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I'm not sure what our plan is. LO is eating more and more solids but she's turning a year in a month and that seems so soon! She still loves nursing and I really don't want to do any drastic weaning so we'll probably try and keep morning and night nursing sessions for awhile. I planned on her being weaned at a year but she is just such a happy little nurser.

We're almost at 13 months and i don't see Lo wanting to wean anytime soon. Goal is to go til 18 months at least (as long as I have a healthy pregnancy and milk doesn't dry up). I'm willing to go 24 months and tandem nurse for a few months if I have to.

I'm facing this decision right now. DS will be 1 tomorrow and that was my original goal before his FPIES diagnosis...make it to 1 and wean.

Now that we have a few foods he can tolerate (5) and I have a gut feeling he wont be able to tolerate an elemental formula (failed corn last week) I want to provide breast milk longer with a new goal of at least 18 months. I'm still planning on weaning to pumping like you, but I can't decide if we should supplement with a formula also like Splash or something because I think his growth is starting to be impacted from the limited diet we are both on since we do not have a good protein source (we have no safe proteins at this time besides quinoa) and my milk may not be meeting the nutritional demands of a toddler. I think this is the hardest decision I will be making to date.

@anbanan15: BTW, stumbled upon a blog of a mom who is using the GAPS diet to treat FPIES - you may want to check it out.

http://blog.elliebellyupdates.com/

Also, read page 8 of this pdf link. Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride addresses the GAPS diet and it's success with FPIES.

http://www.gapsdiet.com/uploads/FAQS_Listing.pdf

My LO and I have been on the GAPS diet for two months now and her ezcema is noticeably better. I also lost 10 lbs and have much more energy. Thanks again for the rec.

We are about 2 weeks past the one year mark. LO is such a boob monster, so it's been hard to stop. I never purposely intended to BF this long, but I just haven't been successful in getting him to stop. I do know that I would love to be done ASAP, though.

@Red: thanks. I'll look into it. Everytime I try even a little meat things go down hill. I hope your peanut test results improve! Very exciting!

Omg, I go back and forth on this all the time... She is almost 10 months now and I'm still her primary food source since she doesn't like solids much at all. Quitting at 1 year sounds so awesome, but I just don't think it's realistic for us. I think my plan now is to just continue until she self-weans. I'll push sippies and straws aggressively starting at 15-18 months in hopes she will self-wean around 2 yo or sooner? Here's hoping!

@anbanan15: Oh boy, I feel your pain!

@anbanan15: Have you ever thought about making your own formula, if you're not comfortable giving your LO formula?
Here it is: http://www.cheeseslave.com/how-to-make-homemade-baby-formula/

Well LO is only 2 mos old, but I know Dr. Sears and the WHO recommend BF'ing til 24 months old, so I think I will shoot for that. But if it's getting tough, or LO wants to self-wean, then I want at least a year. We'll see how it goes! So far, we're going strong!

@Mrs. Jacks: did you end up supplementing? Did little jack's react to corn and if you supplemented what worked for you? I was thinking of trying to supplement with one Splash a day if we decide to supplement. Sorry for all the questions but your the only other person I know on here that has been down this road.

@anbanan15: We didn't have a corn issue, luckily. But she did react to the elemental formulas because of a teeny tiny soy component. Is your little one reacting to meat? Pork was my saving grace!

@anbanan15: If Lala's growth had been suffering, I would have used Elecare in a heartbeat. I feel like it's way better than Alimentum (in my personal taste test). Any of the elemental formulas are going to have weird things in them. The important thing is to bridge him until his gut is more mature

We just turned 1 year and currently plan to breastfeed till 2 years old. This is because of food intolerances. He can have neocate formula but that is way too expensive. So we will go as long as he wants up to 2 years. After that he is cut off cause I want to try for the next little one.

@anbanan15: We seem to have crossed a bridge with our little man and I believe the formula is one reason. I feel like the neocate allowed his gut flora to fix itself and then we have been able to start digesting food. He has gained 3 pounds in the last 2 months after not gaining (and losing some) for 6 months. So, even with the additives, I would try it. We are now back to exclusive breast and solids. My son isn't as bad as yours.

Just for fun, I'll share this: I have a friend who breastfed her LO until age 3. Actually, well into age 3. Her LO was sitting on the lap of another friend one day and asked "You got milk in there?" pointing at her breasts. He was hungry. She weaned him shortly after that. It's a funny story we still like to tell.

@anbanan15: I wish I had found that before! Maybe you should write an FPIES post

@anbanan15: No, but I created a huge resource page about a year and a half ago. I'll have to dig it up... Maybe we can collaborate

@Mrs. Jacks: awesome! That would be great!

@Jumpingjacks: Omg Hilarious!

@Mrs. Bee: Exactly my feelings and one of the reasons I want to switch to EPing too.