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Pondering about contionuing bf after one...

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jaggythistle · 01/07/2010 17:08

I have never had much of a goal about bf, I just knew I wanted to bf my dc when he/she was born.

DS is now 9 months and I am very happily still feeding him, even though I've been back at work for 3 months full time shift working and busily expressing.

I definitely want to keep going till one, but am undecided about whether to try and move to cow's milk or not.

It is quite tiring rushing about expressing at work, and because I work shifts, I'd probably still have to keep at it for the bed time feed for example.

How do older babies normally feed - would he be likely to be down to mornings and bed times? (I know they'd all be different but your experiences would be interesting)

Would it be possible to maybe just keep one feed a day going and offer him cow's milk the rest of the time? I could probably fit in a morning feed.

He is fed on demand when I am not at work, but does seem to have fallen into a wee pattern in between meals I suppose. He has a feed on waking, round about midday and at bedtime (goes down about 8). He also has an extra one at about 4 or 5 am, the timing of this one varies depending on if he is feeling poorly, or has gone to bed late etc.

I would kind of like to give him the benefit of still feeding, but feel it would be difficult to fit round work, and would really like to stop expressing at work when he's one

Thanks in advance all, excuse the post length

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mjinhiding · 01/07/2010 17:11

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thisisyesterday · 01/07/2010 17:11

tbh by that time as long as you're feeding once or twice a day your supply will adjust really well
so, he might have only a morning feed one day, and have 5 feeds the next, and it'll all just work itself out

no need to keep expressing at all, he'll be fine with solids and other fluids while you're at work

jaggythistle · 01/07/2010 17:22

Now that you mention it, he settles ok for bed with a bottle of ebm from his Dad, so it's not like he'd need it for bedtime...although it might be handy

Only thing I would need to worry about it hiding it from my Mum and MIL who would think I was a crazy lady ;) I feel bad saying that but they are both of the 'it's just for the Mother if it goes on too long' persuasion. My Mum bf me till 8 months and has been very supportive though, maybe she'd understand teh benefits if I explained it.

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EasilyConfusedIndith · 01/07/2010 17:22

Ds was only feeding once a day by the age of 1 and stopped shortly afterwards. Dd is 18 months and would feed all the time if she could. With both I gave cups of water (or milk after 1) with meals and snacks so they were happy drinking other fluids. Dd loves to feed when I'm around but even though she is a breast addict she is perfectly happy being left with dh for the day and drinking other things.

I would think that you'd be fine to stop expressing at work and your supply will hold up just fine feeding at home and at weekends. Up to you though really.

mjinhiding · 01/07/2010 17:24

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