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[Husbandno1]

NC as this may be a controversial topic....

My wife and I are having a ‘lively discussion’ about breastfeeding. There appears to be mixed evidence online. So we thought we would ask this community and see what others thought.
What age do most people stop breastfeeding their child at?
(I have suggested a year btw)
YABU - a year is way too early, children need that boob for ages to come!
YANBU - we/I stopped breastfeeding my child at a year (or under)

Simple as whenever mum is ready to stop. I stopped at 6 months.

It's not up to you! It's up to her.

Up to the mum, her body after all

Please bear in mind that some mums can’t breastfeed

I stopped when I went back to work.
Couldn’t manage an intense job and breastfeeding.

Whenever mums ready is the right time.

I was ready when DS turned 18 months but we kept on until he was 2 (he was hard to wean).

The last 6 months I had real breastfeeding aversion. If I hadn’t I would have continued until he was ready whether that was 2 or 4.

If they’re not your boobs it’s not your business when the owner of said boobs stops breastfeeding. Imo.

She stops when she’s ready. It’s your wife’s decision. Respect it.

Unless you're the one doing the feeding, you don't get any input.

It's up to her (and the baby) but WHO guidelines recommend breastfeeding until 2 years or longer.

Not your boobs, not your business.

Really?!

I fed both of mine until they were 2/2.5 ish.

Never had a single discussion with my husband about how long it was to go on for. I did what felt right to me.

@AlmostSummer21

Not your boobs, not your business.

This

As long as you feel they are benefitting. There’s no hard and fast one size fits all rule.

I stopped feeding dd1 at 7 months. For her that seemed the right time. It was in the days of only getting 6 months maternity leave, so she was being mixed fed anyway and just wasn’t taht fussed about the boob.

With dd2 I had to call it a day for my own benefit a month before she turned 2. I needed to try and get her to sleep for longer periods, which wasn’t happening while the lure of the boob was so strong.

So basically whatever works best for you really.

My husband never commented on how long I should breastfeed for. It's no ones business but the doing the feeding!

I was fortunate enough (extended mat leave, support from my mum etc) to overcome my ex and his family's prejudices about bf and fed both of mine for just over 12m. It was not a smooth journey, with tongue ties, colic, reflux, mastitis and constant aggro from my ex* but it came to a natural end that both my dcs and I were happy with.

*as it happened my ex never got up in the night, ever, with either dc, nor did he change a single nappy until embarrassed into it by his dad. He would not have done his fair share of feeds if I bottle fed, and would never have managed to make a bottle up by himself.

Your question is not logical/doesn't make sense. Most people do stop before 1 year, this does not mean it is the optimal time to stop.

There isn't mixed evidence, the WHO recommends at least 2 years. But it's up to the mother whether she want or can breastfeed that long (or even at all).

It's her body, her choice.

It doesn't matter what a bunch of random strangers online think.

Unless you are doing the breastfeeding then it's not your choice.

For as long as the mum wants to carry on

I’d also like to add that the decision is between mother and child and has absolutely nothing what so ever to do with any man, whether he is the father or not!

From your name I assume you're a bloke.

No boobs, no vote. You aren't mansplaining BFing are you? How humiliating for you.

Stop when the mother wants/needs to stop, whether that's 4 days or 4 years. It's her body, it's her decision.

The right time is simply whenever the person breastfeeding thinks is the right time to stop.

we/I stopped breastfeeding my child

Only a woman can breastfeed. "We" cannot breastfeed

This isnt something a man gets to decide.

Most women i know stopped from 12-18 months