Anyone still bf?

Quedama123

New to the community. Wondering who's still bf and when u plan on stopping? Everyone thinks I'm crazy for still bf my 16 m old. MY CAPS LOCK WONTWON'T GO OFF SORRY! UGH ANYWAY WE R IN MEXICO FOR AN EXTENDED TIME MAYBE A YEAR AND I THOUGHT ITSD B BEST FOR HIM ESP SINCE HE GOT SICK HERE W SOME SORT OF PARASITE! WE BOTH DID. THE PROBLEM IS HE USES THE BOOB TO GO TO SLEEP FOR NAPS AND BEDTIME. MY FAULT BC I DIDNTDIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO ABOUT THAT BUT THATSTHAT'S ANOTHER STORY. ANYONE AGREE OR DOSAGREEDISAGREE W BF PAST 1?

RobinSparkles214

It's totally normal to still BF your 16 month old child.

BelhurstBride

DD's nearly two and still nursing. 

It's up to you and no one else.  

CopperT0p

Totally normal, we plan to BF past the age of 2.  He still nurses about 6 times a day, even with being at daycare.

pepomntpat

We still BF on demand. DD is very demanding at times. I also get some flack from my family regarding BFing a child over 12 months but I ignore it.

JillianGoe

BelhurstBride:

DD's nearly two and still nursing. 

It's up to you and no one else.  

I agree with bolded 100%.  My DD is 19 mo and still nursing and will probably continue past two.

Chelz

DS suddenly stopped BF at 19 months.  That's about when he started cutting his canines.  I used the "opportunity" to just "go with it" and that was it. 

 

---> and I COMPLETELY agree that it's up to you and no one else!

 I would've continued with it had he not self-weaned.

DreadLoc

BREASTFEEDING PAST ONE IS PERFECTLY NORMAL. WE'RE STILL BF AND I DON'T SEE AN END IN SIGHT.

TELL ANYONE WHO SAYS OTHERWISE TO STFU!

Kaley28

My DD still nurses on demand.

Breastfeeding past the age of one is perfectly acceptable. As long as you're still enjoying the breastfeeding relationship, there is no reason to stop. 

jjgal

We're still going... I've been trying to cut out nursing sessions for a couple months now, so we're down to 2-3 times a day.  We'll probably go for a few more months like this.

JJ1973

I still breastfeed my 18 month old. He's at daycare during the week and we only nurse twice per day (first thing in AM and then prior to bed). I think I could probably work toward weaning him completely and he'd adjust, but to be honest, it is comforting to both of us and because I work full time, it is a bonding thing. I'm not sure how much longer we'll go -- we're about to move homes, which may set the weaning process back a bit. I've found that tons of people do it, but few people openly talk about it. We'll see how it goes. I felt so much pressure to wean him at 12 months and I'm glad I followed my gut and kept on going. I don't think he was ready and I wasn't ready, either.