Anyone currently breastfeeding?

crispy11 · January 2016

I'm still breastfeeding my 2.5 year old boob lover. Anyone else still nursing? I imagine I'll wean her well before September, but then again, I have been thinking I'll wean her next month for the last 18 months!

crispy11 · January 2016

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Stnahpeleevol · January 2016

Still nursing my 18 month old. I really want him to wean himself like yesterday.. Haha But I'll keep going until he's ready!

bookworm982 · January 2016

I've been pregnant, breastfeeding, or both since November 2011. I laugh at the idea of LAM, but we wanted our children close so it's okay.

I nursed DD until she was 19 months old. By that point DS was 6 months old, so I've tandem nursed. He kept nursing until he was 13 months, three months into my pregnancy with DS2. Now DS2 is 10 months, and I'm pregnant again. I'll keep nursing him until he self weans, but I'm really hoping not to tandem nurse again simply because it created a massive oversupply last time and I'd like to avoid that again. I actually don't mind nursing two babies or nursing while pregnant.

If you want any resources, I loved the insights from Adventures in Tandem Nursing. It saved my sanity when I found out that I was having babies 13 months apart, and I had no desire to switch to formula. I needed that research to present my case for it being safe to my OB (not that she had the final say anyway). I barely kept my supply through my pregnancy (we were down to drops the last week), but we made it with great support from my La Leche League leader and pediatrician (who happen to be married to each other). It's nice having medical personal who embraced tandem and extended nursing and actually had experienced it with their own children.

crispy11 · January 2016

@bookworm982 I'm in my residency now training to be a pediatrician. I'm hoping my experience with extending breastfeeding will help me support my patients. However, I'm also hoping to not have experience tandem nursing with #2 and #3 since #2 will be almost 3.5 when this one comes!! Maybe I'll tandem nurse in the future.

TheOtherJacobsons · January 2016

I have a 16 month old that I'm nursing. I'm going to let her wean. I think she's showing signs. Instead of every 2 hours, it's more like every 5. She nurses at waking, before her nap, maybe in the afternoon, and before bed. I am ready for a break, but who knows what will happen. I'm open.

Kristalyn85 · January 2016

Still nursing my 19 month old. She is beginning to wean herself, and occasionally when she asks I have been telling her 'no'. I don't want to push her away, but I also had trouble producing enough milk for 1 baby, I know I wont be able to tandem nurse.

bookworm982 · January 2016

crispy11 said:

@bookworm982 I'm in my residency now training to be a pediatrician. I'm hoping my experience with extending breastfeeding will help me support my patients. However, I'm also hoping to not have experience tandem nursing with #2 and #3 since #2 will be almost 3.5 when this one comes!! Maybe I'll tandem nurse in the future.

I have to tip my hat off to you for having your third baby while in residency. You just got promoted to super woman in my mind! Your patients are going to be really fortunate to have you for a doctor.