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When did you stop breastfeeding?

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Firsttimemum777 · 06/01/2018 18:24

I have a 8 month old DS and feeding doesn’t seem to have reduced since weaning. He still feeds around 7 times in 24 hours.

I honestly feed a bit trapped in breastfeeding. I want to stop but I can’t. He doesn’t take a bottle/beaker but I am persevering with a nuby beaker.

When did you stop breastfeeding? Did it happen naturally for your DC or did you have to initiate stopping? Is there an age when breastfeeding gets harder to stop I.e they’re older and more attached?

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mumzuki · 06/01/2018 18:29

I fed DD1 for just over a year - I was pregnant with DD2 by then, and I think supply must have dwindled as she lost interest. DD2 I fed for about 13mths; she didn't lose interest at all but HV told me that if I wanted to stop BF I had to stop BF. It was a revelation.

Annabelle4 · 06/01/2018 18:33

Around 14 months.
I cut out day feeds at 12 months and only fed at bedtime from then.

My sister is adamant that she wants her dd to self wean. She's 3 now and no sign of stopping. There's no way I could have done that, I was ready to stop at around 9 months, but thought there was no point in starting faffing with bottles at that point.

Hang in there - unless you really want to stop

custardcreamdunker · 06/01/2018 18:40

13 months. He was only feeding in the morning and before bed and I initiated it. I think he would have kept feeding for as long as I let him!

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jimijack · 06/01/2018 18:43

7 months with first child, he self weaned without encouragement.

3rd birthday second child with definitive "we are stopping now" from me. It went remarkably smoothly as he fed as and when he pleased, he kinda agreed with me and didn't put up much of a fuss.

BovForBov · 06/01/2018 18:44

My first stopped at 15 months when I was pregnant.
Second dc is still breastfeeding at 2 and showing now signs of stopping.
I originally thought he would have self weaned by now.
I am toying with the idea of reducing and stopping soon as I also feel trapped sometimes.

Adviceplease360 · 06/01/2018 18:48

Number one at two, number two at about 13 months and three is one and being nursed still. I'd carry on tbh.

lolalotta · 06/01/2018 18:53

Age 2 for each of mine, then I was over it!

DeleteOrDecay · 06/01/2018 18:55

12 months for both. By then they were eating plenty of solids and weren't too bothered by breastfeeding. A lot can change in a few months especially when they're babies, persevere with the cup and maybe try a few different ones to see if he has a preference. Give him lots of opportunities to feed himself with finger food if you're not already doing that.

Ratinthehat · 06/01/2018 18:57

Dd1 - 2 weeks
Ds1 - got taken into hospital and put on a ward he wasn't aloud in when he was 1 week old so had to stop due to medication/not being with him.
Ds 2- didn't even try

Navegante · 06/01/2018 18:58

13 months. Dd was only feeding twice during the day but was waking around every 2 hours at night for a feed and I just couldn't cope any longer

Frusso · 06/01/2018 19:00

Dc1 18mths, self weaned.
Dc2 11mths, self weaned.
Dc3 13mths, although not sure how I made it to 13mths as with dc3 feeding made me feel nauseous.

primarnoodle · 06/01/2018 19:01

At 18 months im still going - once before bed and at the weekend when were home once before a nap.

It took going back to work to reduce the daytime feeds she was obsessed!!

BamburyFuriou3 · 06/01/2018 19:01

Dd1 was 4.5 years - I was tandem feeding with dd2 by then and had had enough so I forced the issue. I wanted to stop earlier at age 3 but she seemed to need the connection so much that I just restricted it and put boundaries in place.

Dd2 was 2.75 and I was pregnant with Ds( milk dried up and she wasn't as bothered about milk as dd1 had been)

Ds still feeding at 16 months. Will probably carry on until 3yo.

MotherofPearl · 06/01/2018 19:05

DD1 - 18 months
DS - 20 months
DD2 - she's just turned 20 months but I'm keeping going. I went cold turkey with the other two, but I'm finding the thought of giving up this time a bit harder, so am delaying for a bit longer. I think keep going until either you or the baby are ready to give up.

Hmmalittlefishy · 06/01/2018 19:06

Dc 1 & 2 around 10/11mths wheb I returned to work. I just felt like I needed to be 'me' again not 'mummy' 100% of the time and needed my boobs back!
Ds3 still going at 16 mths. I keep feeling ready to stop and I am leaving him overnight in the summer so will have to by then but I seem to never get round to it and the 5am wake up for a feed is just awful so not sure if moving to cows milk will help or not

DinoSn0re · 06/01/2018 19:11

Still feeding 3-4 times a day at 19 months.

ememem84 · 06/01/2018 19:13

6 weeks. We had no issues other than me being exhausted. We introduced a bottle at 3 weeks so dh could do the bedtime feed, and just gradually did more bottle feeds.

I also didn’t like the judgement I got whilst feeding ds in public. Shouted at a few times by ignorant rude people. Put me off.

If I had another in the future I think I’d try to breastfeed for longer.

Hmmalittlefishy · 06/01/2018 19:22

If you want to reduce rather than stop maybe spend a couple of days looking at the feeds and seeing if he does really need them for food.
For example ds3 was having an 9,11 and 2 feed but when I looked he wasn't hungry just using it for comfort before naps. We had a couple of grumpy days when I took one feed away and either sushed or rocked in the pram before naps and he ended up dropping a couple of daytime feeds. Same as at night we decided no more milk in the night just bedtime and morning (5am!!? )
That may help you feel less tied?

user1467397458 · 06/01/2018 19:23

4 years with my DD - and I had to initiate it even then. From conversations with many breastfeeding mums (I was a breastfeeding peer supporter for a number of years) 12 - 15 months seems to be the magic time when most can stop quite easily. After that some get rather attached (excuse the pun!).

StylishMummy · 06/01/2018 19:29

Just over a year, was pregnant with DC2 and she didn't like the taste changing, kept pulling a face and hitting my boob

QueenAmongstMen · 06/01/2018 19:57

I stopped breast feeding DS1 when he was 2.5 years because I was struggling to conceive and wondered whether still BF was causinh an issue.

I'm now breast feeding my 20 week old baby and I've had issues with him since birth and I'm so fed up with it all. There's absolutely no way I'm feeding this one for 2.5 years!!

MadameJosephine · 06/01/2018 20:23

DS self weaned at 2yo. DD stopped a week after her 4th birthday with a bit of gentle persuasion. She’s 5 now and still loves to snuggle into my boobs and put her hand in my bra when she’s tired

babyinthacorner · 06/01/2018 20:41

4 months mix feeding DC1 - ebf til 7 weeks, then mixed. Stopped after a nasty bout of mastitis.

8 Months ebf DC2. Wanted to be done before going back to work at 10 Months.

You've done brilliantly, OP. If you want to stop, stop.

rubyred84 · 06/01/2018 20:51

20 months with dc 1&2 who were twins. I actually wish I had stopped a bit sooner as I had such bad nursing aversion by then that my memories of feeding them aren't that nice!

60sname · 06/01/2018 20:56

12 months, to coincide with my return to work. I thought a year was plenty, but I also wanted my sex drive back and I was increasingly suffering from blocked ducts. Plus he bit me a few times. Next time I hope to stop sooner.

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