Who is still bf'ing?

stlmomma27 · December 2013

Who is still BF'ing?

Ds quit at 13.5 months. I would still be bf'ing if he didn't choose to stop. It devastated me. I totally loved every minute of it. I tried to pump the other day, simply because since we moved, he keeps getting sick... All I got was really yellow, thick drops. Nothing else. I also tried to see if ds wanted to bf, nope looked at me like I was loony. That made me very sad. I am just thankful that I got to bf 13.5 months!

When did you quit?

If still bf'ing, when do you plan on stopping?

gollywollypog · December 2013

I am, but I stopped with my older two around 12 mo and 15 mo. I'm sorry you feel bad about your son weaning, try not to let it get to you! You did amazing going that long!

I'm going to nurse Emery until he's 5.

It feels like that someday, anyway. There really is no end in sight.

rp-chicago-mom · December 2013

You should feel proud that you made it as long as he needed you to but I know from experience that all logic does nothing to stifle the emotions associated with nursing. Sorry it was hard but I bet any time he quit would have been hard.

I'm still going pretty strong here and think I may have to wean him if I ever want to stop. I am happy to go until two but hope to end some time around then.

ColeyJ88 · December 2013

We are, before bed and right away in the morning. It's the first thing he wants every day, he will follow me around and pull my shirt down whining for it. Like other pp have said, at this point I think I'm going to have to wean him if I want to stop. But I think I'm content with going until he's 2yo.

BluepointToasted · December 2013

DS quit at 11 months. I just followed his lead, he just wouldn't anymore. It was a little sooner than I had wanted, but it worked out nicely because it was right before. I went back to work so I didn't have to deal with working and pumping.

SJandVA · December 2013

No end in sight here either. I guess I'll do what I did with DD1 and let her quit in her own time. I do hope it's not as long though.

LindsayDesigner · December 2013

Mina self weaned after her birthday. I offered and she repeatedly refused.
Personally, I was glad she did it. I was worried about how hard weaning might be.

Maizey06 · December 2013

We are just BFing in the morning. Though yesterday afternoon she found the Boppy which I had put away and asked for milk.

Do not feel bad. You provided for you LO for a long time. Some kids just have their own timetable about nursing.

Toni79 · December 2013

DD is almost 16 months.

Monday through Friday, DD BFs about 3x a day - first thing in the morning, when I get home from work, and at bedtime. She was getting up once in the MOTN to feed, but something about daylights savings time ended that. Since then, about once a week, I still have a MOTN BF, if she can't settle herself back to sleep.

On weekends, she'll BF about 5 times still. At the times mentioned above, and then before her 2 naps.

I can see she is less interested at some sessions, and sometimes will only BF for a few minutes. Or sometimes she just wants to "check in". She's cut out alot of sessions on her own. So I'd like to see if we can "self wean" as much as possible. I'd like her to cut out the weekend nap sessions since I'm sure its just for comfort.

I met my origional goal of 12 months. So now it's just month-by-month. I wouldn't mind keeping the morning and bedtime sessoins around until she's two. But we'll see.

Does anyone else get the "OMG! You're still BFing?" from people? I never know how to respond. It's not like it's a switch, that you (or your LO) can just turn off at 12 months. Then I try to explaine that the whole 12 months thing is just with respect to when you can introduce cow's milk. That baby should only have formula or BM in the first 12 months. And that WHO recomends continuing until 2 years. I get blank stares! I'm pretty sure my friends are planning an intervention!

CourtneyEeps · December 2013

DS nurses to sleep at his nap and bedtime still. He's not getting anything (I don't think), it's purely comfort at this point.

I'm not sure when he'll wean completely but we're trying for a second baby in January, so I'd prefer to start the process soon.

rp-chicago-mom · December 2013

CourtneyEeps said:
DS nurses to sleep at his nap and bedtime still. He's not getting anything (I don't think), it's purely comfort at this point.

I'm not sure when he'll wean completely but we're trying for a second baby in January, so I'd prefer to start the process soon.

I had an LC tell me once there's always milk in there so I'm sure LO is getting at least something.

vvvvvfee · December 2013

Still BFing about 3-4 times a day- no end in sight here, either! I stopped pumping in October. But I'll nurse as long as DS wants.

AprilAngie · December 2013

I am - however I want to stop!

DD is like a NB up every 3 hours at night. I need my space after 2.5 years (16 months dd will be on Thursday) I EBF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need my space.

I need sleep

austenfan919 · December 2013

I am! DS is down to 1-3 times per 24 hours. Always at least once a night, usually right when he wakes up in the morning and sometimes after afternoon nap.

I don't think he nursed during the day at all while we were traveling for Thanksgiving. But he is very attached to the MOTN session and that's where he gets the most milk, I think.

I wouldn't mind BFing during the day until he was closer to 2, but I am beyond ready to be done at night. I think I am going to work on night weaning now that we are done traveling for awhile. But that might just be the end because he doesn't care very much during the day...

SpruceGrouse · December 2013

Still going. I would have liked to have it cut back to just before nap and bed and morning but he is still having little snacks through the day. I would like to be done in February but it isn't looking like that will happen. I really want to switch back to easier medicine, the injections since TTC have made my lower tummy and waste so beat up, bruised, swollen and scarred. I think he will be difficult to wean fully, I have tried and cutting back isn't going well.