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Infant feeding

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Who out there is an avid 100% breast feeder?

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browniegirl · 14/04/2006 03:53

I am breast feeding my 2nd baby and fed my first untill she was 2 it got off to a very rocky start however I persevered and I am so glad that I did it was wonderful. My son is 10 months and is an absolute darling to feed no problems at all. I don't mind some of the restrictions of breast feeding like,not be able to leave him over night (unless I am at work then i have no choice) in fact that makes it more special because only I can do it nobody else is there anyone else who feels the same because all I seem to hear are the negative aspects of feeding and not the positves!

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cataloguequeen · 14/04/2006 04:45

hi brownie I was an avid 100% bfeeder...and I really loved it!

I fed my dd1 for a year and only stopped because I was pregnant (didn't want any fighting )

I know what you mean about it being special because only you can do it!

With both I did express and kept it in the fridge and freezer so they could be left over night but I have to say I had a great experience and wouldn't have changed it for the world!!

(sometimes..I still miss it)

suzywong · 14/04/2006 06:52

put me on the list too, although youngest child too big now

Spagblog · 14/04/2006 07:17

I was.
Complete wrench giving up with DS as I knew I wouldn't ever do it again (sob)

agalch · 14/04/2006 07:54

I didn't bf my 1st and i feel soooo guilty that i never even tried it.I bf my 2nd son till he was 2.5 and loved it.I am pg at the mo(due July) and have cut my 21 month old dd as it was getting really painful to feed anytime she wanted . Shes fine about it but i miss it during the day.Am looking forward to bf my new baby in July tho

shazronnie · 14/04/2006 08:11

bf is great; alot of my family keep saying ds2 should stop now he is over 1, but that's their opinion not mine! And not his!

Pixiefish · 14/04/2006 08:19

Still bfing dd 2y2m.

FrannyandZooey · 14/04/2006 08:20

This Monday I woke up and said "Oh jesus, I am breastfeeding a 3 year old."

And I was

purplemonkeydishwasher · 14/04/2006 08:20

Great thread Browniegirl!
I'm in the club. DS is 6.5months and I am loving it! (and not just cause of the weight loss! )
We're going to visit my family in Canada for the first time since he's been born and I'm sooo glad that I'm the only one who can feed him cause otherwise I probably wouldn't ever get to hold him out there!!
There's nothing better than nursing your baby and he/she looks up at you and smiles. Melts my heart every time!
I think the best bit though is looking at the little guy and knowing that I did that! He's healthy and growing because of the milk that I made! HOw awesome is that?!!

hunkermunker · 14/04/2006 10:36

Me.

DS1 bfed till nearly 17m (and he self-weaned when I was 5m pg, as I'm sure I've mentioned a couple of times on here ).

DS2 bfed in the face of extreme pressure to top up in hospital, with threats of neonatal unit for low blood sugar. Thread somewhere - was one of my finest hours, refusing formula and getting his sugars up - very proud of that. He never lost an ounce and climbed steadily from 50th centile to 75th centile, where he's stayed for the past 12 weeks.

It's about the only thing to do with mothering that I'm 100% confident about and I love it. I love that every ounce of weight he's gained has been my doing, those chubby cheeks and thighs are all my own work.

I love that he's so eager to latch on, so contented as he sucks and when he's had enough, he pulls off then rests his cheek on my breast and sighs contentedly - and I love the sweet milky smell of him, the little milky bubbles he blows when he's full to the brim, heck, I even like the smell when he fills his nappy - considerably nicer than my 2yo's!

I could talk about how much I enjoy feeding for ages - I rarely do though. Don't want to sound smug

lucy5 · 14/04/2006 10:39

I was, I fed dd for 17 months and one day she just stopped. I was absolutely heartbroken!

Piffle · 14/04/2006 10:43

I was... both of mine

foundintranslation · 14/04/2006 10:44

I had a similar difficult start in hospital with ds to Hunker, except in my case it was jaundice and I caved in :( . Then he started refusing the breast :( Mixed fed for 4 weeks and hated it, working all the time towards exclusive bf, keeping on and on trying him at my breast and expressing like mad - and at 4 weeks we managed it [proud emoticon]. Ditched the formula and bottles and have never looked back since - ds is now 11 months and still fed frequently - since that awful start we've basically had no problems - and I love it. I too love his happy sucking, the little noises he makes when he swallows, when he pulls off, looks up and grins at me :) .

Mamapossum · 14/04/2006 11:18

Gorgeous thread! Me too! DS is 8.5 months and I love BF and so does he. I have no qualms about getting them out anywhere (I'm quite discreet) and DH & I giggle about the random places I've fed him - including public transport, museums and other tourist attractions, the beach, at a police station... and on the top deck of a pleasure boat, at midnight on NYE, standing on a chair so I could see the fireworks I want to go on as long as he wants but the only thing is I haven't got my periods back and there's going to come a time soon when we will TTC again... so might have to choose between BF and TTC... maybe I should just be patient with TTC, I don't know.

sfxmum · 14/04/2006 11:34

count me in, dd 10.5m despite jaundice, hospital feeding bottles extreme lack of encouragement. thanks to my perseverance and dh support. really sad to cut down as i go back to work at 12m. but will keep bf for as long as she want and hope to carry on with baby 2 whenever that may be.
its a wonderful thing to be able to nourish your child.

purplemonkeydishwasher · 14/04/2006 12:47

Following on from what hunker said: "I could talk about how much I enjoy feeding for ages - I rarely do though. Don't want to sound smug"

Why should we feel like we can't talk about how great it is just in case we make someone else feel bad or whatever. WE should be proud of what we've done. God knows it hasn't been easy for a lot of us. Hunker - please talk as much as you want about how great BF is. I'll listen and cheer you on!!
So HOORAY for this thread, HOORAY for us, HOORAY for BOOBIES!!!

VeniVidiVickiQV · 14/04/2006 12:50

It is great, if a little sore atm (darned teeth) with DS who will be 1 on Wednesday. I have no intention of stopping any time soon.

I am especially grateful that my Mum, unusually, is supportive of this and continues to encourage me and tell me not to be swayed by outside opinion to the contrary.

buffythenappyslayer · 14/04/2006 12:54

i am.dd is 21 months and i do keep trying to get her off,for me really as she often hurts now!(especially when something distracts her and she takes nipple with her to look!!)it has made me feel very close to her,especially as she is so ill.will feel very sad about giving up when it does happen,but i think its going to have to be her choice as she is just too attacthed atm.also we are ttc,so might give up if get pg as i get very bad morning sickness!!

Miaou · 15/04/2006 15:53

Me, Im a 100% bfeeder too! Have never given 8 month ds any formula and dont intend to do so (grrr, my apostrophe wont work, its driving me mad!!). I can really identify with what hunker said, I love breastfeeding, but Im the only mum I know in RL that does it - even those that started off bfeeding have now swapped to bottles. So dh has to put up with me waxing lyrical about it to him as theres no-one else to say it to! And yes, its sad we feel we cant be smug about it without seeming to infer we are superior, but hey. Great thread browniegirl

sweetkitty · 15/04/2006 16:15

Aww hunker your post made me

I fed DD1 for a year and she self weaned when I was 3 months pregnant with DD2. She had jaundice too when born wouldn't latch, was threatened with tube feeding and formula but I managed to express for her and eventually got her to latch and feed.

DD2 (11 weeks) came out looking for booby and hasn't stopped bless her she was on the 91st centile when born and is still there (completely different to DD1 who's tiny) I love looking at her chubby cheeks and thinking "all my own work" I will also take great delight in getting her to 6 months with just my breastmilk especially as people of my Mum's generation think this cannot be done.

lact8 · 15/04/2006 16:29

This thread is lovely, I agree with purple monkey re hunkers comments. Its hard to explain to someone who hasn't breastfed that feeling when that hungry little mouth comes at you and then their relief at being all cwtched up with mummy. Its so intimate and I especially enjoy it in the middle of the night, when the rest of the house are asleep, so quiet and peaceful, makes me feel like me and dd are the only one's in the world.

Self weaning is hard to handle, DS2 did it and I cried for ages as I thought it would be the last time I ever fed a baby so I'm making a real effort to enjoy every feed with DD.

CorrieDale · 15/04/2006 17:39

Lovely post hunker! Made me all teary. DS is 10 months & apart from 2 oz of formula (HOW did I let myself get talked into the "bottle of formula before bed" thing? regretted it immediately I'd done it & didn't repeat the experiment), it's been BF all the way. The glug-glugging is still so satisfying to hear. Don't think I'll ever get bored of it!!!! I was only going to do 6 monhts, then a year, and now I think self-weaning might be is the way to go

bobblehead · 15/04/2006 17:39

I have just started giving dd some formula at night at 10 months and it makes me . But I really want to get pregnant again asap and it looks like I'll have to wean totally before af makes a reappearnce so I'll probably stop at a year, even though I don't want too. Have loved every minute of it though

pooka · 15/04/2006 17:49

Hunker - I felt exactly the same with both of mine. Particularly the nappies! Well, maybe not particularly, more the fact that they were completely mummy-fuelled. And the way they would go from urgent stare to eylids closed in relief when going from the priming to let-down stage. :)

Hausfrau · 15/04/2006 17:53

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dinny · 15/04/2006 18:22

oh, love it so much. ds is 19 months and so adores bfing - says "mmmm, mmmm" most of the time

can't imagine stopping, really.

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