Breast feeding past 1 support

[MrsNPattz]

Hi. My little boy is 13 months, and we are both really happy to be breast feeding still. The thing is, people make me feel like I'm doing something wrong my mum especially seems to have a bee in her bonnet about it. I constantly feel judged in her presence. Feels horrible

Sorry to hear that OP . My dd is also 13 months & I still bfeed her twice a day. I don't think many people really know now as I no longer bfeed her during the day

Ignore, ignore, ignore.

Your body, your son, your choice. You are doing something lovely for your child.

My ds promises he will stop when he is 4 in December.

What's her problem? I can't believe she'd give you grief over this. I'm guessing you'll need to have a few stern words with her.

DS is the same age and we're still going strong with the BF. He's down to 2-3 per day with morning and before bed everyday, then BF mid-morning probably every 2nd day or so. I'm trying to minimise any night feeding but sometimes his teething gives him a hard time and only BF can comfort him.

I do worry that BF is becoming my crutch though... You know, always got the fail-safe weapon in my arsenal when DS needs comforting and all else fails.

How long do you think you'll go? I really don't plan to be continuing by the time DS can string together words to ask for BF, but who knows?

Thanks very much for your replies. I'm not quite sure what the problem is - he's not a big eater food wise and I think she blames the breast feeding.

I'm planning on continuing until either of us decides it's time to stop!

If you are on Facebook, search for extended breast feeding support. You will see that you are not alone! Hardly extended, still within the WHO's minimum of 2 years!

I'm intending to breast feed long term. My daughter is nearly 9 months but people are beginning to turn against it. I don't care, I'm doing what is best

My DP encourages me... I wonder if it has anything to do with having the tv to himself? .

I have heard that excess milk can prevent LOs from being properly hungry. I can see where that might be a problem for formula feeding too much volume, but figured because it's breast milk then they take what they need.

We are still going strong with 4 feeds a day at 19 months!

Dd has a brilliant appetite for food though so I'm not sure how much truth there is in them filling themselves up with milk.

I tend to get asked whether I will still be feeding when she starts school to which I just smile and say yes if that's what she wants. It has the effect of confusing people as they aren't sure if I am being serious

I'm bfing DD4 who's 13m and nobody gives me any stick as DD2 bf to 4y 9m which was only 2m off starting school

DS1 fed to 3.5 and DS2 is still reluctant to give up at 4. DS2 isn't a brilliant eater (he's okay but not very interested), but DS1 loves his food. I have a couple of friends whose children breastfed well past 1 who have excellent appetites too.

DD is two next month and we're still going and she eats food like no tomorrow. So from my POVm BF has no bearing on how much solid food they like.

DD is 19 months and we still breastfeed daily, nowt wrong with it at all. Ignore those who don't support you. None of their business. They had/will have their chance to bring their own kids up how they choose. This is your baby and you do it how you choose.

Sorry she's being a twat about it op. I'm still breastfeeding my 19 month old, he has about 4 day feeds and two night feeds normally. Both mine and Dh's families got judgey about it (my dm actually said ds2 was weird and "not normal") when ds reached 1 so now they don't know he still feeds, they'd be .
I never intended to feed past a year but ds2 loves it and is nowhere near ready to give up yet.