Periwinkle on "Why do / did you breastfeed past a year?"
I get this all the time. While I generally only nurse LO at night now (21 months old), I can't tell you how many times a week people ask me "how's the weaning going?" I tried to wean him around 19...
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@grizz: "No one is taking my easy go-back-to-sleep crutch from me! I like to throw a boob at all our sleep problems. It works and I'm not messing with it."Love it!I tell people that it is what works...
View ArticleMoonMoon on "Why do / did you breastfeed past a year?"
Everything everyone has already said! I usually start with the WHO recommendations, but no one has really bothered me too much.At this point, I couldn't even imagine weaning-our entire system of naps,...
View ArticleKemma on "Why do / did you breastfeed past a year?"
@grizz: all hail the boobs and their magic sleep-inducing properties!!@Foodnerd81: fwiw, A is almost 22 months and hardly ever nurses away from home (unless we're out all day) so people might not even...
View ArticleFoodnerd81 on "Why do / did you breastfeed past a year?"
@MoonMoon: I will freely admit I'm not looking forward to the weight gain aspect of weaning! I get to eat extra and I weigh a lot less than pre preg!
View ArticleKemma on "Why do / did you breastfeed past a year?"
@Foodnerd81: my weight gain started at around twelve months pp :-(
View ArticleMoonMoon on "Why do / did you breastfeed past a year?"
@Foodnerd81: haha, this could actually be the prefect way to deflect questions! People would be expecting you to wax rhapsodic about health and nutrition and bonding with your baby, but you'd be all...
View ArticleElbieKay on "Why do / did you breastfeed past a year?"
@Foodnerd81: haha, I have no problem telling family to MYOB! Just say that and change the subject!
View Articledaniellemybelle on "Why do / did you breastfeed past a year?"
I hope LO nurses past 1 year. If she does, and if anyone questions it, I will tell them that the WHO recommends nursing until 2, and that LO & I are happy doing it.
View ArticleGrace on "Why do / did you breastfeed past a year?"
So far, it's easy and I've got no reason to stop. And yeah, Grizz's point about the MOTN magic trick is actually a great reason to keep going.
View ArticleJMOM on "Why do / did you breastfeed past a year?"
I weaned both kids around 14-15 months. The first time was so I could get my period back so we could try for another baby. The second was just more of a matter of convenience for me. He was fine...
View ArticleMrs.Lilac on "Why do / did you breastfeed past a year?"
http://m.parenting.com/entry/view/id/39726This is a very interesting article. I'm currently pregnant with my first but when I told my husband I plan to do extended BFing he thought I was crazy so I...
View ArticleApplesandbananas on "Why do / did you breastfeed past a year?"
I cite the WHO recommendation and kind of harshly, in a tone that really lets the asker know I'm not entertaining any debate about it. If they're really pushy, I tell them it's the best decision for my...
View Articlelemondrop on "Why do / did you breastfeed past a year?"
We got the same questions at a year- that was my original goal, so then everyone and their next door neighbor wanted to know when I was going to wean. I was not emotionally ready to wean at 12 months...
View ArticleDandelion on "Why do / did you breastfeed past a year?"
@Foodnerd81: I lost weight after weaning D. My metabolism slowed while I was bfing. Once I weaned, my body was no longer hanging on to every calorie.
View ArticleDandelion on "Why do / did you breastfeed past a year?"
No one asked me why with D, but I probably would have told them MYOB. I know my MIL will wonder with M. I'll tell her the same (but nicer).
View Articlehoneybear on "Why do / did you breastfeed past a year?"
'Because your grandchild is going to be a genius.' ;)In reality, I trotted out the WHO recs and explained that so far, the immunity-building benefits seemed to be working for us. We went nearly 2.5...
View ArticleT.H.O.U. on "Why do / did you breastfeed past a year?"
- it's the healthiest choice for her (they can't really argue cows milk is better than mothers milk) - it's working for us - why does it concern you? I usually just left things vague, it's healthy,...
View Articlelovehoneybee on "Why do / did you breastfeed past a year?"
My long-term goal was a year, and anything past that was lagniappe. Good for him, good for me, why wouldn't I? He weaned at 15m because he had his first cold and was too congested to latch on properly,...
View Articleavivoca on "Why do / did you breastfeed past a year?"
@grizz: All hail the mighty sleep inducing boob! I tell my husband all the time that I don't know what I'm going to do when I can't just throw a boob at her when she's fussing/tired/sick/teething.
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