Were you breastfed?

[Milliner]

Were you breastfed?

Did you go on to successfully breastfeed your child?

I was breastfed for 18 months and I think that has a lot to do with our successful breastfeeding relationships. I went in with a can do attitude. I never once thought ‘what if I can’t’, never.

Both children went straight on the breast with minimal issues. I had bruised and bleeding nipples with Bailey for a few days but that was about it. No, pain at all with Mira.

I really believe that having been breastfed myself had a lot to do with it.

Could someone please fix my title! It should read were not where!

[JabberJaw]

I was breastfed for 4 weeks. My sister nil.

I have fed all 4 of my children, i think the tally is something like 4 years 9 months and counting. My son was for the least amount of time he was 3 months and we found out he was tounge tied, but it was too late, i had switched to formula because of the dramas and his weight loss.

My eldest was fed till 2 but still had a comfort night feed till 3.

I am still feeding bub and she was 8 months yesterday, i will feed her till she wants no more!

ETA My sister who wasnt breastfed is still feeding her son at night who turned 3 in August. He quit day feeds at about 2, and has the night one for comfort.

[floodprincess]

Both my sister and I were breast fed for around 18 months from memory.

My sister has gone on to successfully bf all three of her kids for about the same time; while I only got three months with DD1 :( hoping that DD2 can be more successful.

[cassvanm]

My brother and I were both breastfed until about 12-14 weeks.
I have BF my first 2 DD's until about 14 weeks, and DD3 is still BF - hoping to go until 6 months.

[Benji]

I was bf for around 12-13 months, went onto feed DS for 2.5 years.

I attribute my mum's positive attitude to my successful feeding of DS. When I was going through all my troubles my mum helped me out a lot and reassured me that some of the problems are normal and you do get through them (although I had no terrible problems, just engorgement, bleeding nipples, cracked nipples, bub feeding 24/7, mastitis). I can't say what would have happened if DS had some sort of weight issues or whatnot.

[Jakois]

Yes, I was BF.
All three of my children were BF as well.
I come from a predominantly European background (My parents migrated here along with my AUnts/Uncles), so I was bought up with it being the norm:).

[333]

I was breast fed as were my 4 sibling until roughly 18-24 months. I am breastfeeding my daughter and have had no problems so far (she is only nine weeks though :)).

[QTB]

i was breastfed for 3months, nothing was wrong (supply wise/attachment wise etc) but i got teeth at 3months and kept biting so much that my mum couldnt handle it...

my brother was bf for 11mths
my sis#1 12months
my sis#2 18months (i think)

iv had nothing but trouble bf'ing my two (although made it to 6mths with brayden and still going with harlan)

my sis#1 fed her DD til 18months
sis #2 hasnt had any issues so far (bub 3mths old)

[Lastcenturymum]

No I wasn't breastfed but in a way I think that gave me a determination to try and make it work. I can't recall why Mum didn't, it was pretty vague and bottles were all the rage then, I think it was seen as a 'convenient' way to feed and marketing made it sounds like you were doing the best for your baby and knew what they were getting.

I had lots of friends feeding so that helped and inspired me. Sorry bit off track there!

[*Chels*]

Yes,My mum BF'd all of us.I am not sure how long for,I know my bro was 2.5 years before he weaned.
FFing never crossed my mind,I always knew I would BF,
DS1 I had a few probs,the usual attachment,mastitis etc.But we made it to 2.5 years:yelclap:
DS2 I have had no probs.1st night he was born he wanted boob all night so I was a bit lazy with attachment so ended up with cracked nipples but they cleared up within days.So far so good!!

I heard at antenatal classes that if you were BF'd,the better chance you have at BFing yourself.And the more generations that BF,the better the chance!!!I am not sure if its true tho:confused:

[NewBeginnings]

My mum breastfed me for just under 18 months from memory when I self weaned!

My mum has also successfully breastfed all 7 of us kids. All for well over a year... the youngest of us for 3 years!

I last 2.5 days :(:gloomy: I failed miserably!

However, I am giving it my all this time! :yes:

[Chunkydunks]

i was BF for 3 months (as was my twin brother) when mum weaned us for unknown reasons. I Bf Ds for 3 or 4 months and stopped because he was losing weight and I had little supply.

[Princess Drama]

My mother breastfed me, and three of my 4 kids were fed until at least 18 months :) My youngest tot is 2 and still going strong :thumbsup:

[mum_I'm_hungry]

Yes, I was BF. I come from a predominantly European background (My parents migrated here along with my AUnts/Uncles), so I was bought up with it being the norm:).

I wasn't breastfed (I think most people my age -- 34 -- weren't breastfed in Australia at the time, certainly none of my friends were as I've asked them). From what I can gather, it was straight onto bottle (as it was 'better for baby'). That's how people saw it then -- it was advanced scientific stuff and better than the real thing! I think she had a shot to dry her milk up. My husband, however, was, because his mother is/was from Yugoslavia.

It didn't impact on how I fed. My mother realised things were different now and I fed without a problem. No mastitis, cracked nipples, nothing. I was really lucky.

[misskittyfantastico]

It's a hard poll to answer (for me) My bro and I WERE breastfed and it was really, really, really hard for mum. She BF'd my brother for 6 weeks and myself for 3 months.

From hearing about my mother's run ins with the "Nursing Mother's" AKA the ABA, I was quite frightened and prepared to stick it out for three months...well now I'm one of those crunchy hippy types and mum couldn't be more proud.

[NibbleCurlynBub]

I was breastfed for about 2 years as far as I can tell from what Mum has said.

It has no bearing as to how I went on to feed by bubs though, as she rarely talked about it and certainly did not teach me. :no:

She would occasionally comment that he fed fast (he was an efficient feeder) but that was far from helpful.

[Ana Gram]

Well, technically I was breastfed but only for 6 weeks which is about how long I lasted as well. But my mother had it much worse than me as I only had DD on the breast for 4 horrendous days and then expressed for the rest of the time. Mum stuck it out for 6 weeks and had the same problems with bruising as I did. I don't know how she did it!

[Ashleigh<3]

I was breastfed for about 16 weeks and I breastfed my baby for 12 weeks.

It depends on the individual how they define 'success', I believe breastfeeding for 12 weeks is a success, might not be a lot of breast milk but to me, it was better then giving my Daughter zilch breast milk.

[V8]

Yep i was breastfed for 9 months, think that was a great effort for tandem feeding twins. :) Thanks mum :D And i fed for 13 months with DS1 and have no intention of weaning DS2 and he's going strong at nearly 6 months.

[Fuchsia!]

i was BF for a couple of months, not long :(

But i successfully breastfed both my kids

[nicoleE]

I was not breastfed at all (my mothers choice not due to difficulty) and am very proud to be still breastfeeding my 13 month old daughter. :cloud9:

[mumtofive]

I was breast fed for 6 months or so and fully planned on breast feeding all my children, HOWEVER mother nature decided NOT to give me breast milk, i suffered pnd, with my first due to not getting any milk in, im over it now.

When my 5th baby was 10 days old i had a flow of breast milk for 2 days then it went away again.

[peanutbutter&jelly]

I was, for 8 months till I decided I was done (apparently). Mum went in to have her wisdom teeth removed and after that I wouldn't BF at all. Mum's theory is that the anaesthetic they used wasn't as BF friendly as she was told. Mine is similar but that I would have gone back within a few days... maybe she tried harder than I thought, but I really don't think so.
I'm now up to 7 months successfully BFing, with minimal issues - reflux and expressed half a feed, every feed for 2 weeks, some grazing at the start... but no major dramas! I'm very lucky :)

[bronny-jane]

i was ff..
ff 3 of my babies
ds is my only successful bf baby:yelclap: 9 months and no sign of stopping yet:laughing:

[Sheer Bliss]

I was b/f for about 12months.

I b/f DD for about 11months, DS for 18months (only stopped as I was in hopsy on a drip from :barf:this pregnancy and I couldn't keep my milk up, plus I felt like cr@p and it was too hard for me).

I don't think that the fact that I was b/f is THE reason I breastfed my kids.....it helped, but the fact that my aunty b/f her kids (maybe she did because my mum did??) and my sis b/f her kids I grew up with it being 'normal' I NEVER thought that anyone couldn't breastfeed, as all babies I seen were on the boob for at least their first 6months.

A friend of mine 'couldn't breastfeed (on day 3 in hospital she decided that she didn't have enough **** for her baby - wouldn't listen to advice from LC to give it more time) she said that it makes sense, as her mum couldn't b/f either, so it's probably why she couldn't. She also didn't want a breast pump for a baby shower present as she said she wanted to 'wait and see if she could' first. That comment blew me away, as it was the first time in my life I had heard anyone say something like that. I just thought that everyone could breastfeed. I now know there ARE medical conditions where people can't, but I also think there are lots of cases where it's too hard, so people say they can't. I can say that when DS weaned, it was my decision, because it was too hard for me, but that's OK. I think more people need to be able to admit that they choose not to do it because it was too hard, rather than they couldn't.

[~mia&ryan~]

MY mum breastfed my oldest sister for 9 months, which was up until a month before my second sister was born. She didn't breastfeed my second sister, sis was in NICU for a while due to being really early (emergency C/S due to placenta previa sp?). I was breastfed for 12 months.

DD only breastfed for a month (fed, expressed and formula top ups).

DS 3 1/2 months and still going. :goodvibes:

[Bearskin]

I was BF for 12 weeks; my brother for less. Mum had a huge supply but after being told that babies should only be fed every 4 hours, for timed periods and we were fed other fluids early on (OJ/Brandy, sugar and water :confused:) so mum's milk dried up pretty quickly. I always feel sorry for mum - there was so much misinformation when she had us and the ABA are nowhere near the presence they are today.

I am tandem feeding my 3 year old and 8 month old. I also have a massive supply and have from day 2 after birth. After DD I was in terrible pain and still suffered engorgment and leaking when DD was 10 months. DS - my body seemed to know what to do a bit better so less engorgment but still heaps of milk.

[Alisonp]

I was breastfed until 5mo when my mum fell pregnant and her supply suddenly dropped as I was refusing the breast. Sadly she then went on to lose that baby:(

I was a low weight gainer as a baby (interestingly so was my DD) so much so that the nurses used to imply that my mother wasn't feeding me enough. Obviously this really upset my mum because when I was having problems initially with my DD was very supportive.

She only breastfed my younger brother for a few weeks as she felt she never had enough milk for him (nearly 11 pounds when he was born).

As a result, when I found out I was having a boy she told me several times that although I successfully bf my DD, I wouldn't have enough milk for him and I would probably need to put him on the bottle.:rolleyes:

DS is exclusively bf and putting weight really well much to mum's surprise :rolleyes::yelclap:

[Seekrit]

I was a 'sickly little thing' and was allergic to cow's milk, so anything dairy my mum ate had me projectile vomitting and screaming, so I was formula fed. :) I breastfed my son until 20 months.

My big brother was breastfed until I was I was born, and we're about 15 months apart (she tried to wean but he wouldn't :laughing:). And my older sister wasn't breastfed at all because she shredded mum's nipples.

So a mixed bag around here.

[shed]

I did ask mum a while ago but I have forgotten, maybe 7 weeks or something?

I have breastfed my son for 2 years and 3 months.

I remember seeing my aunty breastfeeding my cousin and I always thought that's how babies were fed until they were old enough to go on a bottle. I am not sure 'how old' I thought that would be though. Didn't think it through that much (I was 8).

I really wanted to breastfeed but only because I always just thought that was what people did.

[flick82]

I wasnt BF, Mum chose not to. I chose to FF DD1, and have successfully BF DD2 for 4mths now, and im not stopping anytime soon.

[Lastcenturymum]

I was BF for 12 weeks; my brother for less. Mum had a huge supply but after being told that babies should only be fed every 4 hours, for timed periods and we were fed other fluids early on (OJ/Brandy, sugar and water ) so mum's milk dried up pretty quickly. I always feel sorry for mum - there was so much misinformation when she had us.

That is so true and it's so sad. I think a lot of women weren't given the support and advice needed. Routine is a word that should be banned!!:p


I was breastfed until 5mo when my mum fell pregnant and her supply suddenly dropped as I was refusing the breast. Sadly she then went on to lose that baby

I was a low weight gainer as a baby (interestingly so was my DD) so much so that the nurses used to imply that my mother wasn't feeding me enough. Obviously this really upset my mum because when I was having problems initially with my DD was very supportive.

She only breastfed my younger brother for a few weeks as she felt she never had enough milk for him (nearly 11 pounds when he was born).

As a result, when I found out I was having a boy she told me several times that although I successfully bf my DD, I wouldn't have enough milk for him and I would probably need to put him on the bottle.:rolleyes:

DS is exclusively bf and putting weight really well much to mum's surprise

Oh that is so sad for your mum :hugs:

Yeah my mum said to me one day 'you won't keep feeding that baby' (second as she was a low weight gainer - she didn't mean it maliciously - but it was the incentive I needed to persevere..for 15 months till I was 3 months pregnant. I think she told me it would weaken me or something if I kept feeding. Again just lack of knowledge back then.

[Samaras Mummy]

I was breastfed for 14 months..I sucessfully Breastfed Samara for nearly 3 years

[melissajayne]

I was BF for 12 months as were my 5 siblings with DS I was unable to as it took 2 weeks to come in and by that point he was settled on formula. With DD my milk still hasnt appeared and she is 6 weeks. I don't know why and the doctors can't understand why either, we tried everything to try and encourage my supply

[stellarella]

I was BF for 2 years.

My son has been BFing for 2 1/2 years and Ginger is also BF.

[Hollywood]

I was breastfed for 10 months, and am still BFing DS and he's 21 months with no sign of stopping any time soon.

[jaydensmum]

My sisters and i were breastfed, not sure for how long though. I bf my DS for 3mths, DD for 3mths and now bf my DD#3 for the last 4.5mths and hoping to continue for as long as i can! :fingerscrossed::yes:

[Areca]

I was breastfed for 5 months, my older sister for 6 months. To my knowledge no one in my family has bf past 6 months...until I came along :) I bf DD1 for 14 months, DD2 is still going at 14 months.
Even though my mum talked about how much she disliked breastfeeding when I was growing up I still think that part of the reason I'm successful is because of her. Even though she hated it she still mentioned that it was better for babies so you just did it. I never liked the idea of bf'ing. It wasn't something I was passionate about, it was all a bit weird and I thought formula was just as good......but I gave it a go because my mum had always implied that it was what you were supposed to do. I gave it a go, I succeeded, I started to learn more and for DD2 I was more than determined to do whatever it took to bf.

Neither of my grandparents bf and my mum said she bf because her older sister bf her kids. I'm trying very hard to change things around for my family. I hope that my kids grow up and see bf'ing as the beautiful, wonderful thing it is.

[RedPanda]

I was bottlefed. I breastfed my first son for two weeks, but stopped due to ongoing issues. I had the same issues with baby number two, but pushed through them and we are still going strong at seven months (it did take me about three months to get through all my problems).

[kimmymonster]

I was formula fed from birth, I am an identical twin. We were number 4and 5. Mum breastfed my eldest sister for 2 weeks, my other sister 5 days my brother nothing and myself and my twin sister nothing. She had a problem with producing enough milk.

My mum was fully supportive of me breastfeeding.
I breastfeed my ds1 for 14.5 months.
I am currently still breastfeeding my b/g twins who are 18 months old.

[neostudded]

I was breastfed for five years and my son is 15 months and breastfed. I always knew I would breastfeed. I have always been quite passionate about breastfeeding because I can remember how great it was. I always used to wish everyone in the world could be breastfed forever.

[UmmInayah]

I wasn't given a drop of breastmilk, unfortunately.

I was adamant that I would breastfeed my DD, and hopefully my next one

[Zada]

nope I wasnt bf'd.
I fed my DD for 6 weeks and DS for 2 weeks but i lost my supply.
Next bub whenever that is I will try my hardest to bf and not use formula