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

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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.

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moondog · 25/05/2005 23:54

Very interesting sleepyjess. Just shows what the right support can achieve eh? I have a friend here in Turkey who has a son with CP. She breastfed him until he was 4 and told me fiercely 'I would have carried on until he was 1o if that was what he wanted.'
Her relitives were horrified.

SleepyJess · 26/05/2005 00:06

I can identify with your relative Moondog.. I wouldn't have done it until he was ten.. but I did not give two hoots about what people thought about me bf such a large child. By the time he was that age, it was almost all at night anyway.. but he was a very chesty child until about 3 so if he was under the weather, he needed a lot to drink.. so I fed him in the day as well then, pretty much anywhere. He is became very high maintenance though by the time he was 2 (and remains so, although he is totally gorgeous! ) and I just couldn't take the pace of feeding all night and caring for him in the day.. so DH and I weaned him off together. We were also worried about his inability to suck from anything buy my boobs! It was a struggle but we did it in the end.. mastitis ahoy!

trinityrocks · 26/05/2005 08:06

I fed dd1 til 13 and 1/2 months and I will feed dd2 till at least 6 to 8 months probably longer

trinityrocks · 26/05/2005 08:10

presently at 6 1/2 weeks with dd2 and going well

mumbojumbo · 26/05/2005 08:46

Just seen this thread.

DS1 - stopped on his 3rd birthday
DS2 - 18 months and showing no sign of giving up

Have to admit I love breastfeeding. Had a horrendous time initially with ds1 (cracked nipple) and nearly gave up but determined to carry on. DS1 was only having bedtime feed for the last 6 months or so.

bobbybob · 26/05/2005 10:12

mumbo - did he give up because it was his birthday, a kind of "I'm a big boy now" sort of thing?

huggybear · 26/05/2005 10:14

ds1 - 14 months
ds2 - 4 months

Lizzylou · 26/05/2005 10:15

6 1/2 mths....those teeth were sooo sharp and I was going back to work for 2 days per week...
I loved it and really didn't want to stop!
How do you all manage the teeth issue???

ninja · 26/05/2005 10:19

21.5 months - and only stopped 'cos she was soooo clingy and would have fed all day and all night!! I was gutted stopping as I really wanted to get to 2 years, but then I guess I would have been gutted stopping then as well (i have to say I'm quite proud though as I got through 3 months of terrible thrush and was so close to quitting at about 9 months).

bundle · 26/05/2005 10:20

dd1 23mths
dd2 STILL bf (25 mths) most mornings and evenings, with odd splurge when cranky/sick

ghosty · 26/05/2005 10:23

DS ... 6 weeks
DD ... just under 10 months ...

mumbojumbo · 27/05/2005 08:26

Hi Bobbybob, just seen your reply. I'd been planning to stop for some time and it was only really a comfort feed but I guess yes, it seemed like another milestone - you're a big boy now and we're not having booby any more, but we can have big cuddles instead. He accepted it without a fuss and said "I don't have booby cos I'm a big boy, (ds2) xxxx has it cos he's a baby!" Easy!

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