https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:59:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215878 Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:15:46 +0000 youboots 2215878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My goal is a year. We are 16 weeks in and I pump 1x a day. I WOH/WAH part time- but will SAH full time come October and I finish my current photography season.</p> <p>If all goes well at a year I could see going longer, but I would not call it a goal. My Mom BF me till I was 18 mo, it would be nice to get that far if it's working for everyone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215870 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 23:28:21 +0000 anonysquire 2215870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't really have goals. I'd like to make it to 2 years with Zuma and then maybe try to stop? It might be hard to wean her if Pi is still nursing. I honestly need to think about this more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215864 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 22:56:53 +0000 PawPrints 2215864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My goal is one year. I've made it 11 weeks so far. If it's going well at one year I could see keeping going longer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215729 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 20:29:56 +0000 MrsKoala 2215729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first goal was 6 months and we made it to 15 months. I had a 3 day work trip so I made the decision to wean him and he didn't seem to miss it at all. My goal for the next child is at least a year and maybe longer! We'll see what happens. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215617 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 18:49:10 +0000 HabesBabe 2215617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For LO #1, my "dream" goal was 2 years, but my realistic goal was 12 months. We made it to 15 months.</p> <p>For LO #2, my dream goal was 18 months, realistic goal was 12 months. Made it to 12ish months.\</p> <p>I wanted to not spend $$ on formula and I wanted to provide BM for as long as it was convenient for me and the baby. I telecommute and work from home everyday, so I was very lucky with my working arrangements. I pumped a LOT with LO #1 and actually donated 500+ ounces to a friend. With LO #2, I didn't pump at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215614 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 18:47:10 +0000 ineebee 2215614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 3 months in as a SAHM, and my first goal is 6m. After that I'm just gonna take it one month at a time, and hoping to get to 12m but I'm just gonna see how it goes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215609 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 18:36:48 +0000 regberadaisy 2215609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With #1 I set short term goals of 6, 9 and 12m. We ended up breastfeeding till she was 25m. I was a FT WOHM.<br /> With #2 I was unemployed and SAHM till she was about 3 -4 months? I worked full time for about 3 months and now I'm down to one day a week. She's almost 10m and right now I have a pumping goal of 12m. Then milk while at daycare and I will nurse till either I'm pregnant or she self weans. Or she's 2; whichever comes earlier. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215589 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 18:09:53 +0000 Corduroy 2215589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With LO1 my goal was a year. I quit nursing on the side with my inverted nipple at 10 weeks. I continued nursing on the other side until 15 months including pumping until 13 months.</p> <p>With LO2 my goal was just to try the inverted side again with as much help as I could throw at it (shells, shields, everter). I'm 10 days in now and thinking I can extend the goal to one month. My general goal is one year again. I think months of pumping at work may be more difficult for me this time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215585 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 18:03:23 +0000 erinpye 2215585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My goal was 12 months with LO1, but we had lots of issues caused by tongue tie, and I had no milk left at 8.5 months. With LO2, I wanted to make it at least as long, and made it almost 16 months when she self-weaned! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215564 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 17:41:55 +0000 birdofafeather 2215564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i feel like with DD1, my goal was 1 year, but i was open to up to 2 and then once we started, i just had little goals to make it more manageable. we weaned at 18.5 months. this go around, i'm going to assume 1 year, and open to longer but i should probably make little goals again because each kid is different! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215548 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 17:20:25 +0000 lady baltimore 2215548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would really love to breastfeed for 2+ years, but I will be returning to work at 12 weeks, and am apprehensive about pumping, so my goal is one year, and then see how we're doing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215475 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 16:02:23 +0000 MrsRcCar 2215475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I EPed with N for 9 months or so.<br /> E is still nursing exclusively at 16 months. My goal was 12 months now I am just following his lead. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215452 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 15:52:06 +0000 CakeLady 2215452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My goal was at least a year from the beginning. We made it a week longer than a year, and DS self weaned. I had no trouble with nursing, but pumping was really, really stressful for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215447 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 15:48:08 +0000 Pirouette 2215447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catlady: totally with you on trying to feel less guilty about FF #2! we tried to introduce formula way too late and she wouldn't take it.</p> <p>my goal with #1 was 6 months. I WOH, and pumping was way easier than i expected, so i pumped up to a year and then stopped pumping but breastfed until 18 months. I BF wayyy longer than i ever expected, and am super happy with the way it went as well as the way it ended, but the most important lesson I took from it was that I should go with the flow and do what feels right. So i may set a soft goal of 6 months with #2, but i'm gonna try really hard not to put pressure on myself to make it there. i want to be just as happy with my experience with #2 no matter how long or short it is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215442 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 15:46:10 +0000 SeptMomma12 2215442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're 5.5 weeks in and my current goal is to EBF through maternity leave (15 weeks). Then I'll see how things go with pumping at work. I'd love to make it to 6 months, but I'm not going to stress myself out if it doesn't work. My first was formula fed after 6 weeks and is amazing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215437 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 15:41:22 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 2215437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have no expectations or goals for BFing. I guess my "goal" is to try, but I have no strong feelings between breastfeeding or formula, so it doesn't makes sense for me to set any long-term goals. I don't want to feel guilty if I don't meet my self-imposed goal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215434 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 15:36:47 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2215434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hope to BF for a year. I think short term goals will be better for me though. My first is 6 weeks. I'll be WAH part time the first year of baby's life. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215427 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 15:31:05 +0000 sera_87 2215427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lo#1 was a year. Made it.<br /> Lo#2 was "we'll see" or a 6 month minimum. Made it to 5-6 months. He and I are much happier on formula</p> <p>ETA: I REFUSE to pump &amp; neither were EBF. </p> <p>Lo#3 6 months would be nice, not going to stress about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215424 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 15:27:37 +0000 sarah.clarisse 2215424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Original goal was 1 year. My current goal is 2 years, which is four months away. Little guy shows no signs of wanting to drop his only nursing session but honestly I'm about 95% over it at this point. I'm traveling without him right before his 2nd birthday and am hoping to wean them.<br /> I work out of home and pumping was not fun. I quit that at 11 months and it made BFing seem so much easier once it didn't include pumping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215373 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 14:13:10 +0000 blackbird 2215373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went into BFing T with the goal of just seeing how it went and not going crazy. I had/have goals at 1 month, 3 months, then 6 months. That's as far out as I go right now. I'm sort of just going with it until it becomes a pain in the ass </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215369 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 14:03:45 +0000 Mamaof2 2215369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lovehoneybee: I WOH with both kids.</p> <p>With my 1st I had a really tough time and literally my goal was day to day "If I can just make it thru today, tomorrow will be easier" I nursed him for 20 months.</p> <p>With #2. knowing I had BF #1 so long my immediate goal was 12 months - she weaned at 15 months </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215367 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 14:01:08 +0000 JenGirl 2215367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My short term goal is 3 months, which is when I think the majority of the medical benefits are, and when I'll be going back to work. Then we'll see how pumping goes and my long term goal is a year, but I've told anyone that will listen that I won't feel any guilt if it's too hard and I decide to supplement or go with formula. </p> <p>For me, it's not worth being miserable if things aren't going well. I think it helps that I watched a friend make herself absolutely miserable trying to make it to 6 months exclusively breastfeeding when she hated it and I told my husband - I'm not doing that! It's not worth it!</p> <p>That being said, I've already read a book about breastfeeding and a bunch of articles and I'm taking a breastfeeding class, so I'm certainly going to give it a good go! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215361 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 13:50:53 +0000 Adira 2215361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With Xander, I wanted to make it to 12 weeks initially. Then when that worked out, I set a goal for 6 months. And when things were still going well, I set a new goal for 12 months. We nursed for 14.5 months.</p> <p>With Logan, my goal has always been 12 months. I did it for Xander, so I feel confident I can do it again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215357 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 13:48:38 +0000 Mrs. Coral 2215357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lovehoneybee: I have similar goals. We made it to 3 months, now I have my eyes on 6 months, then 9 months. Ultimate goal is 12 months. I WOH full-time and I hate pumping. That is definately a factor. However, DD was on fortified breastmilk (due to low weight, increased her calorie intake by 4 calories/ounce by adding powdered formula) for 2 weeks recently and it did not go well. That is increased motivation to continue providing her with what works. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215340 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 13:30:29 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2215340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I just make it til I reenter the working world (planning on 4-6m old) then I'll still consider that a success because I bottlefed my first almost from the beginning, and I did SAH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215260 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 12:21:08 +0000 avivoca 2215260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My goal was to make it to a year and then reevaluate. We're still breastfeeding at 21 months. </p> <p>I think that I will be more open to formula next time, especially if I have the supply issues again. My supply tanked at 6 months, right before my period came back, and it was a struggle to make enough between ovulation and my period. By 10 months, I was relying on freezer stash a lot and at 11 months we started mixing WCM with BM to make full bottles and transition. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215248 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 12:16:47 +0000 Foodnerd81 2215248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My goal with C was to make it to 1, then see how it went from there. She ended up self weaning at 20 months, which is a lot longer than I had expected but it worked for us. I definitely think I would have wanted to stop sooner if I was pumping though. </p> <p>My goal is the same for this one, and I will still be SAH. A friend asked me if I felt obligated to BF this one as long as I did for C, but I don't. I hope we get to a ear and then when the baby is ready, it self weans like C did. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215154 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 11:15:53 +0000 LovelyPlum 2215154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catlady: oh yes, the F-ing elimination diet. That was fun. #not </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215150 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 11:15:02 +0000 LovelyPlum 2215150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My goal was 2 weeks, then 6 weeks, the. 6 months, then 1 year. My goal with pumping was to try it, then to get through last summer, then last December, then spring break, which was 6 weeks before her first birthday (I had freezer stash to get us to one). There were rough days, but we made it through. We weaned 2 weeks ago at 14 months, when I went away for 10 days. Not sure if we would have weaned otherwise, and I'm still a little sad about it, but we made it :happy: </p> <p>Pumping was emotionally challenging for me, and I continually had to remind myself that my pumping output was in no way a reflection of my value/worth/success as a mother. I obsessed over every ounce and worked like crazy to produce as much as I could. In the end, this led to a massive oversupply, but I still worried. I pump weaned early, because I needed to get that emotional stumbling block out of my life. </p> <p>Hugs. It's so hard to know what to do. I didn't think I would love or be good at BFing, and when it turned out that I both loved and was good at it, I hung on to it for dear life. Now that we're done, I am realizing that I was pretty intense for a long time. I hope next time to be a bit more relaxed, even if that means less milk. I think that will be healthier for us both.</p> <p>Good luck, lady :goodluck: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-goals#post-2215141 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 11:11:09 +0000 catlady 2215141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My goals were the same as yours (a long term one and short term ones) and we're still going strong at almost 21 months now, which surprised me. I WOH and I admit the first year (with pumping) was difficult. However, the harder thing for me was the elimination diet, which I was on for close to a year for LO's MSPI/FPIES. </p> <p>We are planning to TTC #2 soon and I already know that I do not think I will be able to handle another full year of elimination diet, so I think I will have to be flexible with my goals for BFing #2. I would like to make it to at least 12 months again if I can, but I have already agreed with myself and DH that if we have to FF #2, I will do it and try to feel as little guilt as possible. Easier said than done though! </p>