https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 04:16:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding/page/2#post-528864 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 09:59:06 +0000 prettylizy 528864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're at 10.5 months right now and still nursing 3-4times a day. I go back to work when she turns 1, and I think we'll just do mornings and nights. I would love for her to wean herself by June since I'm going away with my sister for a long weekend. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding/page/2#post-528854 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 09:49:36 +0000 Weagle 528854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Amelieisme: Solids didn't reduce our BM intake at all. She still takes one 6oz bottle a day and nurses 3-4x a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding/page/2#post-528680 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:33:23 +0000 pinkcupcake 528680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Still BF-ing LO at 11 months, 5 days. We supplemented with formula for the first couple weeks after birth, but from then until we introduced solids at around 5 months, she was EBF. We really took it day by day - BF-ing was so difficult! I'm really proud of us for making it this far :) </p> <p>I'd like to start slowly weaning her so that we're done at a year, but she likes boobie way too much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding/page/2#post-528415 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:13:31 +0000 Amelieisme 528415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cascademom: it's stressful trying to work and pump! I would find myself trying to rush to pick him up before he got his 4th bottle for the day because I could usually keep up with giving him 3/day, but not 4. It is nice to be able to play "catch up" with a formula bottle here and there. Every time I have something odd scheduled at work I have to worry about where/when I'm going to pump. We are thinking about introducing solids soon, but i've heard it doesn't necessarily lead to less BM intake, but I might be wrong on that?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding/page/2#post-528365 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:40:02 +0000 Mrs. Train 528365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went to a year with my twins. My daughter is 15 months and nurses once. We are almost done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding/page/2#post-528347 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:27:20 +0000 chopsuey 528347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dd is 22 months on Sunday and I still nurse her 2-3x a day.<br /> DS is 5 weeks old and I nurse and give him pumped milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding/page/2#post-528346 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:27:01 +0000 doodlepoodle 528346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I BF until 4 months, but I had supply issues the whole time (had to supplement from week 2 on) and once I went back to work it was just too stressful for me, I couldn't deal with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding/page/2#post-528327 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:12:34 +0000 PrincessBaby 528327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I saw a Toddlers &amp; Tiaras episode the other day where one of the featured little girls was still BFing at 3.5 yrs old. I can't imagine EVER wanting to do it that long!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding/page/2#post-528282 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:40:39 +0000 LaineysMom 528282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was EBF until 4 weeks, but due to LOs bad reflux I switched to pumping. Pumping is a huge pain, but I've put up with. It pretty well for the past 3.5 months. I'm hoping to feed her exclusively breast milk for at least a year, but we'll see. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding/page/2#post-527785 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:17:39 +0000 littlecasita1122 527785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I EBF until 4 months and then we slowly starting supplementing with formula. At 6.5 months he was officially on all formula. It's been a few weeks now so I'm adjusted to not nursing/pumping anymore and I do have to say it's pretty liberating! I wish we could have gone longer because formula is so freaking expensive but my LO was way too distracted during nursing sessions and my supply tanked big-time so I was hardly pumping anything. My original goal was 3 months so I'm happy with how everything turned out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding/page/2#post-527651 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:23:37 +0000 2PeasinaPod 527651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: I think that the fact that I was pumping instead of nursing really put a damper on things too. He would take over an hour to nurse off of me and I would still have to pump afterwards. I was exhausted, and breastfeeding just never came easy to either of us!</p> <p>I certainly feel like the bum mom compared to most everyone else though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding/page/2#post-527581 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:51:31 +0000 Dandelion 527581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son was 15 months when we weaned. We were tapering down, and then he had a cold which made it difficult for him to breathe while nursing. I took the opportunity to stop at that point. </p> <p>With this next child, I'll breastfeed until at least a year, but at 12 months I'll slow her down and have her done by 18 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding/page/2#post-527567 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:44:34 +0000 Mrs.B 527567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really miss wearing a good pretty wire bra but I do plan to BF to 24 months. I plan to slowly reduce the amount of boob time at 18 months and switch to BM in a sippy cup. I really wish I was comfortable with extended breastfeedin but I just can't see myself feeling comfortable BFing DD when she is past 24 months. I really love the idea if Extended BFing but it's just not for me. DD is already wanting solids at 3.5 months but after really thinking about it last night I'm going to try and hold her off until she is 5-6 months if that doesn't work pedi gave the ok to start at 4 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding/page/2#post-527547 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:37:00 +0000 Weagle 527547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I'm going to try to cut back to two sessions a day at 11 moths and wean completely after a year. I'm looking forward to having my body back, but not quite ready to stop nursing yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding#post-527542 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:32:39 +0000 lovehoneybee 527542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I set short-term and long-term goals for myself with the caveat that every day I was able to go would be that much more for him, but if for whatever reason it wasn't working that was okay too, and I wasn't going to beat myself up over it. </p> <p>We're at 5.5 months now. My goals were: 4 weeks, 4 months, 6 months, 9 months, and ultimately a year. After that whenever he's ready to wean. </p> <p>I've been super lucky and grateful that BFing has been so easy for us. My SIL BF her older daughter for 11 months under extreme pain (bad latch that was never corrected, from what I understand), and her younger daughter for 26 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding#post-527538 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:31:17 +0000 littlek 527538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2PeasinaPod: I had to give up pumping for the same reason. My commute was 1 hour and I felt like I was getting no work done at work. And my current job is stressing me out so much, my milk supply tanked. I'm still BFing in the morning. And I have a good freezer stash as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding#post-527530 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:25:18 +0000 cyndistar3 527530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My goal is one year and at 7months we are still going strong. I will let her self wean. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding#post-527489 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:06:30 +0000 cascademom 527489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Amelieisme: I'm going through those same stresses right now. I stopped fenugreek because I wasn't sure if it was making my LO gassy. Our daycare is encouraging me to discontinue pumping for my sake and to push more solids. We're getting to solids, but aren't there yet. I love and cherish my nursing relationship, just not the one with my pump. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding#post-527486 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:04:37 +0000 2PeasinaPod 527486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I made it 3.5 months...and I was pumping from about 4 weeks on. It just got too hard once I went back to work and had an hour and 15 minute commute each way. I couldn't keep up with it unfortunately. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding#post-527466 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:58:34 +0000 Amelieisme 527466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We made it to 5.5 months with exclusive BM. For the last couple of weeks, I decided to supplement with a formula bottle every other day or so. I am a WOHM and my supply just couldn't keep up any more and it was starting to stress me out worrying about whether or not I was going to have enough milk for him. Not sure when we will stop mostly BF'ing though. I am hoping to make it to a year, if things are going smoothly still... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding#post-527435 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:46:10 +0000 pastemoo 527435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: :) i hear that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding#post-527417 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:42:33 +0000 purrpletulips 527417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I plan to BF DS until at least a year (made it to 14m with DD), we are introducing cereal very soon at 5m. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding#post-527407 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:40:05 +0000 littlek 527407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am in the process of weaning... my goal is to have him completely weaned by the time he's 9 months... Mommy misses wearing real bras! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding#post-527404 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:39:04 +0000 pastemoo 527404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cascademom: with blw you can definitely still nurse :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding#post-527325 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:15:59 +0000 cascademom 527325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: Interesting. We're slowly starting solids. He's interested in our food at 5 months, but not big on cereal at the moment. I want to make some purees and try those first. My husband predicts that our baby will have to be weaned versus baby led weaning because he loves to nurse. </p> <p>Part of me thinks that this is another breastfeeding hurdle. I remember when we finally trusted my supply and went with it. It was tough, but we got into the groove and everything. I wonder if hitting the 6 month mark is just another hurdle. Breastfeeding, why you so hard? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding#post-527296 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:08:45 +0000 pastemoo 527296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cascademom: I'm glad they did! You can't give cow milk so you'd have to switch to formula which is expensive (but can be worth while if you're working or if BFing is causing stress).</p> <p>I'm at 8 months and going strong--SO glad I didn't stop at 6 months because DS is a poor (solids) eater and it would be a terrible thing for him to not get milk. I think my new goal is 1 year full time, and 2 years part time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding#post-527201 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:37:32 +0000 cascademom 527201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My current goal is 6 months. I'm still deciding if that's what I want to do. We're at 5 months right now. This is longer than my SIL did with all of her kids. The hardest part for me is working and maintaining my work while having to pump twice during the day. I love, love nursing my son. He gets so excited to see him and my boobs at the end of the day. I'll miss that nursing relationship for sure. </p> <p>Anyone know why the AAP extended the breastfeeding suggestion from 6 months to a year. It feels like a lot of pressure to go a year. I know some who've done it. I'm still debating if I'm built for it or not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding#post-231298 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:48:59 +0000 LivsMama 231298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Liv turned a year old yesterday and we are still BFing. She nurses when she wakes up and as shes going to bed, and on weekends she nurses herself to sleep for her nap(s). I love it, I never imagined Id make it to a year but here I am! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding#post-231276 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:31:04 +0000 pastemoo 231276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: That sounds awful with the thrush, but I'm glad it seems to be getting better and he;s crying less. I wish I loved breastfeeding like you and @Mrsdaredevil do.<br /> @winniebee: Maybe in a month after you have eliminated all the dairy you can see if you and he like it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-stop-breastfeeding#post-230868 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:57:30 +0000 Mrs. Pen 230868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: @sandy: The World Healthy Organization says to try to breastfeed for <i>at least</i> 24 months!</p> <p>We are at 5 months and still doing pretty well! Like @Mrsdaredevil: said, I love breastfeeding him! He loves it soo much and while he eats he grins and talks to me - it's so freaking cute. I do want to try to make it to 24 months like the WHO recommends. But if I don't make it that long, I want to make it to at least one year. </p> <p>It has been hard the last two months because we've had thrush really bad, and it really hurts/irritates LO's mouth. So he hasn't been able to get a full feeding everytime he nurses. He will unlatch and start crying from the pain. I feel so bad. The yeast infection just hasn't gone away. I'm pretty distraught over it. It's getting better, but still not gone. He's not crying anymore though. But it was definitely a bumpy ride and I was tempted to give up. I'm glad I didn't. </p>