With my first, until a year. I continued a bedtime nursing until he was 15 months. My second is now 6 months, and my plan is to use the same timeline for him.
Post by notoriousmeg on Dec 9, 2013 22:06:31 GMT -5
3 months. In retrospect I wish I did it longer, but I had started to cut back in preparation to go back to work and DS had a horrible reaction to an antibiotic I was on (that the dr had old me was safe). I took it as a sign.
I nursed N for 12 months exactly, to the day. Her last nursing session was on her birthday at nap time, and I was all "happy birthday to you, and MEEEE!!!! All done nursing!!!!"
I was a little more sentimental w/ E, and nursed for 15 months. I stopped nursing at night when they started sleeping through the night. Sorry I can't give more specifics, I honestly don't remember how exactly that worked because we Ferberized N around 9 months (so she probably didn't nurse at night after that, or maybe she did if she woke up, who knows), and E laughed in our face and showed us that what works for one kid doesn't work for the next, so "HA FUCKING HA MOMMY!! NO SLEEP FOR YOU!" Not that I'm bitter.
Post by speckledfrog on Dec 9, 2013 22:09:08 GMT -5
I nursed for 16.5 months. I wanted to make it to 18 months but it stopped being enjoyable for both of us. I never nursed to sleep after infancy (it just worked out that way for us), so at some point after he was a year I was basically nursing once in the morning and once in the afternoon. We dropped the afternoon session first and then morning session last.
I weaned night feedings at 11.5 months and then fully weaned two weeks after that (at that point, it was in the morning upon waking and then again right before bed).
With my older daughter, I made it to about 10 months with mostly nursing and pumping. With my second daughter, I was never able to keep up with her so I was supplementing from the start. But I nursed in mornings/evenings and pumped for about 10 months.
I exclusively pumped until 11 months. I wanted to make it to a year, but I ended up getting mastitis around 9 months and it caused one side to completely dry up. I stuck it out a bit longer, but was sick of having one giant boob and I just wanted to be done. I had enough stashed in the freezer to get her through 1 year though.
DS started regularly STTN around four months, so MOTN sessions stopped then, for the most part. We still nurse morning and bedtime every day, and before nap on weekends. He's 14 months.
Baby 1-20 months Baby 2- 30 months. She was ftt and nursing was the only thing that helped her gain weight. She had food issues. Baby 3- he's 15 months and still nursing. He only does it once a night usually. More when teething. I will nurse as long as he wants until we hit 20 months or so.
She fed from the teat for 5 days. After that, it was pump city for about 6 weeks. I could not handle every 2 hour wake-ups by myself, and also my nipples hurt. I was starting to resent her while we were still in the hospital. Bottles make me happy.
This almost exactly. Except I wanted to nurse, and he didn't.
Nursed 4 days, EPed for 2 months, then switched to formula.
I EP'd for a little over 7 months. It wasn't what I had planned, particularly with a year of mat leave, but pumping was a happy medium for our little guy who had latching issues, even with the support of 2 LCs.
Post by ElizabethBennet on Dec 9, 2013 22:40:49 GMT -5
I nursed her for 10.5 months. The weaning experience was hard for me (and her) because I had to do it before I was ready. I hope with the next kid (whenever that happens) that I'm able to nurse for a full year at least.