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Originally posted by NovemberMum NovemberMum wrote:

no idea if my son has weaned some days he asks for it somedays he doesnt..will see what happens over the next few weeks


and no it seems he hasnt weaned lol his favourie words are

"booby here" usually at 7am in the morning not so bad that it is the holidays so not rushing around but during term time have to say no and then of course soon as we are home we get back home

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Wow. Haven't been on Ob for aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaages lol

We're still tandem feeding....20 months and counting. Have actively cut back on Clodaghs BF's though, it took ages to drop the middle of the day one but now she has morning and night (umless sick). Scarlett is still on demand. Pretty tired now lol


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Up to 20 months now, E seemed to be weaning last week but is back on the wagon again so it must of been teeth! happy to chill for as long as she wants to, its so easy at this age, but am thinking by next winter it would be nice to get my boobs and time back! (I feed her to sleep at nap and bedtime)!
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21 months and still going I can see this continuing until Catherine has all of her teeth as its such a comfort to her and relieves me of giving her other methods of pain relief.

We are TTC though and I would prefer not to tandem feed if it comes to it.

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Woohoo way to go girls! Emmecat i am a bit jealous. Eden was 3 years 3 months when she stopped feeding... Feels funny thats its only been just over a year since i stopped.

Glad to see this thread and you all still going strong!!!

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CJ if your future pregnancy goes anything like mine it would be pretty easy to wean C very gently and pretty much of her own accord I hope your hapu again soon and its a nice long healthy pregnancy xx


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thanks emmi
the main reason we're still going is cause C wants to hasn't self weaned yet

As much as I'd like to stop breastfeeding is such a huge part of my parenting tool kit I'd be lost without it.

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Well, figured it out the other day and will have been continuously BFin for 4 years. Weaned DD1 at 3yrs 3mths to start BF my now 7mth old. Still lovin it!

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CJ- kids often wean while you're pg anyway. I think the taste of the milk changes and or runs a bit dry lol. I actually thought Clodagh was going to wean while I was pg and she certainly cut waaay back...was still BF a couple of times a day at her lowest. But yeah picked up again no problem once Scarlett arrived. I don't blame you for not wanting to tandem feed- it's not all it's cracked up to be although of course BF in general is a pretty useful parenting too (and obviously continues to be great for the kids lol)

Naaww Bizzy.....I'll be sad and relived once Clodagh decides to eventually wean!! x


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Originally posted by millemama millemama wrote:

Well, figured it out the other day and will have been continuously BFin for 4 years. Weaned DD1 at 3yrs 3mths to start BF my now 7mth old. Still lovin it!

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just saying hello Lucas is still having booby mostly one to two times a day.

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I am still feeding my almost 15 month old, which a HUGE achievement for me as I only feed DS for 4 weeks(major issues with feeding) ad DD1 till 7 months, so to still be feeding AND being pregnant, I am super proud :)
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Yay 3 kids! Well done, that's awesome! Are you going to wean DD now you are pg or just let her wean herself?
I'm still BF my 27 month old and hoping she weans sooner rather than later lol. Not too keen on tnadem feeding again Tongue

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my daughter self weaned at 19 months I was around 16 weeks pregnant

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Just so great to hear of so many children being breastfed fullterm. (I really dislike the term 'extended' as it gives the impression of it not being a normal thing to nurse a child after the one year, or 2 year mark, or whatever is deemed "OK")

I tandem fed my first two boys, and then when my 3rd son was born I triandem (all 3) fed for 2 years.

I weaned the first two boys simultaneously, they were old enough to have a conversation with, and just said I didn't want to feed them anymore, they were down to a feed before sleep only anyhow.(They were FINE with it!) My baby is 4 now, and still nurses to sleep, and will sometmes have a little during the night.

I'm up to my 10th consecutive year of breastfeeding now, it will be a bit odd when my youngest weans...

Here is my favourite article about breastfeeding.

"The Natural Age of Weaning" Kathy Dettwyler an anthropologist who has studied across different primates.

http://www.kathydettwyler.org/detwean.html



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I'm still going here, Holly has just turned 2 Very proud of myself for going this long, was always my goal. I have no plans to stop either just yet. She doesn't ask for it, she just gets it before sleep times.
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I'm still going here with DD2, shes almost 22mths and wouldn't be without her milkies, I'm not seeing her stopping anytime soon despite us trying for our third. She feeds lots, comfort feeds, before any sleep, 1-3times at night (we co-sleep so she doesn't wake me up). She's so lovely and bright and independent too :)
Kiara is 3 and Teagan is 2, now we're expecting our long awaited 3rd!
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Extended breastfeeding has many advantages like it increase the immune system and gives nutrition for the baby. But as I am a working lady I haven't take any benefit of it rather I mainly use manual breast pumps to feed my baby. I think it is somehow better than the traditional method.
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