Extended BFing Weekly Check-in, 1/13

vvvvvfee · January 2015

For the purposes of this check in we will define extended breastfeeding as breastfeeding beyond 1 year. Questions are repeated. Please feel free to suggest questions for future check-ins!

1. How old is your LO?
2. How many times a day does your LO breastfeed?
3. What is the longest you have been away from your LO?
4. Who is your BFing role model, if you have one?

Pregnant & BFing Moms: How are you doing this week? Any issues with supply, pain, aversion? Questions for other moms?

Non BF-ing question of the week:
5. Do you have any pets?

vvvvvfee · January 2015

1. How old is your LO? He'll be 29 months tomorrow.
2. How many times a day does your LO breastfeed? 2
3. What is the longest you have been away from your LO? Just a workday. We haven't been on vacation without him, and I don't need to travel for work.
4. Who is your BFing role model, if you have one? DH's 3 sisters all BF their kids until 2+ (they're all a good bit older, DH is the baby). It was nice to have the supportive climate in the family, and to hear funny stories or commiserate occasionally.
Pregnant & BFing Moms: How are you doing this week? Any issues with supply, pain, aversion? Questions for other moms? My supply is definitely dropping. The other day DS said, "It's not fair! Where did all the milk go?" DS seems to be slowly losing interest. His sessions are getting shorter with no intervention from me. My breasts are sore and nipples are a little sensitive. Aversion hasn't been too bad since the sessions are so short.
Preg/BFing moms who are in/past the 2nd trimester... Did your milk dry up in the 2nd tri or were/are you still producing a noticeable amount?

Non BF-ing question of the week:
5. Do you have any pets? We have 3 cats.

Caz1221 · January 2015

1. How old is your LO? 17 months tomorrow!
2. How many times a day does your LO breastfeed? 2x (wake-up and bedtime)
3. What is the longest you have been away from your LO? 2 nights for a work conference when she was 15.5 months.
4. Who is your BFing role model, if you have one? I don't really have one unless I can count myself. LO struggled with weight loss/poor gain due to milk transfer issues for the first 3-4 months, during which I nursed, pumped, and supplemented with the pumped milk (6-7 feedings a day at first, and then weaning off the pumping/supplementing one feeding at a time once LO got the hang of nursing right around 3-3.5 months old). Now that she is 17 months and still BFing, I am able to look back and say 1000% it was completely worth it, and I'm very proud of myself (and LO!) for not giving up.

Non BF-ing question of the week:
5. Do you have any pets? Yes! I have a 7.5-year-old pug named Teddie (on the left in my avatar). I've had him since he was 13 weeks old, and I completely adore him. Seeing him with LO is such a joy. Our second pug (on the right in the picture) passed away when LO was 12 days old - I think of him as LO's guardian angel.

blinnea23 · January 2015

1. How old is your LO? 16 months

2. How many times a day does your LO breastfeed? Currently 4-6 but I'm trying to get her down to 3

3. What is the longest you have been away from your LO? A few hours

4. Who is your BFing role model, if you have one? I guess my mom, she extended BF all four of us daughters and I went to her for a lot of my questions when I started BFing

Pregnant & BFing Moms: How are you doing this week? Any issues with supply, pain, aversion? Questions for other moms?

I'm nauseous when BFing. A bit of sensitivity but nothing too bad yet.

Non BF-ing question of the week:
5. Do you have any pets?
No pets

MRoxy0628 · January 2015

1. How old is your LO? 28 months
2. How many times a day does your LO breastfeed? 4-6. It depends how many times per night she wakes up (sometimes none!) as well as what we have going on during the day.
3. What is the longest you have been away from your LO? 12 hours
4. Who is your BFing role model, if you have one? I can't think of anyone specific, but I will say myself and anyone on here (or in "real" life) who is supportive of breastfeeding and encourages others. I really admire those who kept with it despite many struggles as well as people who volunteer their time to help others.

Non BF-ing question of the week:
5. Do you have any pets? Yes, we have a 4 year old Goldendoodle and I think of him as my son. He's the best!

andrea0418 · January 2015

Ty is 18 months.
He still nurses on demand. I'm Sahm so he has unlimited access 24/7.
The longest I have been away from Ty is probably 3hrs. He is always with me.
We have a lab named Sierra. She just turned 4.

MamaMD · January 2015

1. How old is your LO? 19 months
2. How many times a day does your LO breastfeed? 2 (morning and bedtime) though her morning sessions have gotten really short over the past week (sometimes literally 2 minutes) so she may be getting ready to drop that one.
3. What is the longest you have been away from your LO? Just the length of a workday
4. Who is your BFing role model, if you have one? You guys! I don't know anyone IRL who has done extended BF. My mom did BF all her children so she was very supportive and that helped in the beginning but she never BF this long.

Non BF-ing question of the week:
5. Do you have any pets? No

spacedew1 · January 2015

HI ladies, I am new to this board and happy to meet you all! I have a 17 month old daughter that loves to breastfeed.

1. How old is your LO? 17 months (18 months on the 25th)
2. How many times a day does your LO breastfeed? ~ 9 times. I am really trying to night wean and could use some help.
3. What is the longest you have been away from your LO? 10 hours while I was working.
4. Who is your BFing role model, if you have one? I like The Milk Meg. No one IRL.

Non BF-ing question of the week:

5. Do you have any pets? No pets but my daughter loves dogs so I do see one in our future some time soon.

Coconuthead · January 2015

1. How old is your LO? 17 months

2. How many times a day does your LO breastfeed? 4-7

3. What is the longest you have been away from your LO? A few hours

4. Who is your BFing role model, if you have one?

I actually feel lucky to have had a few inspirational women in my life whose support and breastfeeding success helped motivate me. My mom, who breastfed seven children past a 15-16 months, and a friend of mine whose LO is 18 months older than mine breastfed her daughter almost 2 years.

Pregnant & BFing Moms: How are you doing this week? Any issues with supply, pain, aversion? Questions for other moms?

Non BF-ing question of the week:
5. Do you have any pets?

Yes! I have a beautiful basenji named Kiora. She mostly lives with my sister now because before I had my little one my sister and I lived together and raised our dogs together. When I moved in with my husband my puppy became depressed with severe SA. After trying to work it out for 8 months I had to concede that she wasn't meant to be an only dog. So she moved back in with my sister and her best friend Keoke and now is a much happier puppy (not really a puppy, she is 9). She is still my furbaby though and I visit her regularly.

Recently I have been feeling a gap of not having fuzzy mammal in my life so we adopted a kitten. I am excited for my son to grow up in a world enriched with other species.

Also I have some tarantulas.

pmduggan01 · January 2015

1. How old is your LO? 27 months

2. How many times a day does your LO breastfeed? Around 4 or 5. He's waking in the night wanting to BF again. Uggg...

3. What is the longest you have been away from your LO? Probably about 6 hours. I'd go longer, but the opportunity hasn't presented itself.

4. Who is your BFing role model, if you have one? Before DS was born it was my sister and SIL. They both BF'd until one year.

5. Do you have any pets? We have two cats and one parakeet.

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