How long did you breastfeed for?

LarasMummy · #1 (**permalink**) 20-03-09, 18:43

I met up with the mummies and kids from my antenatal class today. 3 out of the 5 of us there are still BFing at up to 17months old. I think that is great, they have done so well. I had to give up after 2 months

How long did you all bf for?

gemjazz2000 · #2 (**permalink**) 20-03-09, 18:47

I'm still bfing my LO he is just over 11 months old.

rachaelmae · #3 (**permalink**) 20-03-09, 19:09

Stil bloody going... cant wait to stop, why did i ever blooming start!!!

SephiesMum · #4 (**permalink**) 20-03-09, 19:25

Just a couple of days for me...... must do better!

acad · #5 (**permalink**) 20-03-09, 19:31

A day with my first, and didn't even try with my 2nd

LittleMissMe · #6 (**permalink**) 20-03-09, 19:51

With my first 5 months-she took a weird aversion to feeding for 2 weeks then I had no milk left

and with Dylan we're still going, he's nearly 8 months. I'll carry on as long as I can (I draw the line a primary school age!!!!!

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so much more convenient for me than bottlefeeding, whip em out, get im on, put em away!

iwantone · #7 (**permalink**) 20-03-09, 20:02

15 months for us. Oliver self weaned over 3 weeks but I would have been happy to keep on going until about 2. x

Lluna · #8 (**permalink**) 20-03-09, 20:02

I'm still breastfeeding Owen, he's 11 months. It was very hard for the first few months (mastitis included) so I never thought I'd get this far. No plans on stopping just yet although I'll have to cut down on a couple of feeds coz I'm going back to work in a month.

Imosmummy · #9 (**permalink**) 20-03-09, 20:08

i put under 2 months. I never actually BF, as neither of mine would accept the breast, no matter what, but i expressed a few times a day for several weeks, longer with george, so they would still get the goodness.
I had planned to BF them both for a year, which i personally think is the ideal age, but thats just me! xxxx

daisy duke · #10 (**permalink**) 20-03-09, 20:34

Unfortunately i couldnt breastfeed at all, i would have liked to but in the end i didnt have a choice. I had a breast reduction a few years ago and i had to accept then, that there would always be a risk that i couldnt breastfeed. I'd hoped to be able to combine breast and bottle, but unfortunately i just couldnt produce enough.