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Breastfeeding past 12 months?

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TheEllisGreyMethod · 28/12/2024 09:15

My DD is 14 months and not a great eater, she still breastfeeds about 3 times a day when I'm with her, mainly to sleep and her nap and once overnight. We went to a party Xmas eve and I took her for a feed as she was tired to which my friend exclaimed 'surely to God you're not still breastfeeding' I just replied i am aiming to do extended breastfeeding until 2 as per WHO. Im not really, I'm just going with what DD wants and needs. But it's left me feeling really funny, like I'm doing it all wrong and I shouldn't still be breastfeeding? Any advice from anyone else who has fed past 12 months?

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Linlithgow · 28/12/2024 14:37

Ignore her, I breastfed my first until 2 then had to wean as I went back to work. The other two I introduced a bottle at 8 weeks and let dad give 1 a day to make it an easier process to get them both off the boob. They both fed until around 18months.

RedRobyn2021 · 28/12/2024 22:34

I fed my DD until 3yo and I remember feeling the exact same once she was 1, people are sooooo weird about breastfeeding but it's perfectly normal

It's sad that culturally some people have this attitude

Flittingaboutagain · 28/12/2024 23:53

You also don't need to wean to return to work. Most mums find babies don't want milk in the day if apart and on some solids, they just make up for it when you're reunited! So many in my group quickly stop pumping after a couple of weeks. Supply also adjusts very quickly and boobs can tell if it's a Monday and you are with baby regularly all day and more milk will be available than Tuesday -Thursday when you're at work for example.

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