'Demand' feeding an older baby??

[MantaRay]

I still demand feed my 17 month old but sadly he mostly only has one feed a day now. I see nothing wrong with it if you are happy with it, in fact I think it's great that you are still doing that.

[beckles]

i pretty much let oscar decide when he wants a breastfeed. although at his age i never offer it to him. i find some days he has multiple breastfeeds and others 2-3, at think at 10 months i would still be letting baby decide.
beckles

[BellyBelly]

I demand fed Elijah until the day before he was three but that doesn't mean he wanted to be breastfed 6 times a day! It tapered back slowly and sometimes when I felt it was just a habit I would distract him and it would work. I fed more when he was sick (wouldn't have anything else to eat and hates medicine like panadol) and when upset but that was it really. Now he's a happy and well adjusted three year old who loves his mummy and lots of cuddles and kisses Not manipulative or clingy at all but very cuddly which is perfect for me. I also demand fed Ris until 2, and again, when I had enough I would distract her. You can quickly tell which feeds are really needed!

[Matryoshka]

I still demand feed my 20 month old and we're both happy with that. He will just come to me and pull at my top and then i offer the boob The only time it hasn't been ideal is at the shops, but i just explain to him to wait a little while and he understands (he seems to always do this when i'm pushing the trolley, must be because they are in his face!).

I plan to demand feed until he self weans.

[StrawberryMumma]

Thanks guys for sharing your experiences. Really good to hear. DD is definitely a bit obsessive with the boobs at the moment, but she's been in a bit of a teary mood too now so maybe she's not feeling quite right. That might be why. We'll see how we go anyway with demand feeds anyway.

MummaB..I would imagine having bb in your face would just be way too tempting! Like when your at home and you know there is chocolate sitting in the fridge

[Matryoshka]

LOL i think you are right there Lee

[Smoke Jaguar]

Still demand feeding my nearly 22 month old He feeds quite a bit during they day when I'm around - sometimes hardly at all, but as a rule, he'll feed at least 4 or 5 times a day. I do offer it when my supply is all over the place and I need to offload, otherwise I let him ask...and he does!
Not planning on scheduling him. When he's sick he'll feed more (like ATM), and that's cool, cos at least he can have something other than water when he's got a tummy bug!