https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 18 May 2026 07:49:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms/page/2#post-978382 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 13:24:34 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 978382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom breastfed all 5 of her kids for 2 years each. I am still BFing at almost 15 months. Hope to go until 2 years at least. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms/page/2#post-978304 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 13:04:50 +0000 mrsjyw 978304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom was only able to breastfeed the first couple of months, I've been ebfing from birth to now (just past 8 months pp). </p> <p>90% of my female relatives did not or were not able to breastfeed, so I was really nervous taht I wouldn't be able to-, i've been pleasantly surprised! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-978298 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 13:03:59 +0000 Mrs. Twine 978298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom breastfed me until 6 months. She would have gone longer, but apparently after I started childcare I developed a bottle preference. She nursed my brother until age two (he was not in childcare until then). I nursed Ellie until age five and some change, and will nurse Lorelei until she self-weans. My mom has been a wonderful support to me and I consider her a bf role model of sorts. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-978286 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 13:01:05 +0000 purrpletulips 978286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I breastfed DD for 14m, I am currently at 10.5m with DS. My mom did not breastfeed me (or my sister, we're twins) and was actually given medication to prevent her milk from coming in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-978110 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 12:17:37 +0000 mediagirl 978110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She breastfed until 3 months when she moved to formula for both of us. It's what you did back then. </p> <p>I am still breastfeeding at 13 months... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-978105 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 12:16:49 +0000 dagret 978105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We both breastfed; she breastfed me for 3 months, middle brother for 4 months and baby brother for 6 months. My son is 6.5 months old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-977039 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 00:12:15 +0000 Running Elley 977039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom breastfed me for 10 months and then I weaned myself. She breastfed my sister for just over a year and my brother for just over 2 years!</p> <p>I breastfed E for 3 months due mostly due to health issues on his part and partially due to extreme setbacks on my part. I'm hoping to nurse DD for longer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-977038 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 00:07:55 +0000 MrsMccarthy 977038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was breast fed till I was 2 and a half. My LO is almost 11 months and we are going strong. I plan to ween when he feels ready. Good for you breaking the mold!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-977010 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 23:09:47 +0000 shopaholic 977010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: I think our moms were similar. I heard from basically every older generation women in both our families say they didn't produce enough milk. </p> <p>@highwire: My mom "says" she "thinks" she BF each of us ~ 1 month. But her complete lack of any BFing understanding makes me think she didn't even do it for a week. Both my parents asked for formula the day we came home from the hospital and had NO CLUE about pumped milk. I'm at almost 5 months and hope to continue for the first year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-977006 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 23:08:16 +0000 Corduroy 977006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom BF my brother and me. She nursed me for over a year. My brother and I are 17 months apart and I don't know when she weaned him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-976992 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 22:52:18 +0000 birdofafeather 976992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my mom BF me for a couple months until she went back to work. i've been BFing for 6.5 months and want to go til at least 1 year, maybe longer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-976986 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 22:48:15 +0000 yoursilverlining 976986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom EBF-on demand both my brother and I for more than 1 year each. She said the only reason she was able to do it for so long was because she was a SAHM, if she had had to go to work full time along with BFing and trying to pump, she would have switched to formula. </p> <p>My milk never came in; so we formula fed from the start.</p> <p>My grandmother was also unable to BF. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-976944 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 22:27:38 +0000 blackbird 976944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She BF'd and looooved it. I pumped for 3 months.</p> <p>I'm sure breast feeding was a HUGE challenge in the 80's. the pumps sucked! An (older) friend at work was telling me all about it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-976921 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 22:15:35 +0000 skibobrown 976921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom EBF-ed both me and my sister for one year each. According to her she had no issues with breastfeeding other than some minor pain latching at the very beginning. She had one clogged duct once. Ugh.</p> <p>My breastfeeding experience could not have been any more different. I planned to EBF, but my milk never came in. I worked with a lactation consultant and tried absolutely everything under the sun, but had to supplement early on. My daughter got a small amount of breastmilk for her first 3 months, and then I had to call it quits due to no supply. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-976895 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 21:55:15 +0000 Penny Lane 976895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was BF for 6 months with a shield, then weaned to formula because I wouldn't nurse without the shield and she was sick of it ;) she also EBF my twin sisters and my younger brother for 12 months.</p> <p>I BF for almost 11 months then weaned to formula because I dried up after getting pregnant again </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-976888 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 21:49:51 +0000 Boheme 976888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom BF'ed my sister and i both til we were 2. Zero problems. I'm two months in with DS and we've struggled but we're making it now! I hope to keep going til he's one or beyond. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-976866 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 21:31:56 +0000 aprk 976866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She breastfed but stopped at 6 months because she says I lost interest. </p> <p>I am BFing still at 4 months and hope to go at least another year </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-976863 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 21:30:03 +0000 sera_87 976863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my mom ebfed both boys for about 8 months. She stopped because she lost quite a lot of weight.</p> <p>I'm still bfing at 11 months (although never exclusively). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-976846 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 21:17:22 +0000 MamaMoose 976846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom breastfed my bro for 3 months and me for six months. She said that it was painful for her EVERY time we latched on.... So I'm impressed she went that long. My 8 month old is EBF and we're hoping to nurse until at least a year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-976831 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 21:07:00 +0000 DigAPony 976831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My baby isn't here yet, but I plan to breastfeed while my mom did not breastfeed at all (didn't want to). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-976823 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 21:04:29 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 976823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm breast feeding both my children. She only breastfed me for 2 weeks and didn't breastfeed my sister at all. She says she never had enough milk, but I wonder if she really understood the idea of supply/demand because breast feeding was a pretty smooth experience for me and my pregnancy and postpartum have been nearly identical to hers in all respects except this one area. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-976786 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:47:38 +0000 sarac 976786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Extremely similar, down to the start and the (likely) finish. Both of us struggled a tiny bit at first, both babies started nursing well on day 5 of life. Both of us nursed past two. My mother couldn't pump at work in the 80s, so eventually she switched to just nursing mornings and night. Overall very similar journey. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-976772 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:43:29 +0000 MrsF 976772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TurtleDoves: M has MSPI and I am almost certain that I did too. My parents stories about me crying for 1 year straight sound pretty familiar... :-/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-976770 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:42:46 +0000 yin 976770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was formula fed, and I EP with my LO. My sisters were both able to breastfeed. Hopefully this time around I'll have more success with breastfeeding. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-976769 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:42:26 +0000 MrsF 976769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom BF for a few weeks with each of her 3 kids. M and I made it 3 months. Hoping to do better in the future! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-976768 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:42:20 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 976768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our experience was the exact same!</p> <p>I had mspi --- my son had mspi<br /> My mom list her supply --- I lost my supply<br /> Both of us had to quit dairy and both of us lost supply within 6m ( her at 6m, me and 3-4m) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-976766 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:41:17 +0000 Mrs. Bee 976766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my mom breastfed me but dried up when she got pregnant (I was 5 months old)! she nursed my brother for a long time... she can't remember until when but it was definitely past 1! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-976762 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:40:41 +0000 rachiecakes 976762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom EBF'd me and my brother for a year. (She was also a SAHM and never had to use a pump - she totally didn't understand my struggle..) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-976759 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:39:37 +0000 bisous 976759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom breastfed me for 9 months and my sis for 11. I am hoping to BF for a year at least! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-breastfeeding-experience-compare-to-your-moms#post-976752 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:36:44 +0000 cmomma17 976752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@highwire: she breastfed, but only for six weeks. I'm hoping for one year. </p>