my DS weaned he never asked again, but my DD asked a few times and I nursed her - very briefly, for like a minute or two, before she fully weaned.

[jmsze5]

thats fantastic feeding twins for that long,i think quite a few people with twin dont even try as they think it will be to difficult.feeding 2 can be hard but its worth it.