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Made it to one year!

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confusedfirsttimemum · 22/04/2010 14:01

I have no one in real life (except DH) who will cheer this, so thought I'd come here [pathetic attention seeker].

In the last couple of weeks I have just made it to one year breastfeeding DD. She has never had formula (not said as a negative to formula, but just to illustrate that things have gone so well I've not needed it) and was so resistant to bottles that she's only had a few feeds of EBM. I feel quite proud of my achievement, but everyone in RL just asks when I'm stopping. I thought some MNers might be willing to say some nice things to me (pretty please). It feels sad to be so proud of something and have the rest of the world .

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IndiMamaJones · 22/04/2010 14:02

Well done - you should be proud!

(I FF my baby but wish the BF had worked!)

StealthPolarBear · 22/04/2010 14:05

well done

GetThePartyStarted · 22/04/2010 14:11

Well done - such a fantastic acheivement

BornToFolk · 22/04/2010 14:20

Well done! That was my ambition but I only made it to 10 weeks.

It is a major achievement, you should be very proud.

cyteen · 22/04/2010 14:25

Congratulations! Well done You must feel terrific to have achieved something so obviously important to you.

I fed my DS for 13 months and felt the same.

MrsMotMot · 22/04/2010 14:48

Woohoo! Well done! Yes it is weird- I felt so pleased too (the first 6 months of bf were just so hard) but was faced with rapidly more puzzled family and friends- my sister asks me every time I see her when I'll stop!

It was/is important to me too so I know how you feel.

Pinkbump3 · 22/04/2010 14:53

congrats i have also just reached the year (16th april)mark! and everyone still behaves shocked that im still bf, i dont think dd is ready to stop any time soon either!

sfxmum · 22/04/2010 14:53

Well done you are you carrying on? just a positive variance on your usual question
none of my business so don't feel like you have to answer

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confusedfirsttimemum · 22/04/2010 15:09

Thanks everyone!

sfxmum - Yes, I plan too. To be honest, I can't imagine getting up with DD when she does one of her periodic "I'll wake up at 5:30" patches. So much easier to latch her on and doze for at least another half an hour whilst she keeps herself amused (though she has taken to tweaking the nipple that's not in use ).

Have a few challenges coming up in single nights away with work. Not sure how to handle that. She's not big on cows milk from a sippy. Morning should be ok cos she'll just want breakfast quicker. But what about bed time? Yoghurt or something as a bedtime snack? Not sure I could express any more.

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confusedfirsttimemum · 22/04/2010 15:11

to, not too

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lowrib · 22/04/2010 15:11

Well done!
You have done a lovely thing for your child.

I'm also sick of people asking when I'll stop (DS is 16mo).

I tell them the WHO says you should feed till they're 2. But I get the feeling they generally don't believe me

sfxmum · 22/04/2010 17:41

confused, from about 1 dd went on to 3-4 feeds a day and towards the 2nd birthday she was on a couple of feeds which tailed off

but they do adapt to being away and alternative drinking

well done again, we went on until just 2.5 which felt right for us

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confusedfirsttimemum · 22/04/2010 17:52

DD has already dropped to morning and night (just in time for me to go back to work). I'm sure she'll be fine - just feel a bit bad leaving DH to cope if he has a rough night with her!

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sfxmum · 22/04/2010 18:24

I went back to work for a few months when dd was 1 and dh stayed home, it is hard for anyone looking after a baby after a sleepless night same as going to work
try not feel guilty dh and dd have a great relationship can only do them good

willowstar · 22/04/2010 21:09

very well done to you :-) My little girl is almost 7 months and I was proud that we made it to 6 months exclusively breastfeeding...it was bloody hard work, but like you I had noone other than my OH to congratulate me.

SO, well done you :-)

logrrl · 22/04/2010 21:26

woop! well done. I've been BF just over a year too.

My friend who has been feeding one day longer than me left her DD last weekend and it was no trouble at all (much to her annoyance when she returned!)and her DD has never even had a bottle-she just had cows milk sips but wasn't even that bothered about a replacement of any kind-until mummy returned of course!

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confusedfirsttimemum · 26/04/2010 07:37

Thanks everyone.

Logrrl - thanks. That's helpful. I'm going out for the evening as a trial run soon. I figure, if the milk is badly missed, DH can just keep her up for a few hours and feed her her favourite foods!

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cheeselover · 28/04/2010 11:08

Well done, my ambition is to get to a year, have done 9.5 months. Just had funny looks at a baby class this morning when ds asked for milk so was heartening to read your post. Have left ds overnight several times, he had ebm and water and his solid meals and co sleeps with dh instead of me and is always fine. When I get back he has huge catch up milk feeds!

lovingmy2 · 28/04/2010 11:41

Well Done you! This too is my plan and i'm half way there with DD nearly 6 months. I love the closeness we have and so proud that my body has produced her milk.

arabellaandbaby · 28/04/2010 11:50

Congratulations! This is an absolutely fantastic achievement. I'm BF my 9wk old DD, but am also EBF and on the rare occasion FF. I really wish I could exclusively BF like you managed to do for a whole year. So well done again!

x

mistressploppy · 28/04/2010 12:10

Well done! I was going to start a thread saying 'I made it to 6 months, can I have a medal please' so am in awe of you getting to one year! Clever you

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confusedfirsttimemum · 28/04/2010 17:58

oooh, it isn't a competition. 9 weeks/6 months/9 months are all fab too!!

Sloppy - for what it's worth, it gets a whole load easier after six months. From about 8 months onwards (when the BLW kicked in) DD stopped feeding every 2 hours in the day and went to a more do-able 3/4 hours. Then between 9 and 12 months she dropped the two daytime feeds she was still having. I know some babies carry on longer, but morning and night is a piece of cake compared with feeding a newborn.

Plus, no wine guilt at all because it will be 10 hours until you next feed - so pour that extra glass if you really fancy it. [Am shallow. This and my old bras fitting matter to me!]

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boatgirlie · 28/04/2010 19:55

Congratulations!! I BF my DS until he was 13 months and he too has only ever had formula twice when in hospital before my milk came through. We then became pregnant and he simply went off BF! My midwife said your milk can change taste/flavour when BF during pregnancy which I found hilarious! Must have gone from vanilla to strawberry??!! Strangely though, I found my DS has had more colds and coughs after finishing BFing than he ever did before, so must be some glimmer of truth in the claims?! :-)

jemjabella · 28/04/2010 20:05

Well done you.

Elpis · 09/05/2010 00:33

Congratulations!

My DD is just over a year and colleagues are wondering why I still bother to express at work - but it generally takes me 11-12 minutes to download the 250ml or so I leave for her each day, so why not? It's lovely to give her a cuddle and a feed when I get home.