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I was ebf for 6 months. Then got formula and solids during the day and breastmilk at night.

I was but DH wasn't. His mom says she wishes she had tried harder. Its nice that she appreciates and supports me extended BFing my DD.

DH was not and has terrible allergies to this day! My mom always told me I was although she recently admitted she stopped after six weeks!

Neither for both of us but I wish we had been. Thankfully DH has been open and supportive agreeing with breastfeeding despite having never been exposed to it.... I've talked to lots of women who have a hard time b/c their husbands think it's "weird" or "unnatural". =/

I was for about six months, then my mom got KU again! DH was not, his mom had a csection and they went right to formula.

We both were.

I was and my mom started weaning after a year and completely by 1.5. She got pregnant with me when she introduced solids to my brother at 6 months but continued to breastfeed and stopped right after he was a year, so a couple months before I arrived. Wow! She spent almost 3 years in a row nursing! DH was breastfed, his mom had just come from Africa to the us and most of the women in her village had breastfed, so she did what they did.

Both of our mothers nursed us into toddlerhood. They were very old school la leche league natural birthers. It was such a cool example to have when my sister and I went down the same path.

Both DH and I both were EBF for a year plus. I'm glad that they both did so that I'll have their support when it's my turn.

I was, DH was not (neither was his older brother). My MIL told me that she wished she BF'd, but I don't think she ever tried.

I was until 6 months (breastfeeding was pretty much always painful for my mom and that was as long as she could make it). Hubs was formula fed from the start. He has terrible allergies and sinus issues but I think that's more due to his parents being smokers than not being breastfed. He was actually super pro breastfeeding from the start though.

Oh, and DH is fully pro breastfeeding because he knows it's "best" but I'm pretty sure he doesn't know what it entails. We both have minor allergies, he's got asthma, and I have sinus issues.

I was! DH & his sister were not.

I plan on BF'ing, but my SIL never even considered it..wonder if that is because she wasn't?

I was not. I plan to with the LO when she gets here.

I was not breastfed. I just wouldn't take to it. She didn't even try with my brother. We aren't sure about DH, I never asked his dad.

I was EBF for 9 months, and then I started to self-wean. My sister was also EBF for about a year. DH was formula fed. I wanted to EBF my daughter too and thought it would be easy since it was so easy for my mom. Unfortunately, it was not to be, and DD is exclusively formula fed.

Me and my two sisters were for more than a year. My mom only made it 6 weeks with my twins brothers. She quit for her sanity.

My husband only had a few feedings, but was a NICU baby and my MIl couldn't keep her supply up pumping since he couldn't nurse. And I don't think she ever tried with his younger siblings.

@sorrycharlie: my mom said they didn't have electric pumps when we were babies. Only hand pumps that were painful and inefficient so it was really tough for her to pump enough to get a break for herself.

@sorrycharlie: & @MamaMoose: i'm not sure that electric pumps were as readily available to everyone, but they were around. my mom worked as a nurse in the nursery when my brother & i were babies, she'd let down whenever the babies started to scream and then have to go pump (lucky for her she could just use the pumps at work), they had milk banks and she donated half of what she pumped.