Time Magazine cover

groundedwife · May 2012

Did you all see this?

https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/cutline/time-breastfeeding-cover-sparks-immediate-controversy-151539970.html

I'm still debating about whether or not I will BF but was curious to know... how long did you BF your baby, or in this case, your kid?

keiral · May 2012

I'm not a mom yet, so I have no idea how long I'll be able to BF for (due to my job, etc.). I do plan on doing it. I think the decision on whether or not to BF at all, and how long to BF for, if you do BF, are very personal decisions. I feel like I can't really judge what works best for another family, personally. I watched the video, at the bottom of the article, which seemed to be more about BF in public and the debate over it. I have no problem with people BF in public. Babies have to eat to! IMO, BF is totally natural and if people don't want to see a woman BF her baby, because it makes them uncomfortable, then they shouldn't watch. Just look away and go about your business. That would be the polite thing to do anyway.

Joanna O · May 2012

It is shocking at first. But IMO I'm glad they did this. Breastfeeding is natural! Its why we have boobs for goodness sake. It is a sacrafice for some moms, especially ones with full time jobs, huffing it to the lactation room every three hours with your big bag of bottles and contraptions. I think the more exposure the better.

I saw for a brief moment in a commercial a mother breastfeeding an infant, and that me happy to.

I'm more motivated this time around to stick with it longer.

Made it 8 months last time. Going for at least a year with the next one. If I make it longer, then its just icing on the cake.

FrickandFrack · May 2012

DS nursed until he was 13 months old.

CarolinaGirl82 · May 2012

I'd like to attempt BFing, but with two, we'll probably supplement with formula/pumping so that I'm not solely responsible for feedings. That said, I fully support BFing and FFing as long as you're giving your kid the nutrition they need. What I hate about that cover is how judgmental the whole tone of the headline is. As though, if you aren't BFing you're somehow a lesser mom and not as committed to your child's health. Just another battle in the ongoing "Mommy Wars" that the media loves to fuel.

ZoeMay06 · May 2012

I think it was meant to be shocking, and judging by all the talk I've heard about it I'd say they accomplished their mission. In our Bradley class with DD we learned that the global AVERAGE is 4 years, and many more cultures nurse until closer to 7. That boy in the photo is only 3, though he looks much older and that was probably their intention. I don't think 3 is that old to still be nursing. But then again, I'm a pretty crunchy mama and total attachment parent. I nursed DD until she was 22 months and ready to wean on her own time, but I would have gone longer if she was interested. I'll have the same goals with this next one - shoot for 18 months but go for as long as we're both into it. I loved breastfeeding my DD and would not give up that time for anything. Though I understand that I got really lucky and had a relatively easy time of it, and that not all moms have that experience, or choose not to for various reasons.

PolishWonder · May 2012

18 months, but DD self-weaned. I was happy to get to 2 years old.

rmrm · May 2012

15 months. may have gone longer if i wasn't pregnant but my SIL is having a lot of trouble weaning her 3 yo, so i wanted to stop before he was asking for it verbally.

milesc · May 2012

I stopped BFing at 2 1/2-3months, but EP until 7 1/2mo

SchroederMommy2Two · May 2012

I breastfed till my little guy turned 21 months, all of a sudden my milk dried up and then I found out about baby #2! But otherwise I would have gladly kept nursing. I think nursing in public is just awesome, it's just boobs jeez, they will report you on facebook for a nursing photo but pre-teens can post provocative pics in itty bitty swim suits and such? That rubs me the wrong way. I agree if they don't wanna see it they shouldn't look! It's ok to be uncomfortable but just focus on something else. To each their own, but I am all for nursing if a woman's body is able and she wants to do it!

ACOOK · May 2012

I BF my DD for six months. With this baby I plan on doing the same but with a lot more pumping. I had a low supply with DD which made BFing very difficult for me and honestly, I got to a point where I really did not enjoy it. I know it may sound a bit selfish but I also stopped at six months so I could get back to enjoying me time again. That first beer I had tasted so good and was so worth it! No regrets!

atlbride23 · May 2012

I nursed my twins for 25 months, wherever. I tried pumping in addition to nursing for a couple of weeks in the beginning, but found it to be too time consuming with twins (and not helpful in establishing or maintaining supply...quite the opposite), so I EBFed. I think that cover was staged in such a way to be inflammatory, incite debate, and sell magazines ( kid standing on a chair? Choosing a 3 year old that appears to be in the 95th percentile for size! Taking an image that should be nurturing and turning into something militant) It was obviously successful. Time magazine fail.

dorothy&gail · May 2012

DS started to show signs that he wasn't as interested in nursing as he used to be at around 11 months. This coupled with my slowly decreasing supply led me to do a slow wean between 11 months and 1 year. I slowly cut our evening and before bed nursing sessions and replaced them with part BM and part milk. He was already getting BM bottles during the day while I was at work and I was pumping at work. I just did mostly BM and a little cow milk the first week, and every 4 days or so I made his bottles with a little more cow milk than BM, and by his 1st birthday he was on just cow milk.

WannaBMommy81 · May 2012

I don't like it. I nursed my dd for a year and NEVER did anyone see me nurse let alone my breasts other than DH and the nurses in the hospital. I have no problem if people are nursing and covered up. I just don't want to see an actual breast in my face. I know this is what they are used for and I used them for this purpose myself but that doesn't mean I have to like seeing others do it. My DD also never had a drop of formula and I never nursed her in a restroom either. I was just strategic and pumped if needed (if I gave her a bottle of bm in public)

Jena503 · May 2012

DD until 17mo (weaned to go back on infertility meds and try for #2)

DS until 2.5yo (I encouraged him to wean because it hurt being pg and he wasn't doing it very long or often anyway)

I'm an AP mom and several of my AP group mom's weaned around 2-2.5yo. Some nursed/pumped/supplemented until 12mo and stopped the struggle then. And some continue to BF their 3.5yo in public. It really depends on the kid and the mom.

I thought it was going to be super hard to wean DS because he loved to BF... but I guess the time was right because when he asked to nurse I would say "no thank you" and he would be ok with that! LOL! Not what I expected at all from the little boob monster.

chpswife · May 2012

Since my labor/delivery was so hard with DD my body shut down due to stress. I tried to BF for as long as I could but one night DD was about 2 months old she screamed and grabbed her faced. I realized I wasn't producing very much for her. Thank god I was supplementing formula. But at that point it ended for me. We'll see how it works out with this one....but my suggestion do it for as long as you can

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