I really want to get to a year but I don't know, we'll see! They are 5 1/2 months now, I tandem nurse at every session, but I can't see tandem nursing 10 month olds! (Just because of their size, really)
Just wondering how long you made it? How long you plan to? And if you tandem nurse?
THANKS!
Re: breastfeeding..how long did you make it?
Originally, my goal was a year- that was before I had BF.
Once I started, that goal was so overwhelming! I made 6 months my goal. At 6 months I wasn't "done", so I decided to replace a couple nursing sessions with formula. That worked really well. My next goal was 9 months, and when I approached it, I realized I really was ready. So I was done BF at 9 months.
I was done by 10 months, but I had been EP'ing for probably 6-8 weeks at that point and was gradually weaning.
Just weaned the last two feeds yesterday (am and pm) and my babies are 1 yr. My goal was only 6 mo. We moved when they were 4 mo and I thought by 6 mo I would have a job/be working, but that didn't happen. I always tandem nursed, which became difficult recently when one would try to roll off the nursing pillow and they would poke each other in the eyes/mouth and the one who was poked would scream/cry. They both seemed really fidgety.
5 1/2 months is awesome. Whatever you decide, you've had a great bonding experience with the babies and provided them with nutrition.
I was completely done at 7 months. It wasn't my choice--my supply dwindled and then dried up completely. I would have gone longer if I could have.
17 months! I planned on at least a year, no more than two. My initial plan was to let the boys self-wean but not let them go past two. James pretty much self weaned, but not Eli. Eli started pulling everyone who had boobs shirt down and making the sign for milk and that was when I finally decided to stop.
I tandem nursed easily until about a year. The boys would just put their legs up and kind of crunch up. After about a year, James wasn't really interested in nursing much. So I would offer, he'd nurse for like 30 seconds, then I'd nurse Eli.
Mom to Megan(5), Bridget(4), Tessa and Annie (2) and Mary (brand new)
I'm still breastfeeding now and they're seven months old. I EP though. I tandem nursed at the beginning, but I needed a break and other people being able to feed them has been nice. I hope to get to a year.