How long did you breastfeed?

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How long did you breastfeed your children?

I will start...I breastfed my son until just after his 3rd birthday.:)

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DD12 - 3 months

DS7 - 18 months

DS3 - 18 months

Just saw some beautiful pics of me BFing DS3 and miss it so much! But alas, we are done havin' babies hehe

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Just saw some beautiful pics of me BFing DS3 and miss it so much! But alas, we are done havin' babies hehe

That's what I thought . . . . and had a baby at 43. :rotfl:

steph

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Specializes in OB, M/S, HH, Medical Imaging RN.
That's what I thought . . . . and had a baby at 43. :rotfl:

steph

OMG and she cooks too! You go girl ! You are amazing ! :rotfl:

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OMG and she cooks too! You go girl ! You are amazing ! :rotfl:

Hey, you were supposed to be heading to bed! :D

steph

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nursed my son for 19 months and the milk kept coming and he showed no signs of giving up, although i found it comforting to breast feed i was worried about my body image (boob), so i ask my doctor to give me some thing to dry them up it worked although it was very tempting to to starting up again still waitng to have another that was 8 years ago.

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Son #1: 8 months w/supplemental formula starting at 2 months (my poor little FTT baby needed all the cals he could get).

Son #2: He's 19 months and still going strong (nothing shy of a miracle after all the prob's we had early on)!

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1st- 6.5 years (he's now almost 9)

2nd- 6 years 7 or 8 months (he's now 7.5)

3rd- still nursing at 4 yrs 1 month

4th- still nursing at 2 yrs 3 months.

Kathy

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My son weaned on his own at 23 months.

I had to go back to work when he was 12 weeks old so I had to start pumping. We never had to supliment with formula. :)

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#1 24 wk Preemie who spent 3 mos in NICU. I pumped for 6 months but never got much after the first 4 weeks. I think it was due to getting the depo shot after 3 weeks which they told me would not dry my milk up, stress with having a critical baby, and lack of knowledgeable support from the medical staff. I kept trying valiantly to pump for 6 months getting maybe an oz at a time, but finally acknowledged that it was stressing me out more than it was helping him at that point. I am so thankful my milk supply was so plentiful the first month because he had enough to be exclusively breastfed until he was released from the hospital at 4 lb 3 oz. I think it makes a difference preventing NEC; we never had a single NEC scare.

#2 32 wk preemie nearly 4 wks in NICU. Much more successful this time around. I pumped so often that I got an overabundance of milk. I would get 12 oz at a time! I had a freezer full of it. It overwhelmed her and I had to continue pump/nursing her until she was 3 mos old and got my milk supply down to a normal amount. She continued nursing until she was 14 mos. My husband's mother died of cancer and between time spent at the hospital and her teething she suddenly didn't want the breast anymore.

Both of these experiences taught me alot. When I am done with nursing school, I really want to work in the NICU so that I can help mothers successfully breastfeed. They need it so badly, but it is always very difficult when you factor in stress, lack of bonding, etc.

whats NEC

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i breastfed my oldest till she was 1 1/2 and now with my second she is going on 2 years, any suggestions on how to stop she is a stubborn one!!!!

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First and second sons each 9 months, my last one 22 months.

Sue

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whats NEC

Necrotizing enterocolitis is the official name. Now you know why we just say NEC!

It's a condition that happens to preemies and other sick babies where their intestines get infected and parts of the intestine can actually die. They don't really know what causes it, but some of the theories are that it's a bacteria that starts the process or that lack of bloodflow to the intestine is the culprit. I think it's a little of both. It's treated with three kinds of antibiotics and possibly surgery to remove the dead intestine. It can be either mild (treated with antibiotics and stopping feedings) or it can be deadly. Very scary disease in the NICU.

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