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Infant feeding

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Breastfeeding for a year

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whoopwhoopbib · 19/03/2013 20:23

I know this isn't the done thing and that there aren't any awards for feeding your baby etc etc but....

I, as of today, have been breastfeeding my gorgeous dd for exactly one year!! I am so so pleased with this as she suffered from an undiagnosed posterior tt for the first four weeks. During this time I would sit and cry at the thought of the next feed as one of my nipples was severly damaged (it still is!) and no one would admit that there was a problem - I was always told it was positional.

There isn't much point to this thread I know but it has been such an emotional day with my baby turning one that I just had to write it down

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pramdunce · 19/03/2013 20:24

Congratulations! In 2 weeks this will be me. Has your year flown by? I feel almost that I've blinked and missed it.

rubyslippers · 19/03/2013 20:24

you should be very proud - what a wonderful achievement for you

CelticPromise · 19/03/2013 20:24

Congratulations nothing wrong with being proud of that! Well done!

rubyslippers · 19/03/2013 20:25

and i think there should be some sort of prize

EeyoresGloomyPlace · 19/03/2013 20:26

Oh we'll done OP! There's nothing wrong with feeling proud of yourself for such a lovely achievement.

I started off feeding dd1 saying I'd just get the colostrum into her, then I'd try the first six weeks, then three months eye and before I knew it we were at a year too!

Well done you :)

EeyoresGloomyPlace · 19/03/2013 20:27

Eye?! Etc...

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whoopwhoopbib · 19/03/2013 20:38

Thank you I didn't want to seem as though I was showing off iyswim.

pramdunce it has gone unbelievably quickly, I cannot believe it was a year ago I had my emcs and would have now been on the ward.

I return to work soon and am dreading it as I know I will miss dd so much but I will continue to bf her.

I wish I could go back and do it all again, even the hard bits, as it has just flown by

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Satine5 · 19/03/2013 20:39

well done! great job momma . we are slowly heading towards 2 year mark. I am proud of myself too! x

MogwaiTheGremlin · 19/03/2013 20:43

Congratulations! That's brilliant, well done you.
I did 6 months and then switched to formula but I am still proud of myself for managing what I did because it wasn't easy at times (4 month sleep regression - oh my dear god!).
There should be a prize - maybe a boob shaped gold medal?!

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whoopwhoopbib · 19/03/2013 20:48

I truly think that anyone who manages to bf for any length of time should be proud of themselves as it is so much harder than it looks and any amount of bm can only have a positive effect on a baby.

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Jessica19 · 21/03/2013 14:41

Well done!

My DD is just 6 months and I am hoping to carry on to a year! There should be an award, i gave myself a pat on the back for making it to 6 months, there was a time I didnt think we'd make it past 1 month!

flipflopson5thavenue · 21/03/2013 19:08

Congrats! My DS is 8mo today and am still bfing. After a slow start I thought "I'll just get to 6 months...." and now I'm hoping to get to a year. Your post is an inspiration! Will have to work around return to work but am sure we'll manage :-)

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whoopwhoopbib · 21/03/2013 19:39

Thank you flipflops I was never able to imagine myself not bf even during the imense pain and throughout my flare ups of a mobility problem when I refused medication so that I could continue bf. This all may sound extreme but it was just so important too me personally but I would never expect anyone else to feel the same way iyswim.

I am dreading my return to work but they have been supportive by finding me a room and a fridge which I am grateful for so it might not be as bad as you think

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notcitrus · 21/03/2013 19:49

Congratulations! I had huge problems at the start with ds so carried on a bit longer to make up for it, thinking I'd give up soon after 6 months, but suddenly it became a pleasure and I was sad when he almost gave up just over a year. I kept him going until after his MMR as I wanted that easy comfort technique, but was fine when he stopped waking in the night soon after for it.

Dd is 13 months and in contrast had little problem for the first six months, but then would not stop punching and scratching me and yanking hair, so once she gets jabbed next week I'll be trying to quit, as all I can say about bfing now is it's the slightly less tedious way to feed her in the night. Just as well she's adorable most of the rest of the time, really.

MoreSnowPlease · 21/03/2013 20:08

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whoopwhoopbib · 21/03/2013 20:19

I don't want to stop and would love it if we could keep going until dd decides to stop but it will sadly depend on how my arthritis and return to work go. If I can't cope with the flare ups then I may be forced to stop but seeing as my consultant told me to stop at 4 months it will take a lot before I do.

I can't explain how important it was/is to me to bf, I have never felt this way about anything before which also makes it harder to stop. My family do joke that I will be visiting dd at school during break times and pushing a nipple through the railings .

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Welovegrapes · 21/03/2013 21:07

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LaVitaBellissima · 21/03/2013 21:10

Congratulations

Can I have a medal too please breast fed twins for a year my friends all thought I was crazy

Startail · 21/03/2013 21:13

Be warned it now gets easier and easier and you may forget to stop.

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whoopwhoopbib · 21/03/2013 21:26

Twins for a year is amazing that definitely deserves a medal .

It is easy now especially as we have rough times throughout the day for bf so we know exactly what is happening.

On another note is it ok to be feeding 4 times in 24 hours? I am being told by various people that this is a lot but she has it between meals instead of snacks and I will stick to this as it seems to work but I am interested in other's opinions.

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MoreSnowPlease · 22/03/2013 09:38

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whoopwhoopbib · 22/03/2013 10:11

MoreSnowPlease it is really hard to imagine stopping after you have been through so much pain. It doesn't help either when people tell you to 'just give a bottle' because bf is so important to you.

I do hope you manage to continue for as long as you want too.

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Welovegrapes · 22/03/2013 10:19

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whoopwhoopbib · 22/03/2013 12:32

Brilliant thank you, I'm perfectly happy with the frequency as it works really well for us it was a friend and an hv who were both telling me it was too often.

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