How long did you breast feed for?

[AlohaGirl01]

14 months. I'll do the next one for at least 1 year :)

[eviemarie]

I am interested to know what would you do if you had a baby an you were feeing her/him then got pregnant straight away so after ten months you have two would you have to stop feeding the first one? Probally a really silly question but thought i would ask anyway.

I feed both of mine for 4 months an then introduced a bottle at the night feed.

[TravelBug]

11 1/2 months and I didn't think we'd be able to go that long. BFing is tough and I am lucky that it worked out in the end for us. For the 2nd one, I will try to go for as long as I can but I am not as stressed about BFing now anymore after having tried it for almost a year.

[StageMum]

Originally Posted by eviemarie

I am interested to know what would you do if you had a baby an you were feeing her/him then got pregnant straight away so after ten months you have two would you have to stop feeding the first one? Probally a really silly question but thought i would ask anyway. I feed both of mine for 4 months an then introduced a bottle at the night feed.

No you don't have to stop nursing the first child. You can tandem nurse. I planned to tandem nurse my third and fourth but my third quit nursing before I had her sister. We'll see what happens this time. I'm 16 weeks now and still nursing my 16 month old. You just have to make sure you drink lots of water and eat enough.

[Mrs. MC]

Originally Posted by eviemarie

I am interested to know what would you do if you had a baby an you were feeing her/him then got pregnant straight away so after ten months you have two would you have to stop feeding the first one? Probally a really silly question but thought i would ask anyway. I feed both of mine for 4 months an then introduced a bottle at the night feed.

It is harder to get pregnant if you are breastfeeding for most women. Also I have read from various sources and people's experiences that there is a greater miscarriage risk if you are breastfeeding while pregnant. I am sure this is not the case for every woman but I have read this from various sources.

[capulet]

DD is almost a year old and is still nursing. She shows no interest in stopping! I was lucky never to have any issues. I think any amount of breastfeeding you do is awesome and you shouldn't feel guilty if you needed to stop.

[anitalilac]

For my 3 daughters on average 24months each....

[juicy couture jen]

I am still nursing at 13 months, but not exclusively of course. By 7 months I was also supplementing with formula, but nursing too. Now we are only nursing at night and in the morning, and occasionally for naps (pretty much only comfort nursing now, I'm producing very little milk now).

[kimberf]

We'll be at 7 months next week, and then I'm quitting. I've had production problems since the beginning, so he's getting half breastmilk/half formula, and I pump exclusively (he was only 5 lbs and couldn't suck hard enough to get any milk in the beginning, and then he was used to the bottle.) I am so sick of pumping, I am literally counting the days until I finish. Cannot wait to not have to plan my day around "have to get back and pump" and just be able to leave the house without having to think about it!!!

Do NOT feel guilty for one second about how long you breastfed. You did the best you could with the circumstances you had. I think that people put way too much pressure on women, and we put too much pressure on ourselves. I was completely stressed out and anguished for the first six weeks after my DS was born, trying to work things out to exclusively BF. Sometimes it just doesn't work out the way we want it to, and it's no one's fault.

[Lululapell]

Originally Posted by kimberf

We'll be at 7 months next week, and then I'm quitting. I've had production problems since the beginning, so he's getting half breastmilk/half formula, and I pump exclusively (he was only 5 lbs and couldn't suck hard enough to get any milk in the beginning, and then he was used to the bottle.) I am so sick of pumping, I am literally counting the days until I finish. Cannot wait to not have to plan my day around "have to get back and pump" and just be able to leave the house without having to think about it!!! Do NOT feel guilty for one second about how long you breastfed. You did the best you could with the circumstances you had. I think that people put way too much pressure on women, and we put too much pressure on ourselves. I was completely stressed out and anguished for the first six weeks after my DS was born, trying to work things out to exclusively BF. Sometimes it just doesn't work out the way we want it to, and it's no one's fault.

Actually, I think it is wonderful that you gave your little one the time that you did. Some moms don't. Any time BFing is better than nothing. You should be proud!

[Demosthenes]

With my first, only 3 months exclusively, sadly. There were just too many health and nursing problems. He never did latch on, so I pumped exclusively until he came home, but the pump wasn't enough to maintain my supply so even the pumping stopped after a while.

[SunnyFreckles]

Full time for 6 weeks, then 5-7 times a day for the next 3 months, then only in the am and pm until my son was 7 months. One day we both just stopped!

[Nola]

Originally Posted by Mrs White

I breast feed my son but only for two months due to other circumstances I have always felt guilty. Just wondered how long everyone else breast feed for & for what reason they stopped?

Don´t feel guilty. 2 months is better than no months

[twinkle.tink]

Originally Posted by kimberf

Do NOT feel guilty for one second about how long you breastfed. You did the best you could with the circumstances you had. I think that people put way too much pressure on women, and we put too much pressure on ourselves. I was completely stressed out and anguished for the first six weeks after my DS was born, trying to work things out to exclusively BF. Sometimes it just doesn't work out the way we want it to, and it's no one's fault.

[lanasyogamama]

Originally Posted by Mrs White

OMG well done you!

Thanks! Well done to all the BF mamas, no matter how long!

I never planned on going that long, first goal was 4 mos, then 6 mos, then a year. Once she was a year she was so attached to it, I didn't want to force it until she was ready.