BFing Moms of 12+ Months- a few ?s

Do you still pump to have a freezer stash??

Are your boobs still extremely veiny?

Do you still have to wear boobie pads?

If you plan on letting your child self wean, is he/she anywhere near doing it themselves? What age are they?

Re: BFing Moms of 12+ Months- a few ?s

To Answer my own ?s

Do you still pump to have a freezer stash??
I haven't pumped in prob 2 months! I kinda feel like I really don't need a backup stash anymore since he technically doesn't need my BM anymore! Is this naive of me? Should I still be working on a stash?


Are your boobs still extremely veiny?
My boobs are sooooo veiny! Its so gross, I hate it I really hope they go away when I finally stop!

Do you still have to wear boobie pads?
I never stopped. A few months back, I figured I didn't need em anymore and I ended up leaking through my nursing tank, shirt and then sweatshirt!! I was mortified After that one day, I bought more and never stopped wearing them!!

If you plan on letting your child self wean, is he/she anywhere near doing it themselves? What age are they?
Frankie is no where near self weaning! He's 12.5 months and while he just recently droppped another daytime feeding, he still nurses often!

Re: BFing Moms of 12+ Months- a few ?s

I stopped BF a year ago but I did it till Jaidy was 27 months and with that..

I never pumped or had a stash so I am no help with this one.

My boobs were very veiny but they are back to normal now


I didn't have to wear pads by the time they were both a year old.

Damien self weaned at 22 months. It just happened out of nowhere. Jaidy I had to stop. She would still be BF if I let her most likely. She still talks about when she sees me topless.

Re: BFing Moms of 12+ Months- a few ?s

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My boobs were very veiny but they are back to normal now



She still talks about when she sees me topless.

Re: BFing Moms of 12+ Months- a few ?s

I stopped pumping when I started giving cow's milk for 2 bottles a day. I used to use what I pumped to give her BM with prune juice. I had to throw out whatever freezer stash I had, and stopped building one, when I discovered that my milk went bad in the freezer.

In regards to the veins, I am kinda pale and veiny anyway, so I never really noticed how much more veiny I was...

I only nurse in the AM and PM now, and she still wants it. She likes the bottle too-- but always did. It's dark and cozy-- so there are no distractions.

oh, and I stopped using those nursing pads eons ago.

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Re: BFing Moms of 12+ Months- a few ?s

After exclusively pumping the first 2 months I stopped pumping once this kid finally got on the boob at like 3-4 months. I was a horrible pumper, it would take me an hour to get 2-3 ounces.

I still have like 60 ounces frozen but she won't drink BM frozen

My boobs are still veiny but not as bad as the beginning. I haven't had to wear breast pads since about 4-5 months. Once in a blue moon I may leak like a drop but nothing major.

Alexa has gone down to nursing 2 X a day somedays she'll ask for it more often and if she'e overtired or upset she'll ask for it so its really all over the place.

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I stopped pumping when Chloe started to refuse the bottle at 5 months. I hated pumping anyway, so I was relieved!

I think my boobs are still veiny.. I can't even remember what they looked like before size and shape haven't changed much though.

I haven't worn nursing pads in a long time.. I was never much of a leaker though.

Chloe is 12.5 months now and I have been giving her a sippy cup with milk 2X a day. It's been a slow process, but she does drink from it, but not great though. I BF in the AM and before bed in the PM. She probably drinks 7 ounces of cows milk throughout the day in the sippy. Each day gets a little better. She doesn't seem to mind not BF'ing during the day, but I have a feeling that she wouldn't give it up so easy in the am/pm.

Once she starts drinking more cows milk out of her sippys im going to try to drop the am feeding. But, i'll probably wait a little b/c she recently started daycare though, so im happy to keep giving her the extra antibodies.. especially through the winter.