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EPers - what was/is your goal?
starlightstef
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My dream was to EBF for a minimum 6 months, but hopefully a full year. That didn't work out so now I'm EPing. It's getting harder and harder as LO gets more alert and active and to be totally honest I hate it. At the same time, it's the last thing I can do to salvage our BF relationship and give LO the kind of nutrition I wanted him to have. I spend every pumping session wondering how much longer I'll be able to do this and what a good goal would be. So, my question to you is what are your goals? Or if you EPed with a previous child, how long did you do it?
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Re: EPers - what was/is your goal?
My girls had SO many feeding issues in the NICU, we just never really got to BFing (and, to be honest, the actual act of BFing was never super important to me -- just that I was able to provide the milk -- by whatever means possible!)
That said, my LONG term goal is to get through next flu season -- so likely a little under one more year (in the end, they would be around 18 months actual, 15.5 months adjusted).
However, my first goal was to get to 6 months actual (done!), next is 6 months adjusted -- given that's 6 weeks away, I'd say we're there! Next goal would be 1 year (early Nov). Mini goals have been helpful -- especially when I get frustrated with the whole thing...
I really wanted to do a month. When I managed that, I extended to three and then to six. Now it's a year.
Not sure what to say, I hate it too, but I have lots of milk and really want to ebf my babies.
I EP'ed the whole time. Little one never learned to latch even after 9 weeks of lactation appts.
My goal was 12 months. Then my little guy had mspi and I eliminated all soy and dairy from diet and continued to EP and give him breast milk until he was able to tolerate wcm. I EP'ed for 19 months and 1 week. Yay!!