how long did you breastfeed for?

Thanks for the advice,

was planning on starting to pump every day now to stock up and increase my milk supply, lets hope it works

@ Nikki, I hope it works out, but don't stress if it doesnt:) (anyone here want to start a revolt demanding 6 months mat leave??) I've always thought that toyitoying looks like fun:)

My advice? Start expressing now as much as possible to help develop an "oversupply". That way you will have a stash when you go back to work, plus it will make pumping at work easier. I know the few times when I have had to pump supply does decrease because you arent as efficient:( Plus make sure you have a good pump:)

Hey Ladies

i have been Breastfeeding my LG for 3.5 months now and go back to work in 2 weeks. the first 8 weeks were a nightmare and I nearly gave up, so glad I didnt.

Claudia you are so right about education and support, even my lactation consultant wasnt much help, once I gave in and trusted my own instincts and ignored her advice it all came right.

I want to breastfeed for as long as possible, hoping to express in the day and breastfeed at night

Really hoping it works out.

Congrats to all the ladies who have breastfed for so long

claudia-b you are correct , as long as she is healthy , i do miss bf thou cause is faster you dont have to wash sterlize bottle , is ready all the time . . my daugher loves her bottle and she is happy with that.

@Kimber, pls don't feel guilty, it's a useless emotion. It doesn't matter if you breastfeed for 2 days, weeks, months or years- just as long as you feed them. Yes breastmilk has benefits and is the biological norm for human babies, but if a mom with all the facts chooses(or has to for whatever reason) formula then she is doing so for her own good reasons. The only thing that ticks me off is the perpetuation of myths about breastfeeding that result in moms believing falsely that their milk is inadequate. These myths are perpetuated by doctors, nurses and in some cases even so called lactation consultants because training on breastfeeding is so limited that you actually have to make an effort to learn about it. I blame the fact that so many people struggle to breastfeed, not on their own inadequacies- because they are not inadequate in any mean shape or form, but on the fact that doctors aren't trained, nurses often can't help, there are very few international board certified lactation consultants and breastfeeding has become a lost art to society due to huge marketing budgets of nestle, aspen, enamel etc. So instead of feeling guilty about your choices, be angry at the system that forced you to make those choices. Things like the government advocates exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months and then only gives 4 months mat leave? Not everyone is as lucky as me:) and people like gems who pump for so long are an inspiration to me!

@vash it sounds like you are being very gentle and he thinks it's a game:) as for pumping, the more often you pump the more efficient you get. Mornings are my best pumping times:)

well done moomies , i wish i breastfed until now i really missed breastfeeding , my daugher is 15 month and doesnt know what to do with my breast when i play with her by giving her my breast. she will touch it and laugh . i feel bad cause she stop at five month when she was hospitalized with broncho , she use to love her breast milk but when i return to work she got attached to her bottle and start refusing my milk .

with my other two the stopped at 4 month . i always plan to breastfeed until 2 years but it never worked .

well done ladies , i feel guilty now cause i feels like she still needs those vitamin still.

He tried to "gum" me a few times and I pushed his face into my boob but he thought that was funny and started laughing!
What was also driving me mad about breastfeeding was that he would still wake up 4-5 times a night even before he started teething. When I decided to sleep train then he started teething.
The other day DH put his hand on my breast and Liam got so angry. He started moaning and pushing DH's hand away .