Just curious.
We are still BF, just twice a day, though. Before morning nap and at bedtime. I know he would nurse more if I offered, but I am trying to slow wean and that is where we are at.
I have mixed feelings about stopping. Anyone else still BF? What is your plan for weaning? Baby led or Mama led?
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DS has milk protein allergy, and seems to have a reaction to whole cow milk, soy, coconut and almond milk. He hated the taste of goats milkme too. He barely drank any to see if he would have a reaction. So I am at a loss where to go from here. But he is still getting 3 bottles of bm a day at daycare and I only pump enough now for 2 sometimes less. We have about two weeks left of frozen bm. We need to find a solution quick. Thankfully or 15 month check up is Monday.
We are too
My DS had a problem with milk too for a long time. I also had to avoid all things milk while BFing. I came across this website that was TONS of help in finding ways around the milk issue. https://www.godairyfree.org/
I hope it helps you and your LO!
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I just stopped last week and I definitely had mixed emotions about it. I missed the bonding time but at the same time felt a lot of freedom! I was sick last week and could take cold medicine! Now that its been a week I mostly am just happy to be done.
It was mama led... I had to go out of town for a few days for work and just didn't start up again when I got home. DH said it wasnt bad at all while I was gone. I think it was much easier to do this while I was out of town. DD pulled at my shirt a few times after I got home but I just gave her a cup of milk and tried distraction and it seemed to work. She hasn't asked for it the past few days. I have to say its wonderful to have wine with dinner again and not think about when I'm feeding DD.
We still BF - usually twice a day - first thing in the morning and before afternoon nap. The nighttime feeding was the one I really wanted to be done with - I've been home for her bedtime for her whole life (since she never took a bottle). While always being the one to put her to bed at night was very sweet, I was ready for some freedom. That said, committing to morning and afternoon BFing isn't that hard so......
Part of me is really ready to be done. Part of me can't seem to let it go.
One of my concerns is that she doesn't drink a lot outside of BFing (maybe a cup of water and a cup of milk) so I was going to talk to her pedi next week and see what the pedi says. (I would think if I stopped nursing, she would pick up some more liquid, but IDK....I'd rather her be a good drinker before we stopped nursing.)
And breastfeeding still comes in handy sometimes - like during travel (like we did last weekend).
DS born via unplanned C-section at 40w6d
We are still nursing.
I am going out of town for two days at the end of this week, so if he weans himself then, then I suppose it will be mother lead weaning. If he still wants boob when I come back (which is what I suspect) then we'll carry on until I am 6 months pregnant with nr. 2 or when he weans, whichever comes first.
This, exactly.
I dunno when we will wean. I know I will be very sad. I think we will wean by the time she is two.
I am, generally 2-3 times a day. Always morning and night and occasionally before his nap. I am not emotionally ready to be done as I cherish the bond that we have and I love our quiet time together. However, DS is still milk protein intolerant and I feel like I have been wasting away for months now since he does not tolerate any dairy in my diet at all. I'm unattractively skinny and I'm tired of eating the same things for over a year now. So in that respect, I am desperate to be done and in the other, I would be happy to go on indefinitely. It sucks, because I feel like I won't be happy either way