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Mums who breastfeed past 1 year

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libertyboy · 26/04/2017 21:08

My baby is one in a few weeks and I have no plans to stop breastfeeding him. I never thought I'd make it to a year and continue but here I am!
It's partly because we love it but also down to my baby not accepting any other milk. We tried a few bottles of formula here and there but he was having none of it.
He's well on to solids and nurses 2 times a day for 10-15 minutes (morning and night as I'm back at work).
My question for mums that continue to breastfeed their toddlers; do you think it's important to still try to introduce cows milk or any other type of milk as a drink? Friends toddlers who are not breastfeeding seem to guzzle down bottles of milk so I'm thinking in comparison my baby isn't getting the same quantity. Also if yes what milk did your baby like? I tried a bit of cows milk in a sippy cup today and he spat it out and laughed at me!

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teaandbiscuitsforme · 27/04/2017 07:36

DD is just 2 and has 2 BF a day. She does drink a bit of milk (on cereal and in a cup) but she's never been fussed to drink much of it. She drinks water throughout the day and I offer milk with breakfast and normally after lunch but she doesn't normally drink more than a few sips. Having said that, if we go out to a cafe and they serve milk in little milk bottles with a straw, she will have the lot! Hmm At home she would rather have yogurt than milk.

Frouby · 27/04/2017 07:38

Ds is 3.5. Bf until 19 months.

Will only drink water and purple fruit shoots. Literally spits everything else out. Tried milkshake as I was worried about calcium too and wont even drink that.

He has milk on cereals and plenty of yoghurt instead.

Dd who is 12 wont drink milk either and ahe was ff from 6 weeks. She is almost as tall as me, has perfect teeth and is rarely ill.

InMemoryOfSleep · 27/04/2017 07:47

Well done for getting so far - I agree, you feel like you'll never get there and then all of a sudden you're thinking about when you should stop! My DS is 11 months but dairy intolerant, so he has fortified oat milk on his cereal (as he's also allergic to soy Confused) and in a sippy cup for his morning snack, but he's not really bothered about it! He's only feeding a couple of times a day now, and I'm just giving him water as his main drink. I worry about getting enough calcium into him, but the doctor seemed fairly unconcerned.

libertyboy · 27/04/2017 10:44

This is all great advice thanks for your replies!
I don't know anyone personally that went beyond a year so it's good to hear your experiences. Sounds like I'm on the right track as he does eat dairy from other sources as drinks lots of water.

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