I have been nursing Jasmine for 8 1/2 months now and am wondering what to do in the future in regards to breastfeeding and getting more time to myself.
When I had her, my goal was to get through the first 6 weeks without bottles. Then at 6 weeks, I decided I would go until 4 months and then see if I wanted to wean her. Then at 4 months, I thought I might stop at 6 months. But here we are at 8 1/2 months and I just can't imagine stopping. When I think about how some stop at 12 months and go to completely solids and table foods and cow's milk, I can't see how Jasmine would be ready for that. The 1 year olds I've seen still seem like babys to me, and I can't see myself stopping at that time either. I want to keep nursing past one year.
BUT, I really am looking forward to more freedom and to getting back into my hobbies, like bellydancing and eventually performing more. I miss going on dates with DH that don't include any kiddos. I even would like to go somewhere overnight with him , just the two of us, when Jasmine is 2-ish.
So my question is this - Is it realistic to continue to nurse maybe just 3 times a day when she's past a year? Can a milk supply be that limited and stay around? Is it selfish of me to want more that a couple of hours of time to myself? I wouldn't leave Jasmine at this point for more than an hour because she is very attached to me and I love this bond that we have. I have loads of questions about introducing solids and table foods but will save those for a rainy day.
When I had her, my goal was to get through the first 6 weeks without bottles. Then at 6 weeks, I decided I would go until 4 months and then see if I wanted to wean her. Then at 4 months, I thought I might stop at 6 months. But here we are at 8 1/2 months and I just can't imagine stopping. When I think about how some stop at 12 months and go to completely solids and table foods and cow's milk, I can't see how Jasmine would be ready for that. The 1 year olds I've seen still seem like babys to me, and I can't see myself stopping at that time either. I want to keep nursing past one year.
BUT, I really am looking forward to more freedom and to getting back into my hobbies, like bellydancing and eventually performing more. I miss going on dates with DH that don't include any kiddos. I even would like to go somewhere overnight with him , just the two of us, when Jasmine is 2-ish.
So my question is this - Is it realistic to continue to nurse maybe just 3 times a day when she's past a year? Can a milk supply be that limited and stay around? Is it selfish of me to want more that a couple of hours of time to myself? I wouldn't leave Jasmine at this point for more than an hour because she is very attached to me and I love this bond that we have. I have loads of questions about introducing solids and table foods but will save those for a rainy day.
) for a pretty long time.
1 year olds are still babies 
( and when your kids are 30, they are still your babies, lol) There is no one that is going to make you stop giving your baby nurturing at the breast just because of some arbitrary date on a calendar ( well, none of us here anyways, lol) Most of us here ( not in other places though unfortunately) do NOT stop breastfeeding just because baby turns 1 year old. the benefits of bf do not stop as long as lil one still nurses.
: He won't eat solids. Or he'll eat very, very little.
, and heaven forbid I even give him an opportunity to prove that everything will be fine. I know everything would be fine. So I'm taking the plunge. I CAN'T WAIT!!!! 
