Breastfeeding and weaning question- kinda--long

Re: Breastfeeding and weaning question- kinda--long

• SnoopyLuv member

  June 2014

  You can still continue to nurse AM & PM, doesn't have to be all or nothing. You could also give her straight formula bottles, if she'll take them. There's no science to it and no actual need to mix. It's always best to feed breast milk for longer vs more quantity in a day, so I personally would give at least one BM bottle per day if you have a little stash and can spread it out longer.
  
   I started only feeding AM & PM with DD1 around 9 months and she nursed until 15 months. It can definitely be done.
  
  And weaning WILL make you sad. It really messes with your hormones. Luckily, for me it didn't fully hit until we actually weaned.
  

  
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• jennlin member

  June 2014

  You can definitely nurse only at home and wean your at work pumps. Your supply will slow down during your normal work hours and you will probably need to supplement on the weekends a bit. Or you may not. Watch your baby for hunger cues.

  
  
  

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• kimbo1216 member

  June 2014

  There is not black and white answer. Some women would be able to not pump at work but still nurse at home. Some wouldn't. So go ahead and drop those pump sessions if you'd like. You may get lucky and still be able to nurse. But be prepared for the possibility that you may not be able to.
  
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• Emilyraymond member

  June 2014

  I will just continue to do what I'm doing now and hopefully I can still continue to nurse am and pm and see how long that works.
  
  I nurse around 5:30am, pump at 11:00-12, then am nursing again around 4pm when I get home and all eve, and I will continue to nurse on weekends too. So really the only 8 hr stretch is at night. When I pump that once at work I get about 9-10 oz.
  
  Thanks a lot! This really helps! I was thinking I would have to stop completely. We'll see how long this works and if I do dry up, then that's ok but I would rather continue to nurse at home.
  
  Thanks you!!
  

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• huntjul member

  June 2014

  As these guys said, it depends on the woman. After having had an oversupply, the last few weeks I am down to pumping once during my work day, which is sooo nice.  Thus far my supply is still fine and we don't supplement at all.

     
  

  
  

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• germanpickle member

  June 2014

  I was surprised at a lot of these responses - I believe them! - but I'm surrounded by women who do exactly this starting at 10 months (the earliest most people can get a daycare spot here). So far I haven't heard anyone face problems with supply. Do the 2 months make such a huge difference? 

  
  

  My first child went to daycare full-time starting at one year and I never pumped. We nursed when we were together and didn't when we weren't. During the week, about three times a day. During the weekend, about 5-6 times a day. It was never an issue; he nursed until shortly before he was 2 when the complication with Tilly made it too difficult. 

     
  

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• jennlin member

  June 2014

  crunchymama11 said:

  germanpickle said:

  I was surprised at a lot of these responses - I believe them! - but I'm surrounded by women who do exactly this starting at 10 months (the earliest most people can get a daycare spot here). So far I haven't heard anyone face problems with supply. Do the 2 months make such a huge difference? 

  
  

  My first child went to daycare full-time starting at one year and I never pumped. We nursed when we were together and didn't when we weren't. During the week, about three times a day. During the weekend, about 5-6 times a day. It was never an issue; he nursed until shortly before he was 2 when the complication with Tilly made it too difficult. 

  yes the 2 months make a difference because of solids intake. a 10 month old is more likely to eat more solids than an 8month old, and a 1yo eats more solids than a 10 month old. and after 1yo bfing is usually more about comfort than nutrition. yes- bm still has nutritional benefits after 1yo, but it is not (usually) the bulk of nutrition like it is before 1yo.
  
  i also don't know germany's guidelines for infant nutrition. here in the us bm or formula should still be majority source of nutrition until 1yo. is it more lax in germany and parents feed more solids earlier?
  

  please tell this to my daughter who still nurses like a champ. she eats fine when i'm not around, but when i'm home, she barely takes more than a few bites of food, and prefers the boob.
  

  
  
  

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• germanpickle member

  June 2014

  crunchymama11 said:

  
  

  
  i also don't know germany's guidelines for infant nutrition. here in the us bm or formula should still be majority source of nutrition until 1yo. is it more lax in germany and parents feed more solids earlier?
  

  I can't do a direct comparison because I've only had babies here. My impression is that there is a lot more pressure to nurse and more acceptance and support for a longer period of time (it was only after 18 months that some people thought it was strange for me to still be nursing my boy). As well as a lot less pressure to get kids off bottles (quite a number of kids that are in kindergarten 2-4 years of age take bottles of milk/formula either between dinner and bedtime OR right before bed). 

  
  

  For the actual doctor advice, I'm also not sure because I'm always still been nursing at 1 year. The doctor asks, "are you still nursing?" I say "yes" and then he skips down to the solids. I did a quick google search and it appears to be rather milk/liquid heavy until over one year. 

     
  

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