fed up with feeding

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CKMUM · 13/10/2006 10:45

I always thought i was one of the most pro-breastfeeding people in the world but I am getting fed up with it now. My eldest is 2 and a half and my youngest 19 months and I they both feed really frequently. I don't feel like I am doing anything else. I want to cut down a bit now as I am pregnant again and don't reall want to be feeding 3 but feel so guilty for being fed up with feeding when I know how good it is for them

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ClarissasMerrylegs · 13/10/2006 11:02

It is only good for them if you are 100% about it! If you are not it is not good for you...or them either. You have given them a wonderful start in life and you should be very, hugely proud of yourself.
I am only going to bf my dd till she is about 6-8mths old, that is quite enough for me.

PinkTulips · 13/10/2006 11:07

2 1/2 is fantastic...... even without the 19 month old and pregnacy to contend with you've given him/her a fantastic start

don't keep feeding simply on principal if its exhausting you and you think its time to finish.

also, wouldn't it be better to finish now than closer to or after babies arrival as that could cause some problems with jealousy.

for what its worth i'm incredibly pro-bfing too but finished at 1 year with dd as we were both ready and i was pregnant with ds.

belgo · 13/10/2006 11:10

I'm not surprised you're fed up. I get fed up sometimes bf my one child! Let alone bf two, and being pregnant! Give yourself a break, and don't feel guilty about that, you've done incredibly well. You're children won't suffer if you cut down /stop bf either one or both of them.

sparrowlegs · 13/10/2006 11:12

i agree totally with the others. two and a half years is fantastic. no need to exhaust yourself. your body may well be telling you to slow down and look after yourself for a while. you'll need so much energy for three. don't feel guilty about it you've given them the best start in life, but unless you gonna be feeding till they 25 you're gonna have to quit sometime. now seems like a perfectly good time to me!

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CKMUM · 13/10/2006 17:06

thanks everyone, quite how I'm going to do it i don't know though, the tantrums are terrible when eldest doesm't get a feed!

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CKMUM · 16/10/2006 10:56

well saturday igth she fed 12 times, so I thought enough is enough and I ddin't feed her at all last night; my goodness my breasts were enormous this morning and the bned full of milk!

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katiebirdie · 16/10/2006 13:54

you def have nothing to feel guilty about ckmum. yo have done a great thing for your dcs. hope i manage to last as long as you with my ds.

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