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post #41 of 169
Whenever they decide to stop. Ds is almost 3, and only nurses occasionally. We'll see what happens when my milk comes back in!
post #42 of 169
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Originally Posted by klothos
Gidget, what if the child chooses to wean before then? would you go along with child-led weaning, or force the child to keep nursing until 2 years old?
she mentioned in another thread that she would pump for her kiddos should the wean before age 2. I don't know how you could force nursing!

I have to say I am all for CLW, but because my dd weaned at 20mo (because I was pg I think) I have trouble imaging nursing a 3yo... but only because I have never done it. KWIM? Ds may just go that long or longer. He loves his na-nas.
post #43 of 169
You sick, sick people! Shame on you for nursing your babies so long. I weaned at six months, and so should the rest of you!























:LOL :LOL :LOL

Just kidding!

Ok, seriously- We're going strong at nine months. I've been saying that we're going for a year, and then we'll take it six more months at a time. KWIM? I figure that way, I won't feel like a "failure" if I set smaller goals. That said, my secret wish is to BF for at least two years, probably more. :
post #44 of 169
A year~ Is that wrong of me? He is my first child I have nursed.. My daughters werent nursed..But I plan on nursing him a year.. After that just pumping... A year is good to though right?? Now I feel like a awful mommy with all the other mamas going until the child wants to stop. :
post #45 of 169
christymama, no that is not wrong of you. You might change your mind later. Or you might not.

Here is a list of the benefits of nursing past one year, just FYI.

http://www.kellymom.com/bf/bfextended/ebf-benefits.html
post #46 of 169
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Originally Posted by christymama
A year is good to though right??
a year isn't just good - a year is EXCELLENT when I said I felt every baby deserved two years of breastfeeding I should have clarified that I feel that ANY amount of breastfeeding is awesome! Even if a mom *just* breastfeeds in the hospital she is giving her child a lifetime of benefits

http://www.wiessinger.baka.com/bfing...ttle/wean.html
post #47 of 169
when she was born, I said 1 yr, then I said 2 yrs.

Now I'd probably say 5 yrs is my limit, however dd was practically all weaned by 2.5 yrs.
post #48 of 169
OMG, DaryLLL, thank you so much... sometimes, I wonder why I'm still nursing DS3 at 30 months, but... those references you gave are priceless...

Christy, you go girl!!! You even may find at one year, you won't want to stop nursing. It's amazing how little a one year old looks...
post #49 of 169
I have every intention of being done by my early fourties... though, my kids might have different plans...

post #50 of 169
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I have every intention of being done by my early fourties... though, my kids might have different plans...
LOL. I've had the goal of being done w/the "baby" stage when I'm 30 (haven't decided if that means 29years & 364days or 30years &364days). I think maybe I will have it be April 9th the year I am already 31 (we concieved dd April 9th the year I was 21). That would make DS 5.5. I'll have to think about that further. But, realistically, just like I can't choose DD to night train, I can't plan this either.
post #51 of 169
Well, I am all about toddler nursing, but my dd weaned at 10 1/2 months when I was newly pg with this babe. I tried everything under the sun and had no milk when I pumped I ended up giving her frozen bmilk and some of my sister's bmilk until she was a little over a year or so....

This babe, well, I would LOVE to nurse till she's 2 or 3! We shall see
post #52 of 169
I will go as long as my kids want. I have a feeling that my ds will nurse for quite some time. I only have colostrum now and he still nurses about 8-10 times a day. I also would strongly discourage weaning before 2.
post #53 of 169
Philosophically, as long as they want. Longer is better.

Realistically- I am so ready for my 27-month old to wean. I've threatened it a few times when he bit me or jumped off my lap while latched on and almost ripped my nipple off.
post #54 of 169
I will nurse until they are done. I am tandem nursing my 3 yo and my 9 mo old. I suspect my 9 mo old will wean before the 3 yo as he is not really "into" nursing and really loves solid food. I hope he will continue until AT LEAST 2 though, I will strongly encourage him to. My 3 yo nursed 12-24 times/day until I got pregnant and lost my supply. He still nurses several times a day. I may end up triandem nursing before they are done :LOL Whatever happens is okay with me. They will stop when they are done
post #55 of 169
I'd have to say 4 does it for me (as in, sometime in the 4th year not right when they turn 4). My DD is 4 and I just cannot imagine nursing a child that mature. She self-weaned at 2. Maybe it will be different for DS, who is 2.5 and still nursing, but I think he'll self-wean soon (he's down to once, sometimes twice a day).
post #56 of 169
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Originally Posted by GoodWillHunter
OMG, DaryLLL, thank you so much... sometimes, I wonder why I'm still nursing DS3 at 30 months, but... those references you gave are priceless...

You're entirely welcome, GWH. kellymom rocks.
post #57 of 169
They decide.

I'm no longer comfortable giving ages......................I've been called "sick" on another board bcuz someone else wasn't comfortable with the number.

Many discussions here also where ppl where very judgemental of those who let nature decide.

Some questions to think about:

What is weaned? Never, no more? Cuz mine have often come back for a 1x after months of nothing.............just shows me how much comfort I can provide from the exciting, overwhelming world.

Sexually aware? How many moms feel their children will see their breasts as sex objects when they are older? I just don't get that. I was never nursed and yet never saw my mothers or grandmothers breasts as sexual, kwim? I am absolutely sure my children will never see mine as sexual either. Not to say they won't see me sexually come some time - but not the boobs. The boobs have been way to big a part of their beginning.

Not to be a wet blanket, but please be aware that a member of our board lost custody of her son bcuz she nursed passed some arbitrary line in a judge's head................the boy lives with her now (after being removed for some time) but she has no legal standing with him. Anyone advocating that?
post #58 of 169
I guess this is easy for me to say since I am not BFing yet, but I can't imagine cutting off a nursling just because they had another birthday. So, no age limit for me that I can imagine, though I can imagine weaning for other reasons, obviously.
post #59 of 169
No age limit. When it comes to breastfeeding, age is just an arbitrary number that too many people get uptight about.
post #60 of 169
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Originally Posted by simonee
I always thought we'd self-wean 100%. But last night, as dd (almost 5 yo) was nursing, for the first time I thought about how it would feel when she started changing her teeth (I'm also nursing a teething baby). And I realized it would be very very strange to nurse through the gaps. So I thought maybe in a year or so I want her to quit. She nurses about 4 times a day, but she'd nurse much more if I let her.
Simonee, I just wanted to let you know that it isn't much different when a child has a gap. Not even close to as bad as when they're teething as babies. Dd needed to adjust her latch a little bit but other than that no problems.
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