How long did you breast feed for?

[coach4me]

Originally Posted by ChristyR143

^ To add to that, when I was nursing my first son I had many friends who were extremely zealous about nursing and not introducing solids until much much later (think closer to a year) and I can tell you that every single one of them had a terrible time trying to get their babies to take solids.

yep. I saw the same thing. I had a lot LLL friends who really looked down on me (and sort of kicked me out of the "club") because I introduced solids to DD at about 5 1/2 months. I had wanted to wait a little longer, but she was grabbing things off of our plates! She was really interested in food from the start... and wanted small bits she could pick up, not pureed baby food!!!

My friends who did wait until a year to introduce solids? their kids are the pickiest eaters ever. They literally will eat three things... stawberry yogurt, cheerios and mac n cheese. Nothing else. My dd eats just about anything... and she's not quite three.

[monicamacatubal]

wow, I have this aunt if mine that threatened to call CPS on me because I breastfeed till my first daughter was 2. She was kinda kidding but thought breastfeeding was GROSS. Her 2 daughters have since given birth and she told them bf is gross, so her 2 daughters will not bf their babies.
ANyways, nice to read about you all that are bf past 6 months! so proud of you all! My sophia is 13 months and still going strong. I tried weaning her off by cutting 1 feeding off a day but she will not give in.
She needs to be fed before her first nap, her second nap and before she goes to bed and of course during the middle of the night. She is sucking the life out of me! Sometimes I love it, sometimes I am not fan .

[sarahsar]

Originally Posted by coach4me

My friends who did wait until a year to introduce solids? their kids are the pickiest eaters ever. They literally will eat three things... stawberry yogurt, cheerios and mac n cheese. Nothing else. My dd eats just about anything... and she's not quite three.

We waited until exactly 6 months to start cereal, following the recommendations strictly. My daughter is a _very_ picky eater now at age 3 1/2, although it's hard to say if that had anything to do with it. (To be fair, I don't eat meat/poultry, and my husband isn't much for vegetables, so I think we got the child we deserved! ) With my second child, I may still wait until 6 months to start solids, but I will probably introduce new things faster than we did before, since we don't have an allergy history in the family.

[umdana]

i breast feed my DD for 16 month and i used formula when i'm in public.

[sneezz]

6 months, his teeth came in and it was hard for me to pump at work

[addicted2chanel]

Originally Posted by monicamacatubal

wow, I have this aunt if mine that threatened to call CPS on me because I breastfeed till my first daughter was 2. She was kinda kidding but thought breastfeeding was GROSS. Her 2 daughters have since given birth and she told them bf is gross, so her 2 daughters will not bf their babies. ANyways, nice to read about you all that are bf past 6 months! so proud of you all! My sophia is 13 months and still going strong. I tried weaning her off by cutting 1 feeding off a day but she will not give in. She needs to be fed before her first nap, her second nap and before she goes to bed and of course during the middle of the night. She is sucking the life out of me! Sometimes I love it, sometimes I am not fan .

UGH!! That is just horrible! I can't believe someone would say that, but-then again, I have been told that, and my DS is only 7 months
How sad for them that their mother said that. It's a shame they listened.
I started solids at a little over 6 months because my SO has a family history of food allergies, as well as fragrance allergies, and so on. Luckily, he has no allergies, so I am hoping he does not pass it on to our son
He loves food though!! I am not that picky, so I hope he isn't either!
I haven't tried formula, or cereal with my DS yet. He now has 8 teeth, and I'm still breastfeeding him. He knows not to bite me, thank goodness!!
A lot of people in my SO's family are telling me that I need to start him on a bottle so that they can sit him..It kind of ticks me off that they mention it ALL the time. I just wish they'd back off. They should have more kids so that they can give them bottles

[galligator]

Originally Posted by coach4me

yep. I saw the same thing. I had a lot LLL friends who really looked down on me (and sort of kicked me out of the "club") because I introduced solids to DD at about 5 1/2 months. I had wanted to wait a little longer, but she was grabbing things off of our plates! She was really interested in food from the start... and wanted small bits she could pick up, not pureed baby food!!! My friends who did wait until a year to introduce solids? their kids are the pickiest eaters ever. They literally will eat three things... stawberry yogurt, cheerios and mac n cheese. Nothing else. My dd eats just about anything... and she's not quite three.

My kids all were solid nursers, but they also all grabbed fof food when they were about 6 months old. As long as they are moving past the tongue 'push-out- reflex, solids are generally fine. First foods were lots of soft items from my plate - spaghetti, rice, finely chopped olive & mushrooms. My kids wanted lots of flavors, so as long as it wasn't something they could choke on, it was ok for them to try. None of them ate packaged baby foods for very long. Sure, some kids BF or formula exclusively until about 12 months, but I think that is the exception. Most of them reach a point where they want the 'good stuff' the big people are eating. I also read somewhere that at about 4 months most babies have developed the 'helpful bacteria' in their digestive tract which helps once they move to solids or switch to formula. So, while not everyone can BF exclusively, those who are able to get 3-4 months are hitting the most sensitive time in baby's (gastro) development. If you can do it, and BF is better than none. And, for everyone who pumps. Been there, totally exahausting but worth if you can manage it - Losing lunches to pumping is a real drag.

Anyway, Hope this wound up making sense.

[AuthenticLux]

Still going....

[ilovepinkhearts]

ok, im all for breast feeding....and if you want to breast feed until your baby is 2...more power to you....but i did find this a bit disturbing....

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/38670

[galligator]

Seen the video before. A bit off topic, it's pretty much just a rare & extreme case of attachement parenting & won't go on forever. Lots of people have reacted negatively to this because they can't get away from the sexualization of the breast that is pervasive in our culture (My experience is mostly US). Most of us encourage our kids to 'move on' with other comforts & at some point want 'our bodies back'. I loved BF & having toddlers who nursed was no big deal, but sometimes I could feel 'touched out', so I would have been unwilling to extend this long, even for comfort. Kids are able to accept more varieties of comfort & closeness as they get older & their need for comfort sucking lessens.

[KristyDarling]

Baby #1: 7 months breastfed, plus 2 additional months with frozen expressed breast milk. I weaned him off the breast at 7 months due to starting fertility treatment for baby #2. (time was of the essence, in my case)

Baby #2: 11 1/2 months breastfed, plus 1 additional month with frozen expressed breast milk. My daughter decided just a couple weeks shy of her first birthday that she didn't like the breast anymore. Despite my best efforts, she outright refused to nurse anymore. It broke my heart, but I had to follow her lead.

[StageMum]

Originally Posted by addicted2chanel

A lot of people in my SO's family are telling me that I need to start him on a bottle so that they can sit him..It kind of ticks me off that they mention it ALL the time. I just wish they'd back off. They should have more kids so that they can give them bottles

LOL! My MIL is a bit like that. Irks her no end that I breastfeed and won't leave the baby with her. What she doesn't realize is that even if I did bottle feed, I still wouldn't leave one of my babies with her...

[ive_flipped]

I will breast feed for about 8 mths then pump for as long as I can. The benefits of breast milk are amazing and with changing the immunization schedule I want to give my LO all I can give. It's a personal choice and no one should feel bad or guilty if they decide otherwise or if for other reasons they can not.

[tanj]

Originally Posted by AuthenticLux

Still going....

awww look at him he's gotten so big.

i breastfed till my son was 1 1/2.

[StageMum]

Okay, so it seems I made it to 16 months with my fourth. She hasn't nursed at all for 2 whole days! I'm kind of glad as the last time I nursed her it hurt! And now I get a break until I have the next baby in March, so that's good. Just hate that we're heading into Fall and Winter and she won't get my antibodies through the breast milk anymore.