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How long did you BF?

DaniGirl0517DaniGirl0517 member
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I'm just curious as to what most people do.  Our church encourages ecological breastfeeding for 2 years or longer if you can/want to unless the child weans themselves.  I like this idea but when I was talking to my friends about it they looked at me like I was disgusting, LOL.  I know that it is much longer in other countries ect, but I was just wondering what this community does.  If you fed for longer around or above 2 years, what was your experience and would you do it with another child?[Poll]
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Re: How long did you BF?

  • katlizabethkatlizabeth member
    I voted for 6 months to a year, but I haven't even made it 6 months yet-that's just my "right now" plan!
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  • peanutonthewaypeanutontheway member
    I voted 6 mo to 1year.  We are still BFing but I doubt we will make it a year.  I'm having serious supply issues right now and I think DD is starting to self wean.
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  • Stellar1Stellar1
    My goal is 12 mos. I'm at 4 months right now, will see how everything is going at 6 and then 9 months and will continue from there. If baby and I are still enjoying it then I will continue to 12 months. I would like DD to self wean by then but if not I will probably wean her. (Of course things could change but I don't see myself going past 12 mos)
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  • JAWMINJAWMIN member

    The only problem I see with ecological breastfeeding (from the little I know) is that they don't recommend pacifiers!

    I plan to bfed for 12 months and then go from there. I hope to wean by 24 months, but I don't think it's weird to go longer.

    People give me weird looks when they find out I'm not stopping now (because he's getting teeth).  


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  • Angela814Angela814 member

    DD is 3 years and nursing once a day.  I planned to follow CLW until her latch got so bad that I couldn't stand it anymore.  I can't get her to correct it, and I end up with teeth marks in my nipples that last for hours after she's done nursing.  I've been slowly weaning over the last 6 months (down from 3x a day to 1x a day).

    I plan to do the same with any future children.  If it wasn't for the poor latch, DD would probably still be nursing 3x a day, and that would be fine with me.

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  • sweetpea18sweetpea18 member

    I ep, and I plan to give dd breastmilk for at least one year old, adjusted.  I'm hoping that I can stop pumping between 8 and 10 months.  I have a sizable freezer stash because she was eating so little in the beginning. 

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