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Hellobee Boards Topic: If you made it to your goal for BFing. https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 01:51:51 +0000 prettylizy on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing/page/2#post-1594343 Sat, 26 Apr 2014 08:04:38 +0000 prettylizy 1594343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Goal was 1 year she weaned herself somewhere between 14-15 months. Things really slowed down when I went back to work at 1 year. DillonLion on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing/page/2#post-1594318 Sat, 26 Apr 2014 07:10:28 +0000 DillonLion 1594318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Clawed and scraped to reach my goal of pumping until she was one. We nursed awkwardly until 8 months and then moved to just pumping. By the time she turned one, I was producing less than an ounce a day, but I had a small freezer stash that we used up through her birthday. It was a close call but we did it. AprilFool on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing/page/2#post-1594279 Sat, 26 Apr 2014 03:48:45 +0000 AprilFool 1594279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My goal was 1 year and she self weaned a few days short of 12 mths. Mrs. M on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing/page/2#post-1594239 Sat, 26 Apr 2014 00:29:58 +0000 Mrs. M 1594239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My goal was one year and she was weaned at 14- months. I would have tried to go a little longer, but my supply dropped after getting pregnant. daniellemybelle on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing/page/2#post-1594078 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 21:18:28 +0000 daniellemybelle 1594078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Well, my original goal was to EBF for 6 months. We made it 5 days before supplementing so it that sense I did not reach my goal. However, my new goal was to breastfeed for 6 months even with supplementing. I am very proud to say that we met our goal! It was one of the hardest things I have ever done, but now nursing is pretty easy so I am not going to intentionally wean. However, I don't pump when I am away from LO, and since I am working part-time she is getting fewer nursing sessions. I think it is going to happen naturally over the next few months, which I have mixed feelings about. Beehive on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing/page/2#post-1593973 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 20:10:31 +0000 Beehive 1593973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My original goal was 6 months, and I just weaned DS a couple weeks before 18 months! Definitely not what I had expected to do. cyndistar3 on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing/page/2#post-1593970 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 20:08:45 +0000 cyndistar3 1593970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My goal was a year, I finally broke down and weaned her at 21 months, I wanted to get done nursing and have that be a thing of the past for lo before the new baby gets here because I knew it would be an issue to tandem nurse. Applesandbananas on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing#post-1593963 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 20:06:08 +0000 Applesandbananas 1593963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Original goal, one year. We've continued and will wean on his terms, unless he is still nursing at 2... I think 2 night be my limit, but we'll see! I treasure our snuggles :) matador84 on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing#post-1593953 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 19:59:05 +0000 matador84 1593953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ One year goal, made it barely. I completely dried up at 3 months pregnant. travelgirl1 on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing#post-1593947 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 19:56:38 +0000 travelgirl1 1593947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My first goal was 6 months, then I said a year, then after that I said I'd let her choose. I didn't get to do that and had to wean at 17 months which was a shame, as she definitely was not ready, but I did meet my first two goals :) tequiero21 on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing#post-1593945 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 19:55:31 +0000 tequiero21 1593945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ A year was my goal. Started weaning then and fully done by 13.5 months. Ree723 on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing#post-1593923 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 19:40:31 +0000 Ree723 1593923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My goal was six months but quickly changed to a year after we got the hang of it and the pain disappeared. We weaned at 13 months as she wasn't that fussed about it and I was 12 weeks pregnant and has zero interest in tandem nursing! mrsbookworm on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing#post-1593909 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 19:36:16 +0000 mrsbookworm 1593909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My goal was 12 months and we're there now. We'll see what happens from here since I just found out I'm pregnant.... Adira on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing#post-1593875 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 19:13:26 +0000 Adira 1593875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @lemondrop: hahaha, thank you!!! :D lemondrop on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing#post-1593836 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 18:43:58 +0000 lemondrop 1593836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My goal was 12 months, we made it, so I stopped pumping and decided to reevaluate at 18 months. I just got my BFP then, so over the next month I weaned since it was so darn uncomfortable. @Adira: What, WHAT??!? Congrats! Be warned though, this is what 2 kids does to you- you miss out on all the awesome news!! hilsy85 on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing#post-1593801 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 18:09:50 +0000 hilsy85 1593801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @rrachael: same here! Still nursing at 18 months but only once a day. Hoping to get pregnant in the next few months so will probably wean then. lovehoneybee on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing#post-1593795 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 18:00:09 +0000 lovehoneybee 1593795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My long-term goal was a year, and anything past that was just lagniappe. He weaned at 15 months (in part due to illness on his part) but I'm pretty sure my supply was low and he was down to mostly one short session a day at that point. chopsuey on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing#post-1593794 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 18:00:08 +0000 chopsuey 1593794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I wanted to go until 2 years with DD. Went for 28 months. she wanted to go longer, but I couldn't tandem anymore. I wanted to go to 2 for DS too, but he went on boob strike at 10.5 months. I pumped until his 1st birthday and we were done! sorrycharlie on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing#post-1593791 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:55:32 +0000 sorrycharlie 1593791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I didn't really have a set goal...I guess in hindsight it was just 1 year? we went to 15.5 and weaned then. meganmp on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing#post-1593790 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:55:16 +0000 meganmp 1593790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Goal was 12 months, DS weaned himself at 13 months, and I wanted to stop pumping at work, so DD ended up weaning at 13 and change. The timing kind of sucked, in all honesty, because they weaned around the holidays, and I was still eating like I was nursing twins. Not good for the waistline, I'll tell you that much. Adira on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing#post-1593787 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:52:20 +0000 Adira 1593787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Alivoo01: My cycles came back at 9.5 months postpartum, but they weren't regular. My first cycle was 43 days and I ovulated on CD 36 with only a 7 day LP. The second cycle was 38 days and I ovulated on CD 28 with a 10 day LP. During my third cycle, I weaned off the pump so that I was only nursing once a day. I ended up ovulating CD 20 and got my BFP. :D catlady on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing#post-1593532 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:11:50 +0000 catlady 1593532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My first goal was to make it until my maternity leave ended (~3 months). Then until solids started (6 months). Now I am hoping to get to 12 months but if we get there, I will probably set a new goal to go further. It may depend on whether or not she has outgrown some of her food sensitivities at that point though. Mrs. Sketchbook on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing#post-1593506 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:06:07 +0000 Mrs. Sketchbook 1593506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Continued. My goal was 1 year, and he seems to be done at 20 months. Alivoo01 on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing#post-1593500 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:04:45 +0000 Alivoo01 1593500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Adira: Did you get your cycles back while nursing? I'm still pumping and nursing, but I know DH would like to start TTC this summer. I have no idea how to wean DS since he uses it as a sleep cue (bad I know, but it works). And it's the only time he nurses. I pump at work. DS is 9 months old. I figured I'd have to wean to get my cycles back to start TTC. My goal was to just get DS to breastfeed at all since I'm the first. When he did, my goal was 6 months. When we hit that, my goal is 1 year, but the pedi told me at his 9 month check up to start weaning him... cmomma17 on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing#post-1593483 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:59:09 +0000 cmomma17 1593483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Made it to my one year goal and don't know how much longer it will be before he/I wean. We are down to twice a down now :( sandy on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing#post-1593473 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:56:20 +0000 sandy 1593473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Goal was 12 months and she pretty much self weaned at 14 months. LO is a November baby and I wanted to keep BF through the winter to get through cold/flu season but she was pretty much done by January so I didn't force it travellingbee on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing#post-1593444 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:45:07 +0000 travellingbee 1593444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Goal was a year and I kept going but he wasn't much interested after that. He basically self-weaned at 13 months. Kemma on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing#post-1593405 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:20:05 +0000 Kemma 1593405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My new goal is two (we're at eighteen months and still nursing 5-6 times a day) and I'm going to reassess then depending on frequency and how A is sleeping. Baby Boy Mom on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing#post-1593300 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 13:49:41 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1593300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Continued. Goals were 6,12,18 months. Thinking about letting him self wean but we will see. Bao on "If you made it to your goal for BFing." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-made-it-to-your-goal-for-bfing#post-1593290 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 13:47:08 +0000 Bao 1593290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My goal was 12 months and I weaned at 14 months because I was pregnant and wanted to get her weaned before baby came.