How long should you breast feed your baby for?
By babykay
@babykay (2131)
Ireland
January 19, 2007 7:05pm CST
Hi there. Anybody who has an opinion on this should share it with me as I am anxious to here them! I have a six month old baby and he has been breast fed up till now, pretty much exclusive. I would love to continue till he is one year, but it seems that as long as I am doing this he will not settle for anyone, just me. For obvious reasons this is very tiring or am I just being selfish.
How long did you breastfeed your baby for? How long it the ideal? If you had one would you?
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@design (849)
• Ireland
20 Jan 07
I would really start to introduce bottles even express as my little monster (my son) is 14 months and will not take a bottle, I've tried them all got other people to feed him but no he likes boobs. lol
He will drink from a cup but at 3 am he's won't. Dose your son still night feed? Dose he take a dummy? My little man never took one and still feeds (seems like all night) he goes to bed at 8 pm feeds at 11.30, about 2 am again at 4am and about 6am. I'm nearly pulling my hair out.(although the past 2 nights have been good only 1 feed yippee.
I can no longer take him swimming as he lunges forward with his mouth open smiling when he See's boobs. Not quite sure what to do. But he is a funny little guy think his Dad is jealous lol.
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@tntvdm (186)
• United States
25 Jan 07
LOL about lunging with mouth open toward boobs! My son saw me getting dressed the other night and he was bouncing up and down smiling looking at my boobs! LOL. Then when I got into bed he started looking all over for them with his mouth wanting to nurse. Typical man already, I guess...can't show them anything without them expecting something! LMAO.
@skittles46 (388)
• United States
20 Jan 07
I personally believe that any amount of time you can handle is great! I have 3 children and have nursed them between 16-18 months each. They were always ready to quit before I was! Once you really start good on solid food the settling for nobody but you goes down, and you're able to do more things without them. To me its worth the extra effort it takes for all the benefits.
@sarah22 (3979)
• United States
22 Jan 07
the doctors have said, you can feed them for as long as you have the milk, by one years old that is when most people get to stop. i have see many others still go one after that but i think its just easyer for the mom to do that and they have made the kid have it as a habit. its very healthy before then and until 1 years of age.
