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Well done Sterla! It's been about 8 weeks or so since my DD had her last BF. I was completely over it when she finally weaned. And nothing's changed! Such a relief to have my boobs back and I don't miss it AT ALL. Just need to stop the groping habit though ;)
You certainly don't feel regret about bfing ending if you let them self-wean as older children, do you!
I figured out that it's likely I'll be bfing for about 10 years in total with these three, if DD3 bfs as long as DD1. :o My bbs will deserve a medal... (Don't even want to think about how long if we do have a fourth).
I've been waiting very patiently for the day I could join this thread...and now I can :dance: DD2 is 12 months today. I'm so happy to have reached 12 months of breastfeeding again. With DD1, at this age I was having to top up every feed, as pregnancy made my supply all but dry up from the beginning, so I'm rapt to not be pregnant right now and to be able to breastfeed for as long as DD2 wants :)
Ladies can i join?
Bit of background
Dd2 had been exclusively bf for 15 months.
Thing is she loves boobie juice so much she doesnt want to eat solids!!
Also she loves fiddling and pulling the other nipple while i bf! Lol
Ive been trying to wean her since 9 months and have had to delay returning to work 3 times.
I am too weak to wean her and always give up :(
Anyway, i have to return to work beginning of jan as that is the last extension i could get.
Glad i could breastfeed her for this long but dreading the weaning process again.
are you interested in breastfeeding when youare not working, or ready to wean completely?
I went back to work part-time when DD was just over a year old. I fed her in the morning and when I got home from work and in the weeks leading up to returning to work I weaned her off her middle of the day feed, which was usually before her nap so I swapped that for cow milk (she was already used to cow milk by then anyway). That is, if you want to continue nursing. If you don't, try gradual weaning, starting with swapping just one feed with some cows milk or equivalent and taking it slowly from there.
Sad to say but im ready to wean completely :(
You've done a great job feeding your baby M2SC. You're not weak; you're giving your child what she needs. That's really hard sometimes :hug:
Are you open to just going back to work and seeing what happens? She may surprise you with the change in circumstances and be happy to drop feeds if you're not around. From there you can cut out the other feeds as well (it may be easier after you've made that initial change to follow up with complete weaning).
I hate fiddling. What happens if you stop the feed any time she tries to fiddle?
Madb i think that will be the best solution in that she wont want milk as my my gets anxiety seeing her upset for milk.
I really dont mind overnight feeds, much easier than rocking them to sleep lol
I usually tell her to stop coz it hurts, sometimes she gives me a cheeky grin and i cant get upset with her!
Sometimes she pulls my nipples realy hard and i hate when she does it in public!
Mum2SweetCs I found Dr Jay Gordon's weaning advice great and effective. DS has been nightweaned since about 11 months, bar the odd night he's not well and needs permanent latchment haha.
Oh and the herbs I went on to encourage my cycle to return worked :) so now we can TTC yay
You may find a happy compromise between the two of you. Hope all goes smoothly as possible. And I totes agree about feeding to sleep. It gets such a bad rap but when it works, it works great.
Don't be too sad! Feeding this far is a perfect achievement. Feel sad yes but also very proud.
14 months of breastfeeding after reduction (Bfar) and we are still going strong. Feeding 2-3 times a day and I have just come off the motilium but I am still taking the fenugreek and my supply is enough to keep DD interested.
I wonder how many more months/ years I'll bf DD for...
Excellent FL!
What's with this? We haven't changed our feeding patterns recently. This morning, I was absolutely fine, then at 5pm, my boob felt a bit sore so had a look to see what's going on. Huh? A lump quite literally the diameter of a tennis ball? I used to regularly have problems with recurrent blocked ducts but not for months and months so why now?
Could be the way you slept or the bra you've been wearing? I had a blocked duct a few days ago, think it was from sleeping in a bra, was pretty painful to shift :hug:
Sometimes a seatbelt can block a duct... Hugs, hope it clears soon.
Ladies, I am struggling. I hate my bras ATM - they don't fit as DS2 has dropped the frequency of his feeds - but don't want to buy a new one as my boobs are changing. Grr.
Plus DS2's sleep has regressed badly in the last week or so and he is not sleeping more than about 2hrs at a stretch... Feeding overnight is doing my head in. I'm asleep on my feet half the time, literally. And yes I know what the word literally means.
:hug: OP. Night waking and feeding is awful once they're a bit bigger and there's not as much rest any other time for you. How old is DS2 now? I found 16-18 mths the worst with both DDs.
Could you try some bfing singlets? I found them a little more forgiving in terms of size. Otherwise, seriously, treat yourself to some new smaller nursing bras. I didn't with DD1 only to end up bfing for almost four years. :/ the amount of money you save by bfing, I think a smaller bra you might not wear for more than six mths is still a good investment. Make it a pretty one and you'll feel sexier too. ;)
Still bfing and getting milk at 38+ weeks. But I suspect not very much. At this point, I'm confident DD2 will not give up, which I'm pleased about. I want her to bf after she starts preschool in a few weeks and cops all those new germs (that would then come home to her new sister).