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our little treasures
05-09-2006, 23:40
I have been following some threads and seen some people feed for a couple of weeks and some yrs.. What is the longest you have fed your baby/toddler..
My dd was 13 and a half mnths and weaned herself as I was preggars with ds
My ds and I are still enjoying breast feeding and he is 13 mnths and I hope to feed him until he is 2:smiliedance:
I love breastfeeding and I hope that my love for breast feeding is being passed down through to my dd.. As my mum did for us!!
♥Heaven Sent♥
05-09-2006, 23:56
I breast fed my dd until 4 months when i had surgery and my milk dried up i was having a few problems with reflux/colic/lactose intollerance so decided to do the bottle turns out she was heaps more settled so i know i done the right thing for her.
Ds is 7 weeks and im loving bf him but hes hasnt got many wind/reflux issues i intend on feeding him until he weans:yes:
18 months here :thumbsup:
Nickster
06-09-2006, 07:09
21 months and running....
I feel so priveleged that I can do this for my baby.
cheezelkat
06-09-2006, 07:13
7 months and going strong.
Goosie22
06-09-2006, 07:23
3+ years with my first. 4years and 3 months all together for 2 children.
(Some places have a sticky at the begining of the breastfeeding section which is a running talley of the breastfeeding years..........Maybe we could have a sticky in this section for BubHubs Breastfeeders to count up our years Breastfeeding?)
lukaelmo
06-09-2006, 07:32
12 and a half months for the noodle... his decision to stop, not mine :D.
Oscar's mum
06-09-2006, 07:44
18 months and still going.
Mariposa
06-09-2006, 08:29
with dd1 15mths ( she weaned herself, then started walking 2wks later:laughing: )
with dd2 13mths (had to wean as she was a real bad biter :o )
with dd3 she only little (7.5wks) and im loving it :D
2.5 yrs (although not many feeds in the last mths)
2yrs
14mths so far and counting:thumbsup:
DD1 13 mths
DD2 is coming up 13 mths, with no plans to stop until she's a teenager!!LOL!
I like Goosie22's idea about the running tally.
By my calculations (do not quote me on this!) all of us add up to about 281 months:eek: , which is also 23.4 years!
the_queen
06-09-2006, 10:00
With DD, she was on formula at 17 weeks old, breast refusal after facial surgery :(
DS is 18 weeks now and we are going strong :smiliedance: Planning on CLW.
17 months and still going strong:thumbsup:
cheers...jo
twinkles
06-09-2006, 10:29
My youngest had just turned 4 when we stopped, which we both agreed to, previously he had been on night time only with very occasional comfort feeds for about a year and a half. I thought it was definately time (I had been trying to get him to wean since 2 1/2 but found too much resistance, so progressively reduced it), but I think he would've kept going if I had let him - boys :rolleyes: .
Previously, my second was 11 1/2 months when she weaned herself and my first was 14 months, and was weaned by me, due to a Doctor insisting it was hurting my unborn child at the time (causing cramps) - she was really traumatised by the two week wean, spent 1-2 years putting her hand down my top and still plays with her nipples for comfort at 7. :(
Twinkles
Foxymoron
06-09-2006, 10:38
Almost 4 years with DD number 3, and some of that time has been tandem feeding since my wee bub has been born! :D
our little treasures
06-09-2006, 10:41
WHAT A TERRIFIC JOB ALL OF YOU HAVE DONE ALREADY!! I am a passionate breastfeeder and love the fact that I am giving my child the BEST start in life.. I had such pain with my 2 when we began and then my DS started biting and I know the pain would be enough to turn anyone of feeding but I wouldn't....
My DH has severe Dermatitas (which he will have to go to hosi for again soon) I feel very proud that I could stop my 2 from getting the dermo as severe as dh..:yelclap:
I agree with the sticky..
Mum&bubs
06-09-2006, 10:42
17 months & still going strong :thumbsup:
aardvark
06-09-2006, 10:47
#1 - 3 years and 3 months
#2 - 3 years and 6 months
#3 - 7 months and still firmly latched on
Briannabear
06-09-2006, 10:57
I breastfed my DD for just under 10 months. Would have loved to bf for longer but she self-weaned.
angcaltam
06-09-2006, 11:03
#1 - 2 1/2 weeks
#2 - 1 1/2 months
#3 - 6 weeks
Had to much milk for the first 2 and then teething stopped number 3.
#1 - 2 1/2 weeks
#2 - 1 1/2 months
#3 - 6 weeks
Had to much milk for the first 2 and then teething stopped number 3.
Too much milk:confused:
So, I've done another calculation (again, PLEASE don't quote me on this!!) and we're up to 533 months or 44 and a bit years!
Foxymoron
06-09-2006, 13:25
Add another year and four months for me, as I only posted the 'longest' time I've fed for, without including my first and second children :)
DS is still firmly latched on FAK right now LOL
Okay, so make that 549 mths or 45.7 yrs. Let me remind you all that although i am using a calculator it is highly likely i still haven't added them all up properly!
Funkychicken
06-09-2006, 13:33
Add 14 1/2 months for my DS#1, 11 months for DD (self weaner, grrr...), and still going with 8month old and plan to continue until...............................:p
Milliner
06-09-2006, 17:55
I'm still feeding my DS he is nearly 8 months now
nemosmum
06-09-2006, 18:09
I bf ds for about 11mths and have to admit to hating it for the first five or so months then i tolerated it for the basic reason it was best for him.
I have major regrets about weaning him as he had alot of allergies and also loved bm and would have continued BUT i was just over it,
This time round im really hoping I have a different experience and actually enjoy my time bfing my second child.
I dont know if ill do extended bfing but i will defiantely try and continue beyond 12mths this time round.
Well done to all you amazing lactating mummies, its not an easy job!
30 months and counting with my first son, and 7 months and counting with baby no2
MonkeyMum05
06-09-2006, 19:39
My little boy is 15 months, and still feeds twice a day (morning and nights).
We're at about 660 months or 55 years:D
Can you add my piddly 3 days with DD1 and 1 week with DD2
(my boobies are not made for feeding:crying: )
our little treasures
06-09-2006, 21:11
:smiliedance: It is so good seeing all the proud mums here trying for the sake of their kids:smiliedance:
munchkin05
06-09-2006, 22:11
15 mths and still going
i think ben will be married and have kids of his own before he gives up his booby
15 months,then DD self-weaned.:(
mum2charli
06-09-2006, 22:18
16 weeks and counting here.....i hope to BF for as long as she wants me too. I love being able to provide for her, it is an amamzing feeling and i love the closeness and looking into her eyes!
rylea's mum
06-09-2006, 22:35
nearly a year and counting
it's going to be a sad day when it stops:crying:
6wks and 3 days ....We have been breast feeding and still going strong....till he decides he has had enough:smiliedance:
hope that still counts
Hi
13 monthsand still going...if the old hand down the top and the nipple teak is anthing to go by its going to be a while before she is ready to give up the good old boobie :smiliedance: :smiliedance:
DS1 - 16 months, self-weaned (ie, wanted booby, but not milk - would spit it out and get frustrated that he just couldnt suck without drinking :crying: )
DS2 - 10 months, self-weaned (ie, got agro one night at boob, just wanted to be put down to sleep, and utterly refused from that point onwards - only wanted water from cups after that :eek: )
Longest so far: DS3 - 22 months - I was all in favour of tandem feeding when my new bubs came along, but I found it really painful, so was very disappointed to give it up 3 months into the pregnancy - but he really didnt care, and gave up with out blinking an eyelid....:rolleyes:
DS4 - who knows???????? fak right now :D
Give or take a bit, we're at about 769 mths or approx 64 yrs:D
Rainbowbrite
07-09-2006, 09:28
Almost 16 months & still going strong here :D
borntobemummy
07-09-2006, 09:39
over twelve months now:smiliedance:
musicmum
07-09-2006, 14:14
DD#1-13months
DD#2-6 months and still going strong!!!
MummyCharmzy
07-09-2006, 20:44
The longest I have exclusively expressed was 5 months for DS1. Unable to breastfeed for different reasons each time the duration dwindled sadly... down to 3.5 months for DD1 and then 2.5 months for DD2 the last bub WILL BE BREASTTTTTTT fed... not EBM fed!
chindonly
29-10-2006, 12:40
22 mths and shes still loving it!
13 months for DD1
18 months for DD2
With both I stopped because I was pregnant again and needed all the energy I could get - and both times they were not too perturbed about stopping as I did it really gradually. With this one I plan not to get pregnant again so who knows how long I will go for????:D
bekkyboo
29-10-2006, 16:27
4 and a half months... all finished up now :(
DD1 - 1-2 weeks :(
DD2 - 18 months
DD3 - 10 months and still going....
Mum2charli- what an absolutely georgous photo
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