POLL: How long did you BF?

My goal for BF keeps changing...
Originally, I just wanted to get to 3 months. Then I told myself I'd keep going until 6 months. Now DS is 6mo and I'm not sure I am ready to stop, but continuing until he is ready for cows milk seems like lightyears away. His ped doesn't want us to introduce cows milk until 12m.

How long did you BF for? I guess I'm just looking for motivation to keep going. TIA!

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I'm only a week ahead of you, so I'm not much help... but my goal is to hit 1 year.

Take it one day at a time! You've already done so much good for him.

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I nursed for 2 months, I switched to EPing and stopped pumping when DD was 7months.

Keep going if you want to, why not?

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I BFed DS1 until he self weaned at 15 months. I plan to BF DS2 at least until he's one and then until he self weans (hopefully before he's 18 months or so). If you're not sure either way then just take it one day at a time. You and/or DC will know when it's time. Great job so far!!

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I'm in the same boat. In the early days, it was so tough. I'd say, I'd just want to make it to 6 weeks, then 8 weeks, etc....and here I am, still BFing at 5 months. I figured on 6 months, but it's quickly approaching and I really don't see myself stopping. But like you said, a year feels soooo far away.
I just don't feel like going through the hassle of weaning and finding a formula that agrees with her. Whipping out my b00b is just easier!

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My friend BF'd until her daughter was 4.

Is that odd?

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I BF my twins for 15 months. I'm on month 3 with DD2 and plan on going for the same amount of time, if not longer.

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I had similar goals as you, and now we are just past 12 months!!!

I felt like I would regret it if I quit but not if I kept going. Now that DS is such a little person it is the one thing that connects us in that "baby" way (if that makes sense, lol) We do it when he wakes up in the morning and right before bed, that's it!

Now I have to figure out when we are going to stop.

Good luck with whatever you do!

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Thanks, ladies!!

Don't get me wrong... I really enjoy BF and I know he does too. I'm just not sure when I should stop. I'll take it 1 day at a time.

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=3 months
=6 months
=4 months

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Right now 2 months. My goal is 3-6 months.

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DS self weaned at 15 months.

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My goal was 1 year and I made it but started weaning at 11 months and stopped officially when DS was 13 months.

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Almost 20 months and counting!!!! (.) (.)

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Wow! So many extended BF-ers! That is awesome! I give you all TONS of credit!

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I was like you, I had a goal of 6 months but kept going and then after that I said why start paying for formula now so I kept going and now we are at 13.5 months and once I introduced cow's milk its down to only night time feeding.. and sometimes nap time, if he doesn't fall asleep in the car..

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I BF DS until he was almost 15 months until he self weaned when I was 17 weeks preggo. I would have loved to keep going and I was all about tandem nursing but he had other plans. It was very sad for me.

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23 months. Only stopped last month bc I got pregnant. Probably wouldn't have gone past 2/2.5 y/o though.

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6 months of ebf, I stopped to up my chances on getting preggo. It worked, was preggo the next month.

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im so jelious of all you that were able to bf for so long. I had such a hard time & bad experience with it. I tried it for 3 weeks mostly pumping though dd wouldnt attach and the crying ohh the crying. I plan to try again when we have another dc, i hope i get it right the next time i so badly wanted that for dd but sadly it just never worked for us.

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One week

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1 month
For my next dc, I want to try for 3-6 months with pumping

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Exclusively pumped for 3 months and now at 6 months we just finished up the freezer stash.

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When I started it was make it 1 month, them it was make it 3, then 6 and I had to stop for medical reasons. At 6 mon, I was ready to go to 1yr, but also at 6m she lost interest in bfing and I was pumping only. I found making little goals was less overwhelming then saying 1yr at her birth. I think if you are in a nice routine and want to cont. you should! I am so jelous