How long are you planning to BF?

Re: How long are you planning to BF?

• DarcyLongfellow member

  November 2009

  My initial goal was 1 year.  Now that DD's here and we've gotten the hang of things, I'm thinking I'll actually go to 2 years -- or whenever DD self weans, if that's earlier.

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• laura&dan05 member

  November 2009

  My goals were/are the same.  I started out with a long term goal of 6 months and once we reached it I set a new goal of on year. 

  
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• ncbelle member

  November 2009

  18-24 months?  I'd like for him to wean but I'd also like to get pregnant again before he's 2 (and AF is still MIA), so we'll see. 
  

  
  

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• anna7602 member

  November 2009

  My initial goal was 1 year, but DD is 18 months old and I am still nursing her.

  I honestly am not sure how long I plan to BF now. Some days I think I will let her keep nursing until she self-weans, whenever that may be, and others I think I will start weaning her at the end of flu season if she hasn't self-weaned by then.

  

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• julyjennifer member

  November 2009

  Not sure! At this point I think I'll just take my cues from DD.  Maybe the time will come that I'm ready to nudge things along...we'll see.  I wonder if she'll wean during my pg or whether I'll be tandem nursing the two!
  

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• TheDawnn

  November 2009

  I will for sure BF for the first year and likely beyond.  It is recommended here that breastfeeding be done at least for the first two years if possible...  as long as Baby is into it I figure.

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• cabo_kate

  November 2009

  I would like to go one year, and transition him directly from BM to cow's milk.

  If I were a SAHM and didn't have to pump 3x a day, I would definitely consider going longer. 

  

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• mamabearicson

  November 2009

  A year and then we'd like to try and get prego again.  My first goal was 3 months, that turned into 6 and now i'm thinking a year. 

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• metta1313

  December 2009

  My goal is 1  year.
  

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• CeeMat

  December 2009

  My goal is a year but I will hopefully be SAHM by then so we may go longer if she wants.

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• jenibo

  December 2009

  I make mini goals, my first was 1 month, now I'm going for 3 months, 6months, and 1 year.

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