Proud BF Mummy

[SarahSteedman82]

Many of my friends didn't or couldn't so don't quite understand but I'm so proud to have got to 4 years of breastfeeding, our 4 year old stopped when his little sister came along 2 years ago and she has now been 3 days without following on from my 4 year boobversay a week ago :)

Now I have my boobs back lol

I'm just pleased I got through 20 years of parenting without doing serious harm to be honest ! Someone asked me the other day how he'd been fed and I had to think for a minute!

Well good for you!

Boobversary?

I fed one of mine to 4 years ago when it wasn’t the done thing. Honestly, no one cares and it won’t matter when they’re 20 and necking kebabs and beer.

That is impressive! I’m 6 months in and happy to go for as long as my son wants to, but it’s hard imagining 4 years of it!

Impressive, congratulations! I’m still bf an 18mo 3-4 times a day and my boobs definitely seem like communal property right bow lol

Well done OP, lots to be proud of, you've done incredibly well, 4 years is amazing xx

Well done OP! Have I read it correctly that each child had two years each? That's great. My 4th baby came along 5 months ago and my three previous children had 2 years each too, so your post made me stop and think... I've now been BF for nearly seven years in total

That's amazing and quite the commitment. Well done! My DS is currently 18 months and still feeding and I'm so glad, it's useful in so many ways and I genuinely 100% believe that it makes life that much easier now it was worth the slog at the start. I was determined to do 6 weeks, then 12, then 6 months and now a year and a half later I treasure our little moments together especially after a long day apart at work!

Enjoy having your boobs back!

Congratulations! What a commitment. Well done

Do you have anything planned to celebrate getting your boobs back? For me it would be new non nursing bras and nice top or dress.

Thanks all, in answer to a couple of questions, yes that's correct the first stopped after 2 years (when second came along) and the second after 2 years and a few days on her own which I was impressed with her timing lol.

To celebrate DH surprised me with a striking amethyst and diamond necklace and a underwear spree (second was my choice).

Not sure why you have felt the need to say no one cares and it doesn't matter Myxisaprat, hope it makes you feel better though.

Congratulations! It's hard work and you should feel proud of yourself.
You have done a fantastic thing for your children and it will make a difference to their health throughout their lives

I just don’t get it. I’m sorry but I don’t. And I certainly don’t understand why you need a present for stopping ?

I think it’s a fantastic achievement and one to be proud of for sure! 🌟 the sleepless nights and commitment it involves is quite something.

One hint about underwear shopping- leave it for a couple of months for your boobs to change a bit, then shop. My husband bought me a set just before I weaned my last baby, and it didn’t fit a few months afterwards.

@Myxisaprat then don’t comment.

@User52739 it might feel better to plan only to feed for as long as you want to- seems a bit overwhelming otherwise!

@Myxisaprat Perhaps her husband really appreciate his wife and values her as a mother? Does it need a reason?

Appreciates

@SarahSteedman82 Fantastic achievement, well done . Fab that your other half is celebrating you, too.

Ignore the posters who “don’t get it”

Well done! Big achievement, people should celebrate it.
DD is 21 months and still on 1-2 feeds a day. I’m very much hoping she will stop at 2 as I am ready to stop now. But equally it’s a godsend when they are ill or upset. It’s my main parenting tool!
I was never able to express so all feeds were from the boob and I do feel I deserve a medal. It’s a great experience but hard work.
I also long to be able to take super duper painkillers again-paracetamol and ibuprofen are shit.

I wouldn't celebrate and 'boobversay' but I do think it's pretty bloody amazing that my body, unaided, grew DD from a collection of cells to a 6 month old child. That's pretty miraculous.

And I think it's great to celebrate the amazing process that is BFing. It's sad that it's become a competition with FF. I can swim but I can't cycle without hurting myself. Me mentioning how great I am at swimming should have no bearing on how someone feels about their cycling. They both get you there.

We need to find a way to promote and celebrate BFing without the guilt and shame and awfulness that happens with FF. Maybe presents is the way.

I'm just planning to treat myself to a lemsip, really miss that stuff

@Myxisaprat why be so miserable? If you don't care dont comment!

@SarahSteedman82 well done thats amazing! I've been feeding for 2.5 years so far (also fed my eldest for just over a year) and currently tandem feeding my two youngest. I'm planning to let them self wean so probably got a good few years left, and I've told my husband he can buy me new boobs when I finally finish

I lasted 2 days - go me!

Congratulations! I bf-d both mine until 2yo and hoping to do the same with number 3.

Thanks everyone, for clarity I haven't once turned it into a competition for BF vs FF what someone chooses or does it cannot do for many reasons is frankly none of my business and I would and have never commented to anyone as such. Fed and happy is all that matters at the end of the day but this has been a huge part of my life which I am simply very happy about and there is nothing wrong with that.

My DH wanted to buy me a gift to celebrate the end of a 4 year journey of BF, that's up to him but it means a lot to me.