Breastfeeding Beyond 12 Months

**OceanPrincess** · December 28th, 2013, 07:06 PM

I have the opposite... DS2 feeds too much overnight, I want that to stop (but soooo can't be bothered!!) but is happy to feed to sleep during day time. I want to stop the night feeds, don't care so much about day time. He's kinda cute... When he gets tired he goes and gets his sleeping bag and brings it over to me going "nigh nighs! Nigh nighs!!"

Jen thanks heaps for the suggestion of a feeding singlet type thing to get me through this interim before weaning phase... I went and got myself two new Bonds bras in the sales that were only $22 each. Sweet. And they actually FIT. Yay, no more cave ins!

***beannaithe*** · December 31st, 2013, 09:00 AM

In regards to caving boobs, I'm in the same boat here as well. Girls are generally having two feeds a day each and sometimes three. My boobs are def smaller than pre pregnancy now but in saying that, they are still big enough to need a bit more support than a nursing singlet will provide. Just curious, at this stage of the game, are they likely to shrink much more once we wean? I need some new bras, neither my old ones or my nursing ones fit properly but don't know if its too soon to buy more.

**OceanPrincess** · December 31st, 2013, 11:58 AM

I'm not sure bean

I just got myself two smaller Bonds bras, as I said above, for the exact same reason - I'm not sure how much smaller I'm going to get and don't want to go back to underwires just yet, the risk of blocked ducts is too real for me.

**~TT40~** · December 31st, 2013, 06:01 PM

Mine dont appear to have gotten smaller at all..just softer itms
Spock has started doing this 3 dides thing... she use to only ever have one side at a time until only a few months ago when she mastered the 'finished' sign and the more sign and point to the other side. Now in the last week he has finished the second side and goes bck for thirds to the first side again...

**leckert** · January 1st, 2014, 07:50 PM

Tell me the "feels like I'm going to throw you to the other side of the room" thing goes away! Ds2 is fart-arsing around at night with the on-off thing with reasonable breaks between attempts but in the past week I've got to the point of "you have to stop now mummy can't handle it anymore" and then he gets upset and I can't calm him down to sleep; DH has to and after fussing around with the older one doesn't really want to deal with the second (which I understand cause he takes forever at times to settle). I'm hoping it's either teeth related for ds2 as his suction seems really strong compared to normal around teething or it's related to my attempted cycle which is also driving me crazy (removal of implanon and now onto mini pill) with breakthrough bleeding all over the place.

**Saffy** · January 11th, 2014, 06:05 AM

Hi ladies I will be in here in a few weeks yay, just a quick question- do I still need to wear nursing bras, I hate them and my boobs are pretty much soft now. Thinking it's unlikely I will get mastitis etc as I have never had any problems previously.

**leckert** · January 11th, 2014, 06:29 AM

Hi ladies I will be in here in a few weeks yay, just a quick question- do I still need to wear nursing bras, I hate them and my boobs are pretty much soft now. Thinking it's unlikely I will get mastitis etc as I have never had any problems previously.

I still wear mine 21mths in with ds2 (although I didn't stop wearing them from 9weeks pg with ds1). I think it'd pretty much depend on how much you're feeding, and need for feed access during the day.

**~TT40~** · January 11th, 2014, 07:17 AM

I still wear them but only because of the ease of access thing, and mine are too big to get away with not wearing a bra. If I could get away with it I would probably not wear one at all. I've never gotten mastitis either (*touchwood*)

**HotI** · January 11th, 2014, 07:23 AM

i ve been wearing feeding bras for 4 years now! won't know myself when i finally get back to regular bras. There are different types, maybe shop around if the ones you have are uncomfortable.

**OceanPrincess** · January 11th, 2014, 07:56 AM

Saffy if you are still producing milk then I think you need to stay with bf bras - he underwire in normal bras can cause blockages. Having said that I know people who've gone back to normal bras and haven't had an issue. You could try wearing a normal bra and see how it feels?

I've been wearing nursing bras for almost 6 years... Looking forward to getting out!

**Saffy** · January 11th, 2014, 08:23 AM

Ok, I might just wear regular ones if I am not with DD which is hardly ever.

Need some new ones probably, I think it's the support issue which is annoying me. Thanks!