Hi all.. I am still going strong at almost 14 months...
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Hi all.. I am still going strong at almost 14 months...
Thanks guys. :)
I really wish AF would come back, but apart from that reason I have no desire to wean Emma at all. I really hope it doesn't come down to that. I could cut out night feeds, but to be honest they are the most important ones as they settle her so well & I'm happy to do it (although I probably wouldn't say that at 3am ;))
Tracey - that is SO cute!!
Linda, be glad the witch is away. I think I started back again when Tehya was around 10 months or so. They are so bad now, I have never been like this after any of my babies, but this time around :(
Tehya will still feed up to 5 times in a 24 hour period, sometimes more, sometimes less. She still wakes up several times overnight and will only resettle with boob. It can be a pain at times. Not the bfing though, just the constant wake ups.
Trish - that is so like Emma - only the boob will resettle her...so no palming the job off to DH :rolleyes:
I'm not glad AF is gone, because we would like to TTC & it just makes it so much harder. Otherwise I'd be stoked...
I figured that may have been the case Linda.
BTW, I love the pic of Emma in your ticker. Very cute :)
Maggie is almost 16 months and still no AF for me. She is such a little boobie monster! She fooled me awhile ago and I thought she would start to wean, but she has reverted back and still has overnight feeds.
I have always gotten AF exactly one month after pp bleeding stopped.. its only been the last couple months that my cycle is all messed up..
Wow Astrid! I bet I'll be the same. I think too because Emma feeds so often as well.
I got bitten last night, first time ever. Just me jumping was enough to scare her & she bawled. I hope she connected the 2 though because if she kept doing it I think I'd have to wean, it really hurt!
:hello: i'm still here breastfeeding oscar. i didn't get AF back until 2 years with Josh, 2 years 10 months with Zak and just got it back now at 15 months with oscar, have no idea why so early this time. just thought i'd come and say hi and congrats to all who made it to past 1 year.
beckles
OMG Beckles - you're scaring me. I really don't want to wean but I really want AF. I don't know what to do... :(
Lindah amybe start temping & Opking, well OPK after you have a cycle kinda...? See after a few weeks or so if/when your actually ovulating (as you can whilst still BFeeding)..
Maybe that can help you pinpoint o & then getting that BFP...
Indah now only feeds once vefore bed & only if she wants me in the morning... Usually she does but if she see's her cup she wants that!
Yeah, I guess I could do that. I have never tried OPK before. Is it just like a HPT & tells you when you O?
bree is 20 months and going strong:D
so cute, she used to ask for 'dook' (drink) - now she runs up and says ' other side b o o b y ' LOL.
i stopped feeding jade at 13 months - mostly due to it being 'advertised' in all the parenting mags/info the general public gets that if you get to 1 year, good on you and you've done your job kinda thing:( i also followed all the solids feeding advice for weaning at 1 year)...
Joh - it's funny because I always thought that 12 months was just the time that you wean. Now I'm here I can't understand why it is so 'normal' to wean at 12 months. There is just no need?
yeah.
researching has educated me, the benefits to b'feeding just dont stop at 12 months!:D
it just seems that everyone wants to advocate to parents that you should have a life outside of being a parent, or making parenting as easy as possible for yourself, so stopping b'feeding is one of the ways you can not be 'tied down' to an older baby - which is all absolute bollocks:p
Yep - even the chicken pox immunisation. It has been going around lately, & I was a bit worried, but my MCHN said not to worry too much because we are bf. & that got me thinking - why don't they encourage you more to keep feeding when there are such important benifits!!
Not to mention that for us it is a sure fire way to settle Em no matter what. ;)
OMG, not only am O feeding past 12 mths, I am feeding & preg again, I am just blowing my own mind!!! hee hee
I am stoked to being growing a new baby & feeding my little princess too!
It's so awesome hey Linda!!!
Yay Tracey!! What an acheivement!!!! Good on you!!! :D
Trace you are a legend!
Jo
Hi!
Well, I haven't made the 12 month mark yet, but my DS is 9 months old and a complete boobie boy so I don't see the b/f stopping any time soon and I am content to continue well past the 12 month mark. I had to laugh when I read the post about a child twisting and turning and climbing while feeding as my son does that sometimes already - though usually when he is overstimulated and having trouble settling down. :) I'm pleased to still be feeding as I had lots of problems in the beginning. I was in hospital for 5 days after the birth (primarily because I ended up with a c-section after 28 hours of labour but that is a whole different story) but I nearly stayed an extra day to sort out feeding problems. I had several midwives attend to me and the nearest we could figure out was that my DS had sucked his tongue in utero and was thus lifting his tongue when latching on instead of putting it down. So I had cracked bleeding nipples and LOTS of pain but we soldiered on and it became a wonderful experience within a few weeks. I love to see James latch on now and watch his eyes literally roll back in his head when the let-down comes and he gets the milk!
Now, I have a question for all of you who have b/fed longer than I have. James just got his top teeth earlier in the month, and though he isn't consciously biting me (thank goodness) I noticed after the feed I just gave him for his nap, that I had tooth marks above each of my nipples when he finished feeding. Is that something I will have to endure or is there a way to stop that from happening? I don't think he is biting down but the indents are just happening from the suction maybe? IYKWIM Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated and I look forward to continuing to be a part of this thread as my son and I enjoy our b/feeding experience!
Heidi - I've noticed the occasional teeth marks too, but it hasn't actually hurt. I guess just the pressure. But it doesn't happen much. I guess if it doesn't hurt then don't worry too much. Good on you BTW!! :)
I have not noticed teeth marks myself, but then again I have not really bothered looking.
Maggie now has a habit of pinching me and trying to drag the nipple to her rather then moving herself to the breast Ouch!! I would really like to cut back on feeds, but I am not sure how to start, she is such a boobie baby.
Astrid - James pinches me when he is feeding sometimes as well - he either pinches my boobies or my tummy but most of the time it doesn't hurt so I let him do it - especially if it helps him settle. And yes, he also grabs my boobie and pulls it to him rather than going to the boobie himself!! It is nice at night because he can get the boobie himself without me waking up (though I'm a light sleeper and wake when he moves anyway).
Maggie is actually pinching my nipple when I carry her around, not when feeding. She just loves to play with the boobies, poke them, jiggle them and blow raspberries on them
Tehya likes to help herself to booby too. I was in bed with her the other night. As I am every damn night. Anyway, she grabs me by my top, pulls me towards her, pulling open my top and goes Booby !! obviouslty she wanted a feeed :)
Im at the 12 month mark with DS next month and he is still feeding every 3/4 hours. Its a bit draining atm because im pg now but i dont intend on weaning him. Dont think he intends on giving it up atm either.
I fed DD for 2 years but i dont see DS going that long. Ill be happy to make it to 12 months. Id like him to wean before the bub comes actually cause i dont know how id go feeding two.
I say to Jacob now when its time for a feed "do you want boo boo" It just started one day and now if he is cracking over something you can hear him crying boo boo boo boo and I feed him and he is happy then.. :)
I fed Jacob at a family bbq the other night and I got some funny looks but I decided I don't care anymore :) I haven't actually fed in public as such since that attachment parenting segment was on 60 minutes as I felt to uncomfortable but now I think if Jacob wants it then I need to give it to him and not worry what others think
lol. bree comes up to me (usually crying) saying 'other side b o o b y , mummy' :p too cute and funny!:)
I just wanted to say Awesome job mummys... I am proud of you all... I couldnt feed my DD, but am totally envious of you all & hope to be able to join in this thread at some stage after we have #2 whenever that may be.....
keep up the great work guys...
NicI think that's so sad hun. What a shame that you feel like that.:
I haven't actually fed in public as such since that attachment parenting segment was on 60 minutes as I felt to uncomfortable but now I think if Jacob wants it then I need to give it to him and not worry what others think
Go out and feed Jacob where ever you are happy too. Who gives a stuff what others think. I couldn't care less what people say or think when I am feeding Tehya. Generally when people do find out that I am still feeding they are shocked. Sad that our community finds this to be such a rare occurance :(
aw thanks mitch!
sounds like you are doing all you can to b'feed next time - reading up about it helps so much:)
yup:( i feel sorry for them that they are so ill-educated:p:
My mum surprises me. At least once a week she asks if Jacob is showing any signs of weaning and when I will wean yet she gets the same answer everytime I don't know when Jacob is ready I guess or when I get sick of it..
I think it sad that once a child gets to a certain age they are consdered to old for breastfeeding. Unfortunatly until I was in this position I also thought that over 6-8 months was getting a bit old to breastfeed but now I think god why didn't I stick at it with my first son but 3 months was better then nothing right!
I will rethink everything after xmas but unless it starts to effect my fertility ( we are TTC#4 ) then I can't see me stopping anytime soon.. Jakey loves his boo boo and who am I to deny him that.
I am surprised at myself and how much I do enjoy it. Of course there are times when he wants to feed and I really don't want to like if I am on here or just relaxing but I do it and he is odne in about 10 minutes and once he is on I am fine :)
I videoed him feeding the other day because I don't want to forget that look he gets when he gets that first taste lol. His eyes roll back and it is a total look of satisfaction :)
Awww Nic, that's so sweet you videoing him. I don't even have any pics of me bfing.
I have people ask me when Tehya is going to be weaned too. I think the fact that she can walk to me and ask me for booby puts some off.
I am going to Robbie Williams concert next month and of course Af is due a couple of days before it. As we are on the oval it is very hard to get through to the loo or back again.I went to his last concert and we lost a gf coz she couldn't get back through. Anyway I have asked my DR for the pill so i can prolong AF coming. I asked her about my milk and she said that it might start to dry it up, it was about time anyway :( I ave decided that I will take it for the week before I am due and will stop the day after the concert, so hopefully it won't affect my supply too much.
I don't want to have to give up for my own selfish reasons or because a Dr said "it was about time". Tehya and I will stop feeding when WE decide it's time.
That terrible a Dr said that..
And you should definetly take some pics.. I took a couple when Jacob was a few months old I just took them myself by holding the camera above us and they def aren't fabulous but they look good and the videoes are cute :)
Nic, how bad is it that I worry that my poor boobs are looking very saggy and so not nice looking now. Once upon a time they were bigger than her head, now their lucky to be as big as her cheek ;)
the pics would be just for you and take them in black and white cus they look better lol.. I hate my stretch marks but I can't see them in black and white
Talking about funny looks, I am not sure how I am going to feed Maggie on our plane trip later this week. I am sure she will want a feed, lets hope I don't have a Mavis sitting beside me. Oh well I suppose people can either put up with a 17 mth old being fed or a screaming child.
I have not got any breastfeeding pictures, well except for one where I fell asleep and my boob was hanging out (damn DH).
PMSL at your breastfeeding pic Astrid. Bad hubby ;) It's probably best that you do feed Maggie both on the way up and on the decent, it will help her ears to adjust with the pressure.
Hope you flight goes well.
Hey girls - nice to know there is this thread. I hope to be joining you all in about 7 months - LOL! Seriously, I had thought I would aim for 12 months because we would like an 18m gap bw kids, but now I am liking the idea of tandem feeding. Anyways, keep up the good work!
I just had to butt in here - sorry girls. I am still breastfeeding and love every moment of it. aussienic - my mum does this as well ....
My mum surprises me. At least once a week she asks if Jacob is showing any signs of weaning and when I will wean yet she gets the same answer everytime I don't know when Jacob is ready I guess or when I get sick of it.. I think she may be slightly jealous that she didn't try for longer when she was breastfeeding.
I am TTC as well and think I will have to stop breastfeeding to increase my chances as we have been trying for over 4 mths.
It's great to read other people's experiences and laugh with your stories as I feel the same when I am breastfeeding in public!