Extended bfs out there

[sunshine75]

I never imagined that i would be asking this question as 6 months was all I was evr going to do it for and thought it was a bit wierd to do it past a year (aaargh... sorry).

Anyway dd is now almost 11 months and I don't really want to stop. I go back to work soon and plan to continue with wake up and bed time feeds. Anyway, will my supply cope with just 2 feeds a day? When does self weaning usually happen? And what are the benefits of continuing past 1?

Thanks - (oh -and I've changed my mind about it being a bit wierd)

lololol at "NO nutritious benefit after 12 months"
does this just apply to human milk or all milk
how do your breasts know do you think? do they hear you singing happy birthday and WHOOSH all the calories disappear from the milk and it turns to water?
when my dd1 was two and a half and she was drinking the same milk as my newborn, how did my breasts know then, that they were only supposed to provide the best possible source of nutrition on one side and plain water straight after?
what ignorant claptrap.

at Trinity!

Bony - you mean, don't you, that women who breastfeed for less than two years have a sinificantly increased risk of developing breast cancer later in life....it's the same as you said, in meaning, but is rarely put like that. Feeding for two years plus is the biological and physiological norm - just not the social norm (in our little corner of the world, at this little dot of time in history).

Please dont think I am against prolonged breastfeeding, each to their own. It was my choice to end at 12 months.
Also, people like my HV, Dr and the BF club I used to go to all said the same.
Upto 1yr but not much longer.
Must be where I live..lol..

But I remember seeing a documentry on 4 a while back, a mum on there still BF her 5 year old. Personally thats too far.

wiunniethepooh, if you really think 'each to his own' stop coming out with stuff like 'should be eating a well-balanced meal' as if bf means that can't be possible, and saying 'NO nutritious benefit' (your caps) without answering my and harpsi's Qs about how the breasts 'know' to stop making nutritious milk at that age.

And backing up your argument (?) with endoresments from your GP, (ha!!), your HV (hahahaha!!) and random mums you met at a bf group (lovely ladies, I'm sure, but ha! to them as well!) does not strengthen your case.

Go on, winnie - you're an intelligent woman. How do the breasts stop producing nutritious milk at a year?

Why cuddle your child after the age of 3? They don't need it by then.

Stealth, I think that when a child is old enough to ask you for a cuddle, he should be told to run along and stop bothering mummy! It's gross, to see walking, talking toddlers with shoes on, coming up and asking for a cuddle....they will be bullied at school and feel embarrassed and prolly their hair will fall out with stress.

While we're about it, why have sex with your husband once you have all the children you want?

Breastfeeding is just like sex - it has its functional, survival and life-sustaining side but it is (perhaps primarily?) about love and affection...

I fed both of mine until they wanted to stop - just over 2y, and 3y6m. By the end, it was just one feed a day either when I got home from work or in the evening before bed and the supply adjusted accordingly, I had no problems. The idea of going to all the faf of sterilising breast pump and containers etc to give them the same stuff (only not so fresh) is beyond barking. And this idea about bm and bf suddenly losing all value at a certain date (well before the WHO recommendations) is obviously crazy if you even think about it for 10 seconds.

Thankgod for tiktok and others on this thread. It has made me smile this morning.

Hi, just joined up and having a look around.
Came across this thread, a very interesting read.
I breastfed both mine but for some reason I dried up before either of them reached 1 years old. But I proberbly would not have carried on much before they were two. If that makes sense.

Sunshine, I guess if you can and want to carry on why not.

Anyway, going to sit back and carry on reading.

Dreamergirl, stick around...you could even ask a question about milk drying up (start another thread, though ) as we could probably crack that mystery for you.

I have had a giggle, too, herc....some posters really seem to sit up and beg: 'please rip the piss out this daft idea for me'

Dunno TBE, but it's not right on a Saturday or Sunday. It's just not. They can start again on Monday.
Just IMO