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How long are you planning to breastfeed for?
Hi girlies, was just curious to know, out of those of us planning on breastfeeding, how long do you hope to carry on? I was talking to somebody today who BF her son for nearly 3 years! She said he never seemed to want to stop and she was happy to let him continue. He weaned himself off eventually and it wasn't in any way upsetting for him or his mum which i suppose is the main thing! However, with the best will in the world i just can't imagine me breastfeeding a 3 year old! I'm pretty sure my upper limit would be one, but i would probably move on to follow on milk when i started weaning at 5-6 months. I have no idea why this is, i think probably because i wasnt very successful with feeding the boys and would consider myself lucky to get that far!
Obviously if i was lucky enough to have no problems this time around and made it to 5 months i would see how i felt about carrying on and if i was happy to then i would, but you've gotta stop some time, right? I plan on using breast and bottle from very early on, so hopefully the baby won't be overly upset when i decide to stop.
Whats everybody else planning?
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Obviously if i was lucky enough to have no problems this time around and made it to 5 months i would see how i felt about carrying on and if i was happy to then i would, but you've gotta stop some time, right? I plan on using breast and bottle from very early on, so hopefully the baby won't be overly upset when i decide to stop.
Whats everybody else planning?
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I'm hoping to breastfeed for at least 6 months, but it's my first so never done it before, and have no idea what it's going to be like etc! but it would be good to get to at least 6 months then decide from there. can't imagine keeping going for 3 years though
aileen xx
32 weeks
My reasons for feeding for 1yr are that I am too tight to buy formula and too lazy to use it! I cant imagine sterilising and making up feeds etc when (and hopefully if) I can do it myself just by popping baby on!
I think breastmilk is perfect for the 1st year, BM changes compared to age and needs of baby and also changes due to the season (will be more fluid in hot weather etc). From 9mths baby will only need morning and bedtime feed so I can carry on when I go back to work at that stage!
So lets see how I get on... You can all point this post out to me when im struggling come April/May!!
Dinks, i know what you mean about formula, bottles and sterilizing! It seems like a right hassle lol. I know it goes against all advice, but i actually stopped sterilizing at 6 months, as soon as the boys started picking things up from the floor, putting their shoes in their mouths etc etc. I just put all their bottles and dummies on an intensive wash in the dishwasher, which was actually much more convenient! I'd chuck it all in the night before and it would be ready for the next day.
I only planned to feed my son for six months but ended up feeding him for 2 years! It was just so simple and easy. I'm all for an easy life. After 10 months you only feed morning and night and at night they fall asleep at the breast and its just lovely...i only got bit once or twice and it only hurts for a while!!! I'm planning on feeding this one till it feels right to stop be it 6 weeks, 6 months or 2 years - no pressure x x
Kirsten
15+2 x x
I have to say, I am hoping to be successful enough at expressing to avoid formula (follow-on or otherwise) altogether. Like Dinks, I'm tight (and I'm not convinced by the claims of their advertising campaigns).
29 weeks x
I'm not a person that could breast feed in public either I think its a personal thing. I have milk freezer bags at the ready also lol!
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