Breastfeeding

12 months and a few days with my first. I plan to breastfeed around 12 months again with my second, maybe longer

First born self weaned at 17 months currently second baby still going at 10 months

Planning to do 2 years. Currently at 7 months!

@Alayne @Vikki how did you both deal with teething/teeth? I’m almost 4 months in and the idea of teeth are scary

First born she didn't bite at all I was very lucky she had no problems my boy now has started to have a bit of a nibble did bite hard once but I started removing him every time he bit or nibbled and now he has pretty much stopped he caught on pretty fast that biting means no boob 🤣

Im at almost 12 months, the teething stages were bad tbh but honestly after a couple days of her biting/me pulling away and her realising she doesnt get it when she bites and also when the tooth has cut through the gum she stopped biting. So id say ive had 3 stages of biting for a couple days. Shes now got 6 teeth

at 10 months planning to breastfeed until 18 months unless she self weans, teething isn’t so scary you just need to know what to do if your baby bites, if they do remove them from the breast and give them a teething toy and give them a firm no, if they do it again stop feeding until the next feed, it is inevitable they’re going to bite at least once and yes it hurts but as long as you stay consistent with this method you should be fine!

I wanted my daughter to self wean and she did, it was just before her 4th birthday.

I breastfed for each of my girls between 15-18 months. My milks dried up when I was 20 weeks pregnant so we stopped, my other two I weaned at 18 months. My third was the only issue with teeth, she consistently bit and I started to get tense and anxious before every feed. My other two didn’t bite.

I was aiming for 3 months but gave continued for considerably longer. I've now said to my little boy when we will stop. I'm hoping he takes it well.

did 3 weeks, wanted to do 6 months but my supply was shocking 🥲😫

My goal was initially 6 weeks and our last feed was on his 1st birthday x

We’re at 2.5 years 😅 never planned to go this long haha. My goal was 1 year

My baby is 10m and I have no plan to stop anytime soon xx

My dream was 6 months. Just about managed 6 months of EBF. Then switched to mixed and also BLW. Currently still breastfeeding at 12 months, along with solids of course. The idea of teeth also freaked me out, but it honestly hasn't been that bad at all. A few bites, but he learned quickly! Our son is very high centile and looks about 2 or 3 years old. I'm sure people judge all the time, about everything. Thankfully he's walking 🤣 otherwise there'd be judgement about that, too lol

My boy is 21 months old and still breastfeeding before his bedtime.

2.5 years with my first 13 months and counting with my second

We went to 3yrs. My first goal was 2yrs. 2yrs came and I was like F it whatever 😂 he stopped in his first term at 3yr old kinder

Did anyone ever receive judgment from others when breastfeeding past 12 months? I don’t deal well with judgement 😅

2 years and still going

Kind of I had more judgement around 15 months but the further I've gone along people just seem shocked and sometimes get a well done (especially with being due a baby in may) its definitely subsided x

Still breastfeeding my 3 year old and now my 6 week old also. My original plan with my first son was to breastfeed for at least 1 year but from then I decided to keep going until he self weans. The same plan for my second baby. When teeth start to come through it can change their latch so there can be some pain but it does go away after a short amount of time. And I only really found he did this with his front teeth. He has bitten me a few times but this has usually been when he is falling asleep and not on purpose, he's never caused damage to my nipples. With an effective latch you should not be able to feel their teeth when they are feeding. I've fortunate to have family members that have fed past 12 months so I feel quite supported. Though I did get judgement even from them when it came to continuing breastfeeding whilst pregnant. I tend not to talk to people about it who don't already know, my 3 year old hasn't asked to breastfeed in public for a long time. He only breastfeeds at bedtime and wake up.

2 years and still going

Since my girl turned 3, we've been slowly weaning. We cut out night feeds and day feeds so far, so she only feeds to fall asleep and once she wakes up in the mornings. 🥲

It seemed that past 12 months I got A LOT of judgment, but idk I got used to it I guess. I stopped caring what others thought because I knew that my daughter's health is more important than other people's judgement 🙃 gotta remember that our mother's and grandma's generations were brainwashed to think formula was better than or just as good as breastmilk 🙄

I’m currently 5weeks in I do love it but fudge sometimes it hurts my goal is 6months really! But we shall see what the future holds 🥰

Had no plan. Slowly coming to the end of out breastfeeding journey at 26 months

We made it to 13 months. I think it would have gone on longer but he didn’t seem to like the taste of my milk anymore once I became pregnant again.

Originally planned to do 1 year and now we’re almost at 2.5 years! I did receive some judgement once we passed the year mark but now thankfully people aren’t asking me as much when we “plan to stop”. Since I want it to be organic and both of us be ready and not force the process

Only 4 months. Struggled massively and then she started getting teeth. I don’t regret stopping then. I did what I would and she’s a happy energetic 5yr old now

My son stopped 3 weeks ago on his own just 1 week before his 4th birthday.

Planned for around a year with my first and did 2.5 years. I’m on for 4 months with my second and plan for anything 1year + Received some judgement and “when are you stopping” with my first but honestly I didn’t care. I understand the disapproving looks can be difficult though!

stopped at 6 months. i wanted to go a year at least

@incognito when my boy would bite, I would pull away and refuse to feed for 5 minutes. He eventually stopped. Only advice with this is don't react! If i yelled "ouch!", he would laugh and want to do it again. They don't bite as much as you'd assume. It's only really if they are curious and their teeth are hurting them. Otherwise the teeth don't really get in the way of drinking milk

You'll get judgement regardless of what you do tbh. I know mums who were judged for giving a bottle to their babies in public as it wasn't the breast. Once they turn 12 months old, they don't really breastfeed much anyway. It's usually just before naps or if they are abit fussy. So the chances of breastfeeding in public isn't as common as when they are little.

7.5 months and we’re still going

I’m only almost 4 months in and yesterday I got the most painful bite ever, it felt like sharp and it definitely caught me off guard. Now she’s being unusually grumpy every now and again. I didn’t have a plan when I chose to breastfeed, it was decided the minute before her first feed and I had the formula just in case. But I’m due a surgery hopefully in May and I don’t know how much that will affect my supply 😞 I’m working hard now to build up a freezer stash for her, but it’s hard

Ouch! Is she teething?

@Anne I don’t see any other major signs of teething so I don’t think so, she did do her first laugh today today 🥰