I'm so glad I found this forum. I'm still nursing Chloe, mainly just at sleeptimes because that's when she wants to. She was born 8/15/2003, so almost 17 months old.<br><br>
We have had a wonderful breastfeeding experience, after a very shakey start when my milk didn't come down for 8 days and Chloe got jaundiced. Once we passed that, I bf her exclusively, on demand, until 6 months when we started solids. And on demand ever since. It's been great.<br><br>
I'll be honest, I'm not someone who wants to go until she is 8 years old or even 3 years old for that matter. I really am hoping that she starts to move on from nursing before she is 2.<br><br>
Why? I don't know. I guess because I'm ready. I guess because it just seems right to me somehow. I certainly don't judge or look down on anyone who goes much longer. This is just me I'm talking about here.<br><br>
So, my question is for those of you who have breastfed your babies for a long, long time, was that mainly from your encouragement to keep them nursing or was it all the baby's idea?<br><br>
For me, I'm going with the flow with Chloe. I don't think I'm really encouraging it, although now that I say that it's about the only way I can get her to sleep.<br><br>
Any thoughts either way would be so helpful I'm sure. TIA
We have had a wonderful breastfeeding experience, after a very shakey start when my milk didn't come down for 8 days and Chloe got jaundiced. Once we passed that, I bf her exclusively, on demand, until 6 months when we started solids. And on demand ever since. It's been great.<br><br>
I'll be honest, I'm not someone who wants to go until she is 8 years old or even 3 years old for that matter. I really am hoping that she starts to move on from nursing before she is 2.<br><br>
Why? I don't know. I guess because I'm ready. I guess because it just seems right to me somehow. I certainly don't judge or look down on anyone who goes much longer. This is just me I'm talking about here.<br><br>
So, my question is for those of you who have breastfed your babies for a long, long time, was that mainly from your encouragement to keep them nursing or was it all the baby's idea?<br><br>
For me, I'm going with the flow with Chloe. I don't think I'm really encouraging it, although now that I say that it's about the only way I can get her to sleep.<br><br>
Any thoughts either way would be so helpful I'm sure. TIA