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  • poll: How long did you breastfeeding?
    Up to 1 month : (6 votes)
    4 %
    2-3 months : (4 votes)
    3 %
    4-6 months : (5 votes)
    3 %
    6 months or more : (128 votes)
    90 %
  1. Mrs. Pen

    blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts

    16 months!

  2. Mrs. J

    pomelo / 5132 posts

    14.5 months with LO 1, and by then I was pregnant, so it was getting painful. 8 weeks strong with LO 2!

  3. Dagny

    apricot / 461 posts

    I'm still breastfeeding DS at almost 2.5 and am now breastfeeding DD, 7 weeks. I never stop and let myself be proud of how long I've nursed DS and the fact that I'm now tandem nursing so thank you for this reminder.

    Kudos to everyone!

  4. youboots

    honeydew / 7622 posts

    Almost 7 months and going strong. I hope to make it to a year.

  5. daniellemybelle

    cantaloupe / 6669 posts

    19 months! I had low supply and supplemented her first year. Proud of how far we made it!

  6. LAZB

    pomegranate / 3904 posts

    Still going at almost 8 months. I don't have a set time of when I'll stop.

  7. MCD919

    kiwi / 659 posts

    20 months and still going!! Hoping to wean before 2

  8. Bluemasonjar

    clementine / 920 posts

    9 weeks so far! Anxious about building a stash for when I go back to work. Hoping to bf for at least 6 months, next goal will be 1 year.

  9. simplyfelicity

    cantaloupe / 6634 posts

    Way to go, all!

    I am only at 3 months but the first two were AWFUL. I am beyond thrilled that things turned around for us.

  10. QBbride

    pomegranate / 3192 posts

    I nursed my son for 19 months, I only stopped because I was pregnant and it was pretty painful. The first 3 months were sooooo challenging but it got SO much better after that!

  11. Mrs. Train

    blogger / pomegranate / 3300 posts

    12 months with my twins with some formula supplements, 18 months with my daughter.

  12. PurplePeony

    pomegranate / 3113 posts

    DD will be 22 months in a few days and she shows no signs of wanting to stop...ever. The feeling is not mutual, but I can't bring myself to force her to wean. I originally planned to be done by 15 months (if I made it that long), haha.

  13. jhd

    coconut / 8079 posts

    I EP'ed for 8 weeks, but my supply was just pathetic and we supplemented from day 1. LO had feeding issues and needed thickened feeds so we switched to formula 100% at two months old. He is happy and healthy. I still I wish I had been able to provide him with breast milk for much longer, but I'm glad he at least got some!!

  14. Ree723

    grapefruit / 4819 posts

    13 months for both LOs - far exceeding my initial goal of six months!

  15. LulaBee

    pear / 1837 posts

    26 months! I only weaned her because I was pregnant and it hurt, wish we had kept going.

  16. Alivoo01

    wonderful olive / 19353 posts

    I EP for DS until he was 6 months when he miraculously latched on and nursed like he's been doing it since birth. I continued to EBF until he was 12 months.

  17. Herrade

    olive / 62 posts

    My daughter is 4 months and has only had the boob -- no bottles. But that's just because I'm a crappy pumper and I hate it.

    I love breastfeeding -- even the rough patches are good, because they make the sweet moments even better!

  18. snowjewelz

    wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts

    I made it to 6-6.5 months? Then I had to start supplementing, and I fully weaned by 9.5 months.

  19. bpcmarj

    pomegranate / 3729 posts

    I breastfed DD for 27 months!

  20. catlady

    grapefruit / 4988 posts

    23 months and counting! Hoping to stop soon after her 2nd birthday next week.

  21. ElbieKay

    pomegranate / 3231 posts

    My son was EBF. I pumped and nursed til 10mos. Stopped pumping at 10mos and introduced WCM during the work day, but kept nursing when we were together. Eventually cut back to just morning and evening, then cut out the evening feed around 13mos, and finished weaning at 16mos.

    He will be 19mos next week and still asks to nurse multiple times a day. But he asks other people too, including his grandpa, so I think he's just making conversation.

    It was hard and exhausting and in hindsight I'm surprised I never quit.

  22. AmandaB8

    clementine / 849 posts

    I exclusively pumped for a year. TBH, I felt it was EASIER when I went back to work. And I got a guaranteed break

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