How long do you plan to Breastfeed past a year (If you still are)

mommatotwo2 · April 2014

The pausing time post below got me thinking about how many times I've wished time would move faster this year so that I can put away the breastpump, which I loathe. It's the only reason I want time to move faster. That said- I haven't decided how long I want to nurse in the morning and at night, and maybe on demand on the weekends. There is a huge part of me that just wants my body back to myself and an equally huge part that feels that more time on breastmilk would be beneficial to LO. So, if you are still breastfeeding now, whether you nurse or pump, how long are you planning to continue past one?

Lolalipsy · April 2014

I'll wait and let DD wean herself. The only thing I don't want to do is nurse a toddler in public. So when she's over one I will try and limit BFs to when we are home so early mornings and evenings.

JoJo716 · April 2014

Lolalipsy said:

I'll wait and let DD wean herself. The only thing I don't want to do is nurse a toddler in public. So when she's over one I will try and limit BFs to when we are home so early mornings and evenings.

All of this for us.

memcgee1 · April 2014

I don't think we will go much past 2. We will probably start TTC around then, and I have no desire to tandem nurse if we are fortunate enough to have another child.

jesselayne8 · April 2014

I put done at 1. As it is now I feel like I am forcing myself on DS. I have to wrangle him like a wild hog in a dark room just to get him to nurse 4x a day.

blush64 · April 2014

I will let A decide when to wean for the most part. If she hasn't decided to near 3 I will gently encourage her to but I won't just stop.

My sons both decided to wean near 2 and that was a good age. (Just over 2) A seems more likely to wean earlier which is fine but a bit sad. (Growing up to quickly) Although if my period doesn't return by the time I want to try for another I might cut down a bit. I will wait and see.

Shoegal36 · April 2014

jesselayne8 said:
I put done at 1. As it is now I feel like I am forcing myself on DS. I have to wrangle him like a wild hog in a dark room just to get him to nurse 4x a day.

This is me exactly. I was planning on weaning close to 1 though anyway so it works out for the best.

MrsM1111 · April 2014

Lolalipsy said:
I'll wait and let DD wean herself. The only thing I don't want to do is nurse a toddler in public. So when she's over one I will try and limit BFs to when we are home so early mornings and evenings.

This. At 1 year we will go to only morning and bedtime nursing sessions.

Angela183 · April 2014

Who knows. I plan to stop pumping and startwweaning at 1. But if she seems to really want to continue I probably will.

kelseyhh · April 2014

I planned on weaning a little after Em turned 1. However, the past few days, he hasn't been wanting to nurse except in the MOTN. He thrashes and screams when I try to nurse. It's really stressing me out. I'm trying to figure out if he's going through a short nursing strike, or if he's done with breastfeeding altogether. :-/

mommatotwo2 · April 2014

kelseyhh said:
I planned on weaning a little after Em turned 1. However, the past few days, he hasn't been wanting to nurse except in the MOTN. He thrashes and screams when I try to nurse. It's really stressing me out. I'm trying to figure out if he's going through a short nursing strike, or if he's done with breastfeeding altogether. :-/

We are struggling with a similar issue. Dd pretty much refuses nursing or bottles during the day. When we are together, she will come over have a quick drink and then its playtime again. But, she is now waking multiple times motn and its slowly killing me. So part if me wants to wrap it up at one, but maybe once the pressure is off to be her main nutrition source, I'll feel differently.
Edit stupid phone

bumpuser3155624 · April 2014

Angela183 said:
Who knows. I plan to stop pumping and startwweaning at 1. But if she seems to really want to continue I probably will.

Same here.

telicious2 · April 2014

mommatotwo2 said:

I planned on weaning a little after Em turned 1. However, the past few days, he hasn't been wanting to nurse except in the MOTN. He thrashes and screams when I try to nurse. It's really stressing me out. I'm trying to figure out if he's going through a short nursing strike, or if he's done with breastfeeding altogether. :-/
We are struggling with a similar issue. Dd pretty much refuses nursing or bottles during the day. When we are together, she will come over have a quick drink and then its playtime again. But, she is now waking multiple times motn and its slowly killing me. So part if me wants to wrap it up at one, but maybe once the pressure is off to be her main nutrition source, I'll feel differently. Edit stupid phone

Last Sunday was the last time DS nursed. I would try to nurse him everyday and he wanted nothing to do with it. He would also scream and try to throw his body the other way. He would even begin to cry when I sat in the rocking chair with him. I have been hand expressing just to give him a little BM everyday in his bottles. I was not ready for this!

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kelseyhh · April 2014

rea1687 said:

mommatotwo2 said:

kelseyhh said:
I planned on weaning a little after Em turned 1. However, the past few days, he hasn't been wanting to nurse except in the MOTN. He thrashes and screams when I try to nurse. It's really stressing me out. I'm trying to figure out if he's going through a short nursing strike, or if he's done with breastfeeding altogether. :-/
We are struggling with a similar issue. Dd pretty much refuses nursing or bottles during the day. When we are together, she will come over have a quick drink and then its playtime again. But, she is now waking multiple times motn and its slowly killing me. So part if me wants to wrap it up at one, but maybe once the pressure is off to be her main nutrition source, I'll feel differently.
Edit stupid phone

Last Sunday was the last time DS nursed. I would try to nurse him everyday and he wanted nothing to do with it. He would also scream and try to throw his body the other way. He would even begin to cry when I sat in the rocking chair with him. I have been hand expressing just to give him a little BM everyday in his bottles. I was not ready for this!

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Oh no! You ladies are scaring me that we really have reached the end of our nursing. I'm also not ready for this. I've always wanted to make it to a year!!

BekW2009 · April 2014

DD has not had much of a desire to nurse during the day for a couple of months (she will be one on the 20th). Sometimes she will nurse before her afternoon nap, but other than that she only nurses when she wakes up in the AM. I was done at 1 but the morning feeding doesn't bother me so I'll let her do that one for another few months then I'll encourage her to stop.

botanicalbliss · April 2014

I put that we'll go til he's 2 or 3, but more likely I'll let him self wean. He's still pretty into it, and he's not great with solids, so I want to be sure he's getting what he needs until he gets more excited about people food.

jedimindtrick · April 2014

jesselayne8 said:
I put done at 1. As it is now I feel like I am forcing myself on DS. I have to wrangle him like a wild hog in a dark room just to get him to nurse 4x a day.

This is us too. He'd rather have a bottle and call it a day. I'm hoping to continue nursing a while longer, if nothing else morning and before bed. But I feel like he could take it or leave it.

jedimindtrick · April 2014

kelseyhh said:

rea1687 said:

mommatotwo2 said:

kelseyhh said:
I planned on weaning a little after Em turned 1. However, the past few days, he hasn't been wanting to nurse except in the MOTN. He thrashes and screams when I try to nurse. It's really stressing me out. I'm trying to figure out if he's going through a short nursing strike, or if he's done with breastfeeding altogether. :-/
We are struggling with a similar issue. Dd pretty much refuses nursing or bottles during the day. When we are together, she will come over have a quick drink and then its playtime again. But, she is now waking multiple times motn and its slowly killing me. So part if me wants to wrap it up at one, but maybe once the pressure is off to be her main nutrition source, I'll feel differently.
Edit stupid phone

Last Sunday was the last time DS nursed. I would try to nurse him everyday and he wanted nothing to do with it. He would also scream and try to throw his body the other way. He would even begin to cry when I sat in the rocking chair with him. I have been hand expressing just to give him a little BM everyday in his bottles. I was not ready for this!
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Oh no! You ladies are scaring me that we really have reached the end of our nursing. I'm also not ready for this. I've always wanted to make it to a year!!

Well, shit. We have the thrashing and screaming going on here. I just thought maybe teeth. It just started, so hopefully it's temporary. He does eventually nurse, but it's a bit of a fight in the beginning.

MamaMD · April 2014

I picked between 1 and 2 but I am thinking closer to 1. I go back and forth though. Some days I feel like I'm ready to be done or LO is. Other days I get so sad when I think about stopping. I love that quiet time with her but am so ready to be done with the pump and the constant stressing about my supply.

Boo0512 · April 2014

The original plan was to encourage weaning at 1 year and hopefully be done around 14 months. However, DD will ONLY eat yogurt and still won't drink BM/formula/WCM out of her sippy cup, she'll only drink a little water.

I'm going back to work part-time starting in May and I'll be on the road and not able to pump. I'm sure my supply will dramatically decrease so we'll see. DH also wants to start TTC early this summer and I told him that I didn't want to BF and be KU at the same time, especially since E wakes up every 2 hours to nurse. Sigh.

Who knows? I think little dictator is calling the shots. Heaven help her daycare provider...

Angela183 · April 2014

Boo0512 said:
The original plan was to encourage weaning at 1 year and hopefully be done around 14 months. However, DD will ONLY eat yogurt and still won't drink BM/formula/WCM out of her sippy cup, she'll only drink a little water.

I'm going back to work part-time starting in May and I'll be on the road and not able to pump. I'm sure my supply will dramatically decrease so we'll see. DH also wants to start TTC early this summer and I told him that I didn't want to BF and be KU at the same time, especially since E wakes up every 2 hours to nurse. Sigh.

Who knows? I think little dictator is calling the shots. Heaven help her daycare provider...

If you still really want to continue pumping, you can buy a car adapter. I use one on the days I'm not in my office.

fancefpp · April 2014

DS2 is definitely slowing down during the day. He loves solids and he's way to distracted to nurse. He's starting to sleep better too, so night feedings have slowed, as well. I don't see him nursing much past one. DS1 was the same way.

MauLoaM0M · April 2014

I plan to let DS wean when he is ready. He is much less interested in nursing during the day the last month or two and my supply has taken a hit. The only time he wants to nurse is before bed & MOTN. Otherwise it's 3-5 minutes & he's on to something else.

christinaw2011 · April 2014

I was planning to let DS self wean but we are planning to have baby #2 sooner than we originally planned so I'm not sure how my supply will do and I know the taste can change and some babies either continue to bf or some will self wean. I would love to bf my whole pregnancy but we shall see about that.

LizzyG11 · April 2014

I plan on waiting til C is ready...she is still nursing 5-6 times a day and will be one on the 30th, so I don't see it happening anytime soon.

Schell2013 · April 2014

She weaned at 9 months. I'm sad I miss BFing her so much.

mommatotwo2 · April 2014

For all those struggling or who have struggled, I say, you are all awesome mommas and we are all doing the best we can!

mommatotwo2 · April 2014

Also, I think we need a "hugs" button. It doesn't feel right to "loveit" a sad or struggling response, but I'd like some way to acknowledge I read it.

beatlechicksteph · April 2014

Letting DS wean himself. Since he's still nursing every couple hours on top of eating solids, I don't see us stopping anytime soon.

JulieK79 · April 2014

jesselayne8 said:
I put done at 1. As it is now I feel like I am forcing myself on DS. I have to wrangle him like a wild hog in a dark room just to get him to nurse 4x a day.

This is us too. I'm starting to wean slowly now. He's starting to show signs that he's getting done. Hopefully that will make the process easier than I thought it would be for both of us. My goal has always been a year.

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