Anyone else nursing a 12month+ year old? - breastfeeding

coasterqueen wrote: Now that DD is 13 months old I really feel alone sometimes as an "extended breastfeeder". Kylie is changing her nursing patterns so much since about 11+ months, I just wonder if I'm not alone.?.

Just curious

kit_kats_mom replied: Nope, still nursing all of the time here. Katherine is only 5 days older than Kylie

maestra replied: I'm still here too! Much to the dismay of my mother!

MommyToAshley replied: Still here too. Although, Ashley has cut way back from about 8 times a day to just 3 times a day (morning, mid-afternoon and before bed)

paradisemommy replied: still going strong here too and i totally agree..people give you a total look of dismay when they find out i'm STILL breastfeeding?? i just wanna them all...but i don't care what anyone says because we have been so blessed with hardly having any sickness and/or problems with him...and i love the bond that we share..

supermom replied: LOL - Well, I have just "officially" weaned Anders at 3 and almost a half years. So, I think that you are very awesome for continuing to BF your 1+ child. We are in the minority, but I do think that trend is changing. If someone gives you a hard time, just ignore them. Obviously they are not very well informed, and I do think as time goes by our children and our children's children will look back at our generations and wonder what we were thinking by weaning so young (not us specifically, of course, but "us" as a whole)......

Jamison'smama replied: Still nursing here--morning, naptime and bedtime--sometimes an extra time during the evening and she still nurses at least once during the night. I am not ready to stop and she doesn't seem to be ready either.

Kirstenmumof3 replied: Still breastfeeding here and I don't think Claudia has any intention of stopping. She is still nursing every 2 hours.

MomToMany replied: I'm still nursing Hannah who will be 18 months old on Tuesday. Most people I know don't know I'm still nursing her, and would probably give me an earful if they knew. I don't care though- let them say what they want!

amynicole21 replied: Still going strong here... even though we have officially weaned Sophia at night



Supermom... did I miss a post about this?!! I had no idea you weaned Anders. How did it go? Did he protest much?

MommyToAshley replied:
CONGRATS!!!!!! Is she still waking up at night or are you getting more rest?

jem0622 replied: Gabe & I are still going strong at 13 mos. He nurses about 4-5 times a day. No bottles though. All cups/sippys while I am at work.

Julie

amynicole21 replied:
She still wakes up briefly about 3x per night, but we are able to get her back to sleep just by hugging her or patting her butt. She's still in the bed with us (much to my Mother's dismay ) so we aren't really missing out on sleep... HOORAY!!!

supermom replied:
I am glad that Sophia is doing well with the night weanings - and I guess even better now, since this post is so old.......

No, you didn't miss a post, I was not really sure he would keep up giving it up - teehee - he was almost ready to give it up, and he was really only doing it at naptime, he had already given up his night and morning nursing. So, he pretty much gave it up on his own. Sometimes it was because Emily was in my lap, and he would go cuddle with dad, or sometimes he would not even take a nap, but he did it himself. So, no protests, and now if you ask him he'll say that "booby milk is yucky!" - LOL!!!

But of course, Emily is giving it a good go..........I can't say that it was easy nursing both at once, but I can say that I think it really really helped Anders transition to having a new one around after being #1 for so long........and I am glad that I tried it.

jcc64 replied: Corey's gonna be 15 months soon, and she shows no sign of stopping. I also don't advertise the fact that we still nurse, b/c I don't want to have to justify my actions to anyone. It's working for CJ, dh, and myself. That's all that matters. Great to see you again Amy and Beverly!

mummy2girls replied: I admire you guys for still breastfeeding past 12 months..WOW. and all i can say is OUCH!! Those teeth must be brutal on you guys...LOL.

MommyToAshley replied:
I guess it depends on the baby, Ashley doesn't bite me. I've never had a problem with her.

A&A'smommy replied: i really admire you guys for keeping it up as long as you have!!!! You are all an inspiriation and wonderful examples!!

supermom replied:
I've not been bitten but once or twice when they first got teeth. I used a method my doc suggested, worked like a charm, and didn't hardly ever get bit after that.....so really not a problem. Much worth the awesome experience, too......

kimberley replied:

i never had this problem either. Jacob got his first tooth at 1 month but was always gentle and James was way worse without teeth! he was a vigorous sucker with razor sharp gums and eased up a bit when his teeth came in

MomToMany replied:
Just to let you know, it's impossible for the child to bite you if they are latched on correctly. I've only been bitten a couple of times by Hannah when she was about 6 or 7 months old. She got the point that if she bit, she couldn't nurse anymore because I set her on the floor. So, she never did it after that.

supermom replied:

The other comment I wanted to make is that it is SO SAD we feel like we have to keep this so hush-hush because we don't want to invite comments from others. I also felt like that sometimes with Anders, but everyone who knows me knew better than to say a WORD or else THEY would be the one getting the earful!! LOL In fact, when I was feeding him at the store (mind you, I sit at a desk and talk to customers no matter what I am doing with my kids) most were very supportive, and not one made a comment about his age.

I am not suggesting that you all "come out of the closet" I am just commenting on the sad state of our society. If it was a bottle that your child was sucking on (and I am not flaming Bottle fed babes, either) then no one would say a word!

MomToMany replied:
I totally agree with you, supermom. It IS sad that society frowns on BFing toddlers. I've never really BFIP, and I wouldn't hesitate to, either. I'm just not good with comebacks, so I probably wouldn't be able to say anything if someone said something to me. DH thinks Hannah should be done by the time she's 2; he thought it was weird that I BF her past 1. But there's no way she's going to give it up any time soon. So, she will wean when she's ready , no matter what anyone thinks!

kimberley replied: ITA, i just don't understand how or why people frown on bf i was once asked to feed jacob in the ladies room because we were at a restaurant and i guess some people were offended. (i am very discrete about it so this was a shock) i suggested to the offended that they pick up their plate and go eat it in the bathroom. When i got the look of disgust back, i just told them if they wouldn't eat their food in the bathroom, not to expect my son to.

i only wish i had the resources available to me when jacob was small because my nightmare of an OB told me i had to wean Jacob at 13 mos because i was pg and would jeapordize both him and the baby jade will wean when SHE is ready and nothing will change that. look at the source of where the "wean now" attitude is coming from. ignorance.

asaka replied: I breastfed my DD for 15 months after she was born. When I returned to work at 12 months we were only nursing in the mornings and evenings, and eventually we stopped because she just didn't seem very interested anymore (I would have gone longer if she'd wanted me to!). People did query my decision to nurse for more than 12months, but I really had to try and ignore them, breastfeeding is the best thing you can do for your baby. You go girl!

DansMom replied: Daniel still nurses about 3-4 times a day (plus two small bottles while I'm at work). I still pump twice at work. He also still wakes up several times overnight to nurse.

jordansmom replied: Jordan isn't a year yet, but getting close and no sign of weaning anytime soon. Breastfeeding is the best thing for a child, nutritionally and emotionally. Studies show that kids who BF into their toddler years are actually more stable and better socially adjusted adults. Those who think otherwise cannot possibly be informed of all the benefits of BF.

3_call_me_mama replied: Cameron is still nursing strong, stronger than ever actually. The last 2 weeks all he wants is milk. If i stand up and hold him he says mama, milk, sit adn points to a chair. He'll be 14 months on the 5th on Jan. I thought he was going to wean himslef at about 11 months because he started to lose interest adn only nursed 2-3 times a day. But now he is nursing like he was 5-6 month old. I have mixed feeling about it because he was sleeping through the night 8:30- 5:30 and nursing back to sleep until 7:30 but now he wakes 2-3 times and wants to be in our bed again. And since he is in a toddler bed he just gets up runs out to our room and yells, mama up , nuh-nights all done!milk! and tries to climb up, so it is a little more tiring now. I had kind of hoped he would wean himself rather than have to be weaned but we'll see how the next 6 months go. We are thinking of trying for a second child, but I want him to be weaned before i get pregnantso that he has a long time to adjust to it before a new baby comes along and takes HIS milk (as he will tell you... mine, me milk!) So , we'll see..... any advice from those that have BF and have childrne close in age.. thanks

supermom replied: Well, they are not THAT close in age, but I can tell you that I think it was easier for Anders to share than be weaned first (he was 3+ before he weaned and didn't do so until AFTER Emily got here). I think that too, being pg did help some because during that time when the milk changed back into colostrum, it was not as "tasty". Although, for the first time in ages he asked for some "booby milk" the other day. But then he changed his mind, so we didn't have any.

When we were night-weaning Anders, we used to give him drinks of water and then snuggle with him. I would tell him that I would hold him and snuggle but that he couldn't have any milk right then because mommy was tired (with being PG I sure was!). That did help some in cutting back the night nursings and got him in his own bed for most of the night. - Except now that Emily is co-sleeping, he's wanted to be back in our bed again, just snuggling........so we are back to 4 in the bed (and the little one said....roll over, roll over).......

But I am glad you are still letting him nurse at 14 MOS!! Way to go .....

Raindr0p2433 replied: I'm nursing my 17 mth old still....she only nurses though at night and everyonce in awhile during the day...if she wakes up in the middle of the night she wants to nurse back to sleep.

Maddie&EthansMom replied:

So are you tandem nursing? I see you have 2 kiddos.