What is the average age for weaning??

[kelebek]

sounds just like my LO when he was your DD's age

[Jaycee]

DS is 23.5 months and still going strong!
We only have morning and night feeds, and one in the middle of the day when I'm not at work.
I'm really starting to get pressure from my family to wean when he turns 2, including from DH.
I honestly don't have a problem with feeding him beyond 2, but everyone else seems to!

[~clover~]

Oh I'm under pressure too. Thats probably the hardest part...

[Bathsheba]

I think it really varies... but I think I have heard that the average BFing mother only feeds for about 4 months. Probably has something to do with returning to work. Because I haven't worked while my children are young they all made it to at least 9 months (my first) then 1 year (my second) then by the time I had my 3rd and had joined BB and been educated about WHO recommendations I was still BFing my 3yo (at his request). He lost interest just after his 3rd b'day.

[charliebear]

The world average for breastfeeding cessation is 4 years and the ABS has information in Australian breastfeeding practices at 4810.0.55.001 - Breastfeeding in Australia, 2001.

But I don't think that's what you asked, I think you want to know what age a child is likely to stop if left to themselves.

My son is only two so I don't have any personal experience of this, but I have a sister with older children who has let them self-regulate their breastfeeding, and her eldest went to about 5 years and even then it was only occasional and her second is 4 and has a couple of feeds a day. Her youngest is due any day!

It is very common for babies to go through a period of breast-refusal at around 12 months, and this is often mistakenly taken as them self-weaning. Forewarned is forearmed! Just push on through

At 26 months we're still having frequent feeds and it is rare for my son to go longer than 4 hours without some "boobies". It's very sweet when he hears a baby crying and suggests "Boobies feel better".