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Extended Breastfeeding
Asked by S.H. from San Francisco
on February 7, 2008
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Any other moms out there who have toddlers and are still breastfeeding? My son will be 3 in a few weeks and I think I am the only one on the planet still breastfeeding...
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- hello. i am also going through the same thing my son is 25 months and seems there is no end in sight. he loves to breastfeed. i know it is hard. i have tried everythi...
- I will breastfeed my baby girl until she's ready to be weaned, but I hope to get down to morning and evening nursing only by the time she's 1.5/2. The benefits of brea...
- I breastfed until my daughter was 3 1/2. I finally decided she wasn't nursing for nutrition. I stopped because I didn't want to do it anymore. It was the closeness she...
Extended Breastfeeding and Trying to Concieve
Asked by H.H. from Milwaukee
on May 29, 2010
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I've decided to be an 'extended breastfeeder', Not only is my toddler extremely attached, but when I made my first attempt at weaning, I became super depressed and fel...
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- My period returned when my son was 19 months old, and it took 6 months to conceive after that. He was nursing many times day and night at that time. It is possible. ...
- With all eight of my children, I got pregnant while breastfeeding. It was not while I was exclusively breastfeeding. It was after my babies started eating solids, w...
- I've been pg 5 times when extended nusing - one of those times when extend nusing two children! (3 ended in miscarriage but that's unrelated to nursing. I had 2 loss...
"Extended" Breastfeeding and Weaning
Asked by M.B. from Phoenix
on June 27, 2009
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Because I like to hear what other people have done, I thought I would ask all you wonderful Mommies!
My daughter is now a few weeks over 14 months and we are stil...
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- Hi M., I, too, thought I would be done breastfeeding at 12 months or so. But it was going along fine and I didn't mind the extended time. I ended up breastfeeding m...
- Hi, I breastfed all 4 of my children. None of them had EVER had formula. Most weaned themselves but my one son was still breastfeeding til about a month before my ne...
- I think everyone's a little different, but for us about 15 months was the best for us. I took away a feeding a month for the last three months, which helped me recove...
Extended Lochia
Asked by M.Z. from Los Angeles
on October 21, 2009
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I had my third baby 7 weeks ago. I have been having lochia (bleeding) for this entire time. I saw my doctor at 4 weeks and he wasn't concerned, I called and talked to ...
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- I had extended bleeding, too, after my first birth. It was that the placenta did not dispell all the way and I ended up having to get a dnc.
- I think with my first son, I bled for about six weeks after. They were fine with that and it stopped and I was fine. Not sure if that helps or not... -M
- I had extended bleeding as well. My doc did an ultrasound and guess what? Some of the placenta was still inside. The doc gave me some pills, don't remember what the...
Extended Breastfeeding
Asked by E.S. from Houston
on November 3, 2008
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Hi Ladies,
I breastfed my daughter until she was 20 months old. My doctor had suggested I stop when I got mastitis and was put on a very high dose of antibiotics. ...
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- You might be surprised to see a return of lactation if your child does resume breastfeeding. I've done extended breastfeeding and, yes, it can be very challenging. ...
- At two years of age she should be weaned totally from everything, breast and bottle. When she goes for it, just say no, there's no more milk. She likes the feel of b...
- Hi E.. First off- I want to congratulate you for making it to 20 months with your daughter. That's wonderful and like the Surgeon General said, "It's a lucky baby th...
Self-weaning and Extended Breastfeeding
Asked by H.A. from San Francisco
on October 6, 2009
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Hi there,
I'm looking for some extended breastfeeding and self-weaning support, please!
My little girl just turned two and she still loves to breastfeed. I had ...
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- Hi H., My daughter breastfed until she was almost 3 years old! It was only at night or once in a while some other stressful time during the day.... not regularly for ...
- I've only got a second right now so I will write more later, but I just wanted to let you know you're not alone! My son is 2 years 4 months old and still breastfeedin...
- You sound like a wonderful mother who is very concerned about your daughter's well-being and in the end that's what matters most. No, you are most definetely not the o...
Doctors and Extended Breastfeeding Rant. Read Only If Bored..
Asked by L.D. from Dallas
on November 8, 2011
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I've always felt my pediatrician was a little "anti" breast feeding. I breastfed both of my children, pretty much on demand, until they were one. And, even though my c...
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- Your doctor/pediatrician has no bedside manners. That much is obvious. The fact that they discourage breast feeding is obvious to me. I would have changed doctors if t...
- I let my pedi know that I intend to play breastfeeding by ear and do it for as long as it works for my baby. I'm hoping that that's at least a year. I plan to be the...
- Ok, if I were you, I'd look for another pediatrician. There are lots of people who breast feed well past one and their kids are happy and healthy. Plus she's still get...
Extended Breastfeeding Anyone?
Asked by C.K. from Birmingham
on December 16, 2010
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Just out of curiosity... how many mamapedia mama's have nursed their little one past the age of one and what are some of the responses you have gotten? (Not that it w...
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- 3.5 years and 3 years. While I generally don't give a boob about what others think, I tend to be discrete about anything we do that is not the "norm". I guess I just d...
- My son will be 14 months on Dec. 25th and I still nurse him!! Funny, my little man is 24 pounds and 31 1/2 inches. I also don't think he has any intentions to wean h...
- 18 months, no comments just questions from family. Would have continued but needed to stop for personal reasons. My dtr spoke early and clearly said breast feed. Go...
No Extended Family Around!
Asked by K.T. from Washington DC
on June 20, 2009
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Hello! Any other mom's out there living without any extended family around? Just looking to vent and for friendly advice. Husband's parents are in another country an...
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- Hi K., An idea to help your child get to know her extended family is to create a photobook with their pictures in it and show it to her often. My daughter has severa...
- Depending on use of technology you could get a web cam for her grandparents so she'll know them my sister does that with her son when her husband goes to war they have...
- K., I understand and know what you are saying. Both my family and my husbands live out of state. There are a few things you can do. First, ask your neighbors, husb...
Extended Nursing - What Do You Do?
Asked by D.C. from Los Angeles
on August 14, 2008
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Hi Moms,
My daughter is 10 months old now, and the breastfeeding is going well. I'm going to make it to a year, yeah! I'm contemplating nursing past one year, and I...
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- I did extended breastfeeding with my eldest... and let her self wean. My eldest child self weaned at about 2.5 years old, my youngest child, my son, weaned at about...
- Just let her nurse when she wants. She'll get most of her nutrition from table food but continuing to breastfeed would be great! I breastfed my first until 2+ and my...
- Hi D., Congrats on breastfeeding your daughter! I breastfed my son until he was 18 months. It was so hard to wean him because he was so attached! It's hard to rememb...
