BFing moms

MomtoH · January 2013

What are your plans now that your LO is almost a year old?

My DD is still nursing 8-11 times per 24 hour period, so it looks like we will just keep on keeping on. I don't think I'd have an issue with nursing her until 2 if that is what she needs--although if we get to that point I'd probably go until she was 26 months so I could get her through flu season.

Meganequine · January 2013

I'm done pumping after his first birthday. Then I plan to gradually wean to WCM for during the day. I've got a decent freezer stash so I'll be able to use that in the day weaning process.

The before bed and MOTN feeding might take a little longer. I was thinking of stopping the MOTN feeding after I'm done weaning him to WCM in the day day. (I only like to change one thing at a time.

My goal was to make it to a year and I'm ready to be done. It's never been comfortable for me or my nipples, especially now with teeth (yes, I know your not supposed to feel them, but he's a lazy latcher and I have mild vasospams)

bethanyturon · January 2013

I have been gradually cutting out feedings, 2 weeks ago I removed 1 daytime one and replaced it with just a bottle, today I cut out the 2nd daytime one (I work, so these were often pumping sessions). I think I will wait 2 more weeks and then cut out one more, using WCM as a substitute, and continue on like this (she should also need less feedings in general as time goes on, we are working on this as well).

pinkshades05 · January 2013

We'll keep going for as long as Nat needs. I'm hoping no longer than two years but we'll see.

n8swife · January 2013

I don't really have a plan. He still nurses every 3-4 hours during the day and normally once during the night. I pump 2 days a week and he gets bottles on those days. I'm going to stop pumping those 2 days a week after he turns 1. We'll probably keep nursing until he self weans. He hasn't shown any interest in weaning yet so we'll just keep on trucking.

NatnDyl · January 2013

I'm down to pumping just once a day, and hope to cut that out soon. No plans to stop nursing when Connor and I are together.

2chatter · January 2013

I am going to stop pumping at a year and transition to WCM in sippy with snacks/meals. I will still nurse at night - but I want to end the MOTN feedings. He's up twice now and I NEED him to STTN. I am so sleep deprived.

NatesLady1309 · January 2013

Ugh that is a confusing area for me. Right now she nurses 5 times a day normally, nothing at night. Pretty rarely I have nursed her 4 times a day but only because her routine was off those times and it made sense. I would like to permanently drop the 5th session when she turns a year but I'm worried about it because she doesn't drink anything else. If she drinks an ounce of water a day it is a GREAT day. So I don't want to decrease her fluid intake. To top it off, I'm never really sure when she's actually hungry, other than the 1st morning one, because ever since we finally got on a "schedule" when she was younger I have just fed her every 3-4 hours. I have no idea if I'm supposed to give her water or WCM or nothing and just not worry about it when I want to drop that 5th session. I feel like it's been "easy" for so long, I hate that I have to think about things now, haha.

The plan right now is that nothing much will change once she turns a year, other than hopefully dropping that one feeding. I plan to let her nurse for a while longer, I'll just play it by ear. I would like to be down to no more than 3 times a day by 18 months though.

nebraska84 · January 2013

Today is day one of weaning for me...I am not going to pump at work. I still nursed this morning and will nurse when I pick him up from the sitter. Then I will pump this evening before bed, because my DH feeds him a bottle of BM before bed. So we will see how it goes, I hope it is not painful...I have plenty of frozen milk to last us well past his first birthday.

HattieLove · January 2013

Ramona nurses around 8 times a day and that won't change until she wants it to change. I did stop pumping about three weeks ago so when go to work (substitute teacher) she is slowly using up my stash and when she finished that she'll have WCM.

Right now she has one bottle of formula with dinner (pedi suggested it to help her STTN, not working so far) and that will be WCM when she turns 1.

laura.noel · January 2013

klutzygrl26:
Currently, I BF in AM & PM & I pump at work and she gets expressed milk at daycare. I'm planning on no longer pumping at work after her first birthday, but will BF as long as possible.

This is our plan, too.

pennyandandy · January 2013

I am done pumping and he is getting BM from the freezer stash at daycare, but at a year he will get WCM during the day. I nurse him in the morning before work, and at night before bed. Eventually I would like to cut out the morning session, but we will keep the night time one as long as he wants/needs or until my milk dries up. Unless it gets in the way of TTC this summer. Then we will reevaluate.

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