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post #41 of 172
2/5/08 at 8:27am
My mom is so proud of the fact that she nursed each of us 3 girls for 9mo. At that time, that was a loooong time!

DH's mom had 5 children in 7 years. DH is the oldest and weaned the day the next brother came along 13mo later. BUT, the youngest was breastfed until he was 5! All the siblings and him remember that and still tease him about it :
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post #42 of 172
2/8/08 at 1:05am
My mom CLW all 5 of her children, and her first was born in 77.
post #43 of 172
2/8/08 at 11:56am
My mom nursed both of her kids till we were 2. At that point, we were still waking to nurse 2-4 times a night, and she didn't co-sleep. She didn't know anybody else who nursed anywhere near that long, so she had never heard of the possibility of working to decrease night feedings/night weaning, and she just couldn't handle that much sleep disruption for more than 2 years at a stretch. She's all apologetic to me about it now, but I keep telling her I'm amazed she kept it up for 2 years, between the wakings and just the breastfeeding climate (and she's generally very mainstream).

BTW, I was born in 1972, and my brother was in 1976.
post #44 of 172
2/8/08 at 12:49pm
No, I think it was more a matter of not knowing how to deal with a toddler nursing strike. I have no memories of nursing.
post #45 of 172
2/8/08 at 3:14pm
Sort of, though I guess it is debatable. I think I was nursed around 18 months and my mom said I was down to only nursing in the morning and then I lost interest. She had a home day care, so there were lots of kids in the house to distract me, plus I was a big thumb sucker. I was born in 82.
post #46 of 172
2/8/08 at 3:18pm
Yes she did! She said I nursed till I was a little over 3. DH's mom also CLW which I was very suprised to find out. He was 3 when he weaned also.
post #47 of 172
2/8/08 at 3:23pm
My mom did! I was born in 77 and she was an LLL leader. She actually wrote a letter about me in the Weaning Gradually with Love chapter of the Womanly Art. Her letter was actually about "Child-led weaning is not mother doing nothing." She was explaining that nursing can be a convenient habit that substitutes for meeting some of a toddler's other growing needs. She nursed me until 2 1/2 and my little sister until 3 1/2. I'm now nursing my own youngest and he's 3 1/2. I did wean my older one before my younger one was born, because I didn't want to tandem nurse, and I regret it now... My oldest needed it the most, and it did effect my sons' relationship with one another for a long time. Keep up the nursing mamas!
post #48 of 172
2/8/08 at 5:44pm
I weaned at 3.5 and my younger brother did at 4.5 soooo I think it was probably more true CLW with my bro than me. but then she tandem nursed us for 18 mos of it so that likely impacted when/why I weaned.

I'll have to ask my mom more about it now I'm curious
post #49 of 172
2/8/08 at 7:13pm
I nursed until I was around 3...I don't know if I weaned myself, though. I can't remember it.
post #50 of 172
2/8/08 at 8:54pm
My mother "tried" to nurse me, but switched to formula after about 2 weeks because she was having problems. My borther was formula fed from Day 1.
post #51 of 172
2/8/08 at 9:56pm
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Originally Posted by harmonymama View Post
She was explaining that nursing can be a convenient habit that substitutes for meeting some of a toddler's other growing needs.
That's interesting, I'll have to read that. I can see how breastfeeding can almost be "abused"... Like you get lazy and say "you're hungry? here, nurse" I hope I'm not doing that too much. It is hard to find that balance. Is the article only in the book?
post #52 of 172
2/8/08 at 10:09pm
Thread Starter 
Thank you so much for all your responses! (I'm the OP.)

If you wanted to know, my mom was given horrible nursing advice and her milk was gone by 3 months or so with both me & my sister. You know, the old "nurse only so many minutes per side, don't nurse more than xx often, if the baby seems hungry you're not making enough and give them formula" crap. My mom is AMAZED that I still have tons of milk for my 15 month old. ;-)
post #53 of 172
2/8/08 at 10:43pm
That last post reminded me of a funny story so I decided to post.

I was nursed maybe 2 weeks. My mother was really stressed out and drank coffee and claims that I wouldn't sleep because of it. She hated it and said she felt she was drying up due to stress and she didn't really know what she was doing. Keep in mind, she was also washing her nipples before and after and timing it 10 mins on either side.

She nursed my sister until 7 months old when she got teeth because my grandmother told her the baby would bite her and she would get cancer...
Anyhow - she LOVED nursing my sister and regreted having to stop. She said it was stressful - because I (as a 2 year old) kept stealing her watch and she couldn't time it! I thought that was interesting being that she enjoyed her nursing experience so much more than she did while timing and washing and such.

My mother was a firm believer in timing BF until the public health nurse check up visit that I made her stay for so she could hear how silly that is from someone other than me.

Not sure if I will CLW... I think it depends on how soon he is looking at stopping...
post #54 of 172
2/9/08 at 3:14am
I think with my brothers she nursed until they wouldn't stop biting.. one made her bleed and then I think I nursed until I was over 2 years old and one day I just didn't want it anymore. She's super supportive of bf and can't imagine having to get up and make bottles lol. Co-sleeping supporter to an extent as am I. Personally once their really little it's no big deal but my older boys kick and I can't sleep like that !
post #55 of 172
2/9/08 at 3:26am
My mom only nursed me for a couple months. She got a breast infection, and at the time, the doctor advised her to wean. I'm sure she would have gone longer, otherwise.
post #56 of 172
2/9/08 at 3:36pm
nak


yep, born in 82 to a seasoned LLL leader, so yea, it was a no brainer for her. I nursed until somewhere between 2.5 and 3.5, and I remember several foggy nursing memories.

I do remember crying and whining for "nurnie" while my mom was on the phone (Likely some poor LLL mom trying figure out BF!) and Dad trying desperately to distract me.

Also to this day I refer to comfort nursing with Georgie as "Nurnie" I think it was just established as a tot and stuck. Nursing for food, though is "nursing."



. . . But to mom's credit, she initially thought that she would have to FF because she would have to work after my oldest sis was born. The nurse at her first prenatal visit, set her straight and said, "you can still breastfeed! Just pump while you are at work and nurse at home." That anonymous nurse has been credited with saving all of our chances to BF. How's that for lactivism in 72?!

My mom was awesome after G was born, constantly helping us get the perfect latch/position, etc. When I got a nasty kidney infection at 1 week pp, she later told me that she had to fight the urge to comfort nurse G while I was resting.
post #57 of 172
2/9/08 at 3:37pm
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Originally Posted by Kyamo View Post
I was nursed until I "weaned myself" at 11 months. Nursing strike I guess??


I was 11.5 months

db#2 was 15 months

db#3 was 18 months (through #4's pregnancy)

dsis until 23 months
post #58 of 172
2/11/08 at 1:07pm
My mother wasn't "allowed" to nurse me. She was given the injection to dry up her milk while still under twilight sleep. Afterwards, when she expressed sorrow to the nurse, the nurse told her, "That's dirty."

She nursed my sister until about 10 months, when there was a nursing strike combined with her milk drying up suddenly, due to emotional trauma. She had zero support, and her friends and relatives were quite happy about it.
post #59 of 172
2/11/08 at 1:56pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by AllieFaye View Post
My mother wasn't "allowed" to nurse me. She was given the injection to dry up her milk while still under twilight sleep. Afterwards, when she expressed sorrow to the nurse, the nurse told her, "That's dirty."

She nursed my sister until about 10 months, when there was a nursing strike combined with her milk drying up suddenly, due to emotional trauma. She had zero support, and her friends and relatives were quite happy about it.
post #60 of 172
2/11/08 at 3:05pm
Nope, My mom stopped nursing my brother at 3 months as "he was always hungry" (I would be also on 4hour schedule!) andx me at 6 months and put me straight on cow's milk as per docs advice. She admires me though for nursing my kids for as long as I do, and was always very supportive.
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