Yesssss! 6 months! Come on! [pumps fist in a jock type manner]!

[WewishyouaBUMPERLICIOUS]

Wooohooooo! I just wanted to let you lovely ladies know that with the exception of a couple of dose of calpol, dentinox and half an envelope, DD has now been exclusively bfed for 6 months. Check me out!

Can I just add that despite the difficulties we have had she is a) not starving b) does not have attachment problems and c) yesterday she rolled over for the first time! (which has come as a huge surprise to my mum who at 11 weeks said she would surely "need something more" )

So to all of those new bfing mothers who think they can't do it, or whose family/friends/hvs tell them they can't do it, it can be done. And believe me, it hasn't been easy, I have sobbed through feeds, sobbed as DH gave bottles of EBM, sobbed as my mum had a go at me for not doing things her way (which would have been formula from birth, baby rice at 3 months and be on chocolate biscuits now!).

I have posted frequently in this topic, and have found the advice invaluable. Thank you all so much for your support. I honestly would not have been able to do it without mnet. I have enjoyed learning about it so much that if my work hours allow it I am going to train to be a peer supported at my local bfing group.

When I was pg I baulked at "extended bfing" (by extended I meant 6 months or more...I know, I know...) but now it has come to it we are still going pretty strong, there are occasional tears, but there's no stopping us yet!

[5goldrings4MONKEYBIRDs]

BIGGING YOU UP BUMPER - FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASTIC

[AwayInAMunker]

[MerryPIFFLEmas]

what a fab post, so pleased for you
RESPECT!

[MrsJohnCuSackFullOfPresents]

hey congratulations!

[wessexgirl]

Yay, well done, bumper and baby bumper! Congrats.

[TinyTimLivesinVictorianSqualor]

What arefreshing thread after some of the tosh I've just been reading.
Congratulations bumper, and well done!

[weewishyouamerryonion]

bumper - accept a virtual high five to match your jock fist. great news for you - and well done! i remember you having diffs for a long while so this has brought a to my face.

[WewishyouaBUMPERLICIOUS]

Thank you, thank you very much!

[dal21]

fab post. fab news! well done you! so so so chuffed and pleased for you! you deserve to buy yourself a nice treat to reward yourself.

[MerryLittleCarrotmas]

Wonderful! I hope you are VERY proud!!! Congratulations bumper!

[beansprout]

Wooo-hoooo!!! You go girlfriend!!!

[mawbroonGotRunOverByAReindeer]

Well done. I remember feeling much the same when ds reached 26 weeks exclusive. Except for some bathwater

[ja9ladiesdancing]

fantastic! well done you!

[deckthehallswithgeekymummy]

Yay! Well done

[lindso]

that's great, well done, you deserve to feel proud. can i ask why you were upset when your partner fed your baby expressed breast milk?

[WewishyouaBUMPERLICIOUS]

lindso just because on several occasions dd has refused to bf and dh would have to feed her. i would just feel sad that i couldn't feed her myself and saw it as another nail in the coffin for bfing.

[TheOldestCat]

Well done you!

ps Felt the same as you a bout 'extended' breastfeeding (ie six months) and we're still going strong at 13 months.

[ShowOfHands]

Well bloomin' done. You sound like me a month ago.

You should be very proud of yourself.

[WewishyouaBUMPERLICIOUS]

Ooh, you were much less smug than me SOH - well done you too

[Izzybel]

Well done!!!!! Respect

[ShowOfHands]

You don't sound smug at all. You sound pleased and proud. You deserve a lot of cake/chocolate/diamonds (delete as appropriate).

[Sputnik]

yay Bumper. We knew you'd make it
Buy yourself some shoes

[MrsJohnCuSackFullOfPresents]

oh SoH I missed yours. well done!

[slim22]

well done!!!!!