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Original poster

Just a quick survey.How long did you Breastfeed for??

137 replies

elliesmoomoo · 25/05/2005 16:44

My DD is 8 1/2 months old and we both love breastfeeding. I plan to carry on for the foreseeable future and wondered how other mums got on with the "Are you STILL breastfeeding??" comments.

OP posts:
skerriesmum · 25/05/2005 20:52

13 months

Polgara2 · 25/05/2005 21:35

21 months for both dd's.

marthamoo · 25/05/2005 21:41

ds1 - 12 months.
ds2 - 8 months.

roisin · 25/05/2005 21:42

ds1 13 months
ds2 10 months

Forgetmenot · 25/05/2005 21:46

dd1 11months
dd2 13 months

saadia · 25/05/2005 21:52

ds1 13mths
ds2 3mths

lilibet · 25/05/2005 21:54

dd 2 weeks
ds1 1 feed
ds2 not at all

Gem13 · 25/05/2005 21:57

DS - 12 months. Then he guzzled a beaker of cows milk and that was the end.

DD - 15 months and no sign of her giving up. She will be on to the union if I try and stop.

poppyseed · 25/05/2005 22:02

DD 16 months
DS 14 months

SleepyJess · 25/05/2005 22:03

DS1, 1 week
DD 10 months
DS2 2 years

sansouci · 25/05/2005 22:05

dd 3-4 months, ds 3-4 weeks.

rickman · 25/05/2005 22:07

Message withdrawn

darlingbud · 25/05/2005 22:08

10 days - sorry!!!! have I let the side down?

SleepyJess · 25/05/2005 22:11

NO darlingbud!!! Your babe had all that magic colostrum!!!

SJ x

Weatherwax · 25/05/2005 22:20

dd1 mixed feeding until 3 months when she refused breast. I was forced into mixed feeding by a midwife who dispite her experience didn't seem to think babies lost birthweight!

dd2 3 years and a bit, I kept going dispite all the people who told me to stop. Mum, doctor ect wanted me to stop at 3 months but by then I had done enough research to know why they were wrong. Lots of feeding done in private though. I do feel that she was presuised into giving up though.

Aero · 25/05/2005 22:21

ds1 - 15mths
dd - 11mths
ds2 - 15mths

Shazzler · 25/05/2005 22:31

DS 10 mths
DD 11 mths

hana · 25/05/2005 22:35

dd1 15 months
dd2 ?? she's 5 months now and am b/fing

Dior · 25/05/2005 22:36

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teeavee · 25/05/2005 22:39

i stopped with my ds at 9.5 months (he was on short night feeds only for a couple of months before that0
Bummer - wish I'd carried on a bit more now, seeing all the posts below.
I wanted to drink again though!!!

dinny · 25/05/2005 22:41

you can drink when bfing though, Teeavee - I just drink whatever I want and am feeding ds.

sansouci · 25/05/2005 22:48

not sure about that, dinny, though my mum had a beer at night when bfing me to put me to sleep! In her defence, she was told that beer increases milk production.

I would say be very careful of anything narcotic like alcohol or meds when bfing.

zaphod · 25/05/2005 22:48

ds1 - 15months
dd - 13 months
ds2 - 27 months
ds3 - 15 months
ds4- 22 months and he shows no sign of wanting to stop......

SleepyJess · 25/05/2005 22:50

Well you can drink.. but it's not really ok.... the baby gets some of the alchhol.. which is obviously not ideal..

dinny · 25/05/2005 22:52

well poor ds must be well and truly sozzled as he's 9 months and have drunk wine whenever I fancy it.