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How to breastfeed for more than one year?

Hi! I would like to breastfeed my baby for two years. She just turned one year old and the paediatrician told me that she needs to eat more solids and therefore drink less milk (right now she has been breastfeeding around 6 times per day) and that I could start introducing also cows milk. For me this mix is quite confusing… when do I breastfeed her, when do I offer her water and when do I offer her cows milk? Also, if I’m pumping and having a milk bank, should I use that instead of cow’s milk? How are you all doing? In which moments do you keep breastfeeding to make it to the two years mark?

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I have always just offered my boy snacks/meals and let him feed whenever. It’s not affected his appetite really and if it has, he is still eating well here and there. He also still feeds on demand throughout the night and he’s 2 in March. I just follow his lead and he’s doing really well, I think it’s too much pressure to start thinking oh no I can’t feed them now when they’re desperate for it because they must eat food. My opinion anyway

Hi! I’ve been breastfeeding my oldest for nearly 3 years, he’ll be 3 in April. My little boy barely had any cows milk, he didn’t really enjoy it until recently, between 1.5 and 2 he’d really still feed whenever he felt like it, then when he went to nursery he just feeds before bed and during the night when he wakes. It’s really been a “go with the flow” type of thing for me, I never intended to breastfeed for this long but the journey just hasn’t ended naturally for us yet.

They should definitely be eating more than drinking milk after 6months. Once they have gotten accustomed to eating food. I would feed my kids food first then offer milk. But mornings and night time I would just give them breast milk

Breast first then food 30-45 minutes after. Cows milk is never necessary. If she’ll take breastmilk from a cup I’d do that. Water as needed, milk in a cup at meals

I don't know they she needs any cows milk really. Breast milk is complete. Currently tandem feeding my nearly 2.5 year old and 7 month old. BFing doesn't affect their desire to eat IMO. I think each child is different and medical professionals often give misinformation about it. I would go with the flow, let babe take the lead. When she wants milk from you, as long as you are happy, then feed, snacks and meals as normal/ with you/ another person accompanying her.. she will slowly switch over from milk to solids x

I feed my baby food with sips of water between bites then I will stick him on the boob

I breastfed till 22 months. Can I ask why are you pumping? Your supply is almost certainly good at this point. Maybe stop pumping. After a year I was only doing a morning and a night feed. So perhaps start to cut some of the day feeds out reduce down to morning, before nap and before bed and then cut down even further.

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