https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 07:11:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-plan-to-nurse-past-12-months#post-2349227 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 13:38:06 +0000 PurplePeony 2349227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I planned to wean by 15 months, not 12, but DD outwitted me and is still nursing a couple times a day at 23 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-plan-to-nurse-past-12-months#post-2349199 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 13:29:10 +0000 Corduroy 2349199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started transitioning to cow's milk at 13 months, a little later than anticipated due to some allergen concerns (which turned out to be something else). We last nursed at 15 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-plan-to-nurse-past-12-months#post-2348987 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 11:26:21 +0000 Boogs 2348987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanted to be done by 12. Almost at 14 months and struggling to wean still. Him, not me lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-plan-to-nurse-past-12-months#post-2348976 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 11:20:17 +0000 MrsKoala 2348976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep for three months afterwards. We weaned very slowly and it was the exact right pace for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-plan-to-nurse-past-12-months#post-2348863 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 10:31:06 +0000 .twist. 2348863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My goal was 6, my cap was 12, I made it to 10. Happy medium for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-plan-to-nurse-past-12-months#post-2348860 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 10:29:54 +0000 Pirouette 2348860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my goal was 6 months, but I knew 100% I'd be done by a year. HA! My LO was so tiny, and loved nursing so much that I just couldn't wean her, and I didn't see any reason to when the time came. </p> <p>She tried to wean around a year but then pulled back on it and went back to nursing, and I just followed her lead. Honestly, i think she needed it to get through the 1 year molars.</p> <p>she weaned herself with some gentle encouragement from me at 16 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-plan-to-nurse-past-12-months#post-2348855 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 10:28:14 +0000 MrsRcCar 2348855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My goal was one year. Here we are at almost 21 months still going. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-plan-to-nurse-past-12-months#post-2348845 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 10:24:25 +0000 blackbird 2348845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm pretty whatever at this point--doing it as long as it doesn't cause me a ton of headaches, but I will 100% pump wean by then, if not before. I am so fucking over it already. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-plan-to-nurse-past-12-months#post-2348777 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:57:06 +0000 twodoghouse 2348777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanted to get to a year, but wasn't sure we'd even make it that long. But here We are at 18 months and still nursing. I don't know how long we'll continue. I'd like to let them self wean, but not sure if that'll really work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-plan-to-nurse-past-12-months#post-2348764 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:51:22 +0000 Alivoo01 2348764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I planned to stop at 12 months since the pedi said he technically stopped getting as much nutrition from it at like 6 months! I stopped pumping at 11 months and weaned him at 12 months. I was proud of myself for lasting that long since I'm the first to breastfeed in my family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-plan-to-nurse-past-12-months#post-2348752 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:41:10 +0000 Mrs Spoon 2348752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Planned to stop at 12 months. I did stop pumping and just kept the morning and night sessions. She self weaned at 14 months and we had a great end to our nursing relationship! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-plan-to-nurse-past-12-months#post-2348749 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:37:43 +0000 catlady 2348749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I planned to stop at 12 months. Somehow she still nurses once each day now at 25 months... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-plan-to-nurse-past-12-months#post-2348731 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:30:09 +0000 MenagerieMama 2348731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! Stopped pumping but LO has not decreased nursing at all and still has MOTN wake ups to nurse (ugh). And has been sick a lot and sometimes only nurses so I haven't had the heart to wean at all. Haven't even done WCM due to my freezer stash. She's 13.5 mo now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-plan-to-nurse-past-12-months#post-2348729 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:28:00 +0000 JoJoGirl 2348729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I got to 12 months and so no reason to stop.... it was easy to pump at work. I did cut from 3 pumping sessions to 2, though at that point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-plan-to-nurse-past-12-months#post-2348716 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:21:20 +0000 mrsjyw 2348716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He weaned at 13 months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-plan-to-nurse-past-12-months#post-2348711 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:17:18 +0000 BandDmommy 2348711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had no set plans on when to stop nursing. With DS, he was going to daycare and I had no interest in pumping past 9 months. So, I slowly weaned him. He was weaned by 11 months. With DD, pregnancy dried me up so I had to wean her earlier than planned, started around 9 months and she was completely weaned by 11 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-plan-to-nurse-past-12-months#post-2348710 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:16:17 +0000 LBee 2348710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did not, but I was on the line! The last day he nursed was the morning of his first birthday. We were down to one nursing session anyways, so it wasn't that hard, but I still get nostalgic (plus the lazy part of me hates getting out of bed when he's hungry in the morning). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-plan-to-nurse-past-12-months#post-2348705 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:14:24 +0000 winniebee 2348705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you didn't plan to nurse past 12 months, did you?</p> <p>I always said I had no interest in nursing past 12 months, but it's a month away and now I think I'm fine with morning and night nursing for a bit after that. Getting nostalgic! </p>