Anyone else BFing past a year? A chatty thread.

[JollyCrumbs]

Hello!

Am 15mo into BFing my second DC and going through a phase of feeling a bit unusual for keeping up demand BFing this long.

I know there are loads of others out there. How is feeding going for you all?

I do believe in the magical protective properties - I reckon my DS picks up way less colds and general bugs than all my friends' babies do. Hopefully not famous last words there! :-/

That 'you're doing it for you' thing really pisses me off. What exactly do they imagine I'm getting out of it, apart from a quiet moment to cuddle my baby? He's the one getting optimum nutrition, immune protection and comfort here! So weird and illogical.

This thread has been really nice. To see other people carrying on feeding and to know I'm not the only one getting stupid comments.

Makes me feel a lot more confident in continuing!

I saw this today sky news - breastfeed longer to save NHS cash

Oh I had some level of anger at UKIP today. Farage is very good at expressing what he thinks is in the mind of the majority :(

I'm not an expert but I think of you get the virus your baby has then develop antibodies, they can pass through your milk so baby can copy them and fight off the virus quicker. So if my ds (16mo) has a bug (which he always does since starting nursery 7 months ago) I try to get it quickly so I can help him out.
When asked when I will stop bf I've replied 'that's up to him [ds]'

It would be nice if it wasn't so controversial though. People make such a fuss about other peoples boobs.

That sounds right Sunflower. If you've already had the virus (however long ago) then you will already have the antibodies to fight it off and your body will just have to make more of them rather than creating new ones, so you'll produce them quickly and baby will get them sooner.

Just read this slightly amusing blog post. I do sometimes worry that DD will never wean!

theleakyboob.com/2014/12/how-to-wean-your-teenager/

DD is 19 months and showing no signs of stopping, in fact she has been having a full on meltdown if I try & get her to unlatch when I know shes not feeding. It makes me really sore, and can go on for almost an hour.

She actually feeds for the first 5 mins, then uses me as a dummy I think, Its times like that I feel like giving up,

And if we are at home and she tries every hour to feed, I find that hard & try to distract her.

The other times that she feeds are fine and make me want to carry on.

So Im not sure what to do really?

People seem quite at work, and I get the odd comments.

Add to that Co-Sleeping and they really go to town

Ive had;
"Why are you still BF"
"I thought she was on solids?"
"When are you going to stop?"
"Its not doing her any good"

One of those comments was from a G.P & one from a Physio!

I think it's the same as teaching anything. DD can't have a story read while I'm chopping veg supper, or milk. Whichever she's asking for there may be tears, but supper needs to be made. Teaching children who are not yet verbal is tough as they can't be reasoned with.

Still feeding my little milk monster who is two and a half. .. it's his comments that crack me up "'daddy we are having a tea party -and this is the tea pot '! (Pointing at my boob).
'This boob - teeny tiny. This boob- big like gruffalo!!' Thanks a lot DS!
'Mmmm. Delicious! '

I'm still feeding my 27 mo, he'd like it to be quite a lot...but really once a day normally. Usually it's at bedtime.(and sometimes at night when I cba arguing and know he'll turn over and go straight to sleep after a tiny bf)

He's missed a few days this week due to my work hours, doesn't seem to put him off though.

He quite often asks for "mummy milk to feel me better" when he's sad/injured/grumpy.

My oldest stopped just after age 2 when I was pregnant.

I'm now expecting again and hoping for a similar result! I'm undecided about whether I'm up for tandem feeding if he doesn't stop