Anyone TANDEM FEEDING or BREASTFEEDING 1year and above?

[mummy2under2]

Hello . I have a 3 month old who is EBF and 18 lbs. and a daughter who is 16 months 26lbs and is on solids but started bf 4/5 times a day. she refused me at 3 weeks so i exclusivly pumped for 6 months and used my freezer stash tlil 10 months then few weeks ago she suddenly latched on when upset and has been bf ever since like a pro. but i am new to this and only bf n private with oldest. i wonder if there are any other people bf passed a year or tandem feeding i dont know anyone doing either.

im in manchester :)

Yes, I am Tandem feeding my one year old DD and three year old DD at the moment. If you want to meet other tandem feeding mum in RL try the LLL groups there is one at Manchester I sometimes go to, very friendly groups. :)

Hello!

I'm breastfeeding 17 month old still. She feeds all day!
She's very tall for her age too (most people think she's 2 years old).
I'm really not bothered what other people think! Never had any negative comments or stares.
She just yanks my tops up or down!

I was tandeming through my pregnancy was #3, sadly they both stopped together aged almost 5 and 2.5. The eldest, at 7, still thinks of herself as breastfeeding too, but she knows now she is losing her teeth it's unlikely she'll be able to again.

I think by the time I got to that point I didn't give a fig what people said.

I'm BFing 15 month old DS and love it. Had our difficult times like most people do but we are still goi g and I'm hoping to feed for a while yet.

I'm feeding my 16.5 mo DS. If I'm honest I'm bored of it and ready to stop now but can't think of a way. He knows what he wants but doesn't yet have the understanding to understand any reason for stopping. I'm hoping in a few more months with more comprehension and also if I get pg with #2 I'll be able to stop then.

Not tandem feeding but still feeding DS 3.5. I also have reached the stage where I couldn't give a monkey's what anyone else thinks!

I've just realized that he only feeds 3 times a day at most, and sometimes only once. I offered earlier today when he was upset about something but he turned me down and went off to ride his bike instead. He also doesn't seem bothered if he asks but I turn him down because I'm busy, too hot, or it's just not convenient.

Still feeding ds who is just turned one. Feeling a lot of pressure to stop but I have no intentions of doing so any time soon.

I'm still feeding dd2 at nearly 2. Pressure here to stop too but I don't really want to, and dd2 still feeds a lot. We're in manchester too - where do the LLL group meet?

I am bf a 14 mo. after a v rocky start.
he is a proper chunky boy now so am so pleased we kept going.

Try your local LLL to meet other mums bf toddlers. will make you feel less "eccentric"!

good luck

I'm breastfeeding 17 months old DD and am also 14 weeks pregnant. I hope to feed DD til she's 2 so will overlap a bit with DC2 and I could imagine that if DD sees her sibling feeding, she won't want to give it up. So, I might possibly end up tandem feeding as well.

I fed DS to 26m, would have liked to tandem feed but he stopped when I was 16weeks. If he wants to tandem when DC2 arrives I'll let him try.

Yes but I am struggling especially in this heat.
My seven week old is tiny in comparison. My 2 yr 8 month old is the size of a 3-4 year old and is very very demanding and jealous atm.

I cannot do both at the same time - the difference in latch, head size and the hormones make it unpleasant down to nauseating which is not good and the elder one pulls my boob causing baby to dislatch from other.

I ebf DC1 to 2 years 3 months and DC2 was also 2 years 3 months when my milk dried up while pregnant. I thought that either DC2 would have got used to going without by the time milk came in for DC3, or would have less to zero interest or only want a bit out of curiosity.

I underestimated my DC2's boob addiction, sibling rivalry and the fact that I create milk monsters!

I don't know, I feel as our American cousins would say ''All touched out''
DC2 starts nursery soon so I will have some respite then. Have cut down to a couple of times a day as it is and the baby is obviously feeding on demand.

Feel guilty but did not realise tandem feeding would be so hard or that my feelings would change. Also fed up that the extra hormones is causing baby acne in the youngest, that I feel chewed up and spat out and knackered and am experiencing nipple revulsion - cannot stand bf after a few minutes sometimes.

Out of interest do the LLL groups ever discuss such matters or is it just me?! I have no problems btw with extended bf - I just think personally for me DC2 nearing 3 means I'm done, she would bf forever I reckon and once I start feeling I have to 'hide' (DC2 as I said = Mecha baby) that's
a bit of a concern to me