My original plan with DD was to aim to breastfeed to six months. That came and went and I said a year (so that I could skip formula altogether). Now she'll be 10 months soon and I don't think either of us is ready to stop.
Sooo, I have a few questions about extended breastfeeding. This is something I would never have even considered pre-MN, so thank you to all of you for that!
Firstly, did any EBFers out there find that their supply was ok when the day feeds were dropped? DD is normally doing one day feed now (all the others, about 4-5 in total) clustered morning and night. My friend went back to work at 7 months and gave formula in the day, and she said her supply dropped and she had to move to just formula quite quickly. DD will be nearly one, so more established. Did anyone have problems?
Secondly, if you EBF, is it still possible to choose to wean, or are you really committing to self weaning? A couple of people have said to me that it's very hard to wean a baby past one, so you should only continue if you're happy for it to be their choice to stop. Not sure if I believe this totally (although I can see that they get more opinionated!), but equally not sure I can totally committ to self weaning. I love breastfeeding now, but wouldn't rule out the possibility that two or so years down the line I might have had enough. This is particularly the case if/when we have more children. I was sooo exhausted in the first trimester last time that, if I had to committ to being up with DD for a feed first thing every day, I might not manage it.
Thanks guys. Probably daft questions, but no one I know in real life has ever breastfed past a year!