How long did you BF?

[mamatea4]

My LO is 11 months.  My DH is ready for me to start weaning her, but I'm inclined to let her wean herself.  DD1 didn't enjoy nursing so she stopped cold turkey at 1 year.  This LO though doesn't seem to have any inclination to stop.  Some days she'll still nurse 4-5 times during the day - never any NF.  How long have you ladies continued to nurse (how many months past 1 year)?  And how many times during the day?

Thanks 

[Fiver]

Still going strong with a BT feed at 22m

[Shiv52]

I am just weaning R now at 2YO.  She was feeding once per day and in a bad run of teething once at night too (nightmare!) which was just pure prop and comfort. 

I have been doing a don't offer but feed if asked approach hoping she'd wean herself but no luck so am just starting try distracting and offering a sippy.  SO far she is in very impressed.  I really didn't intend to feed this long but its just kind of happened.  I fed beyond 1YO as she was MPI and kept BFing until we got her onto dairy.  I weaned DD1 at 18 months. 

I have been BFing or pregnant I am just thinking for 4 years 10 months or thereabouts!

[cath~]

I bf'd L until 18 months.  But from 11-18 months it was only 1 bf (1st thing in the morning) per day.

PS I suspect your poll might end up a bit biased since maybe only ppl who have bf's for more than a year will read it   

[Shiv52]

I'll change the title and you'll get more views!!

[C&B&E]

I am still BF dd at 16 months (4 feeds per day, but she is mspi so bm is her main source of calcium), but ds self weaned at 9 months  - he was mixed fed and I think he just ended up preferring bottles.  But do what you feel like you and your lo want to do  ! 

[~ Vik ~]

We bfed with 2 feeds/day until about 20mo, and then kept the bedtime feed consistently until about 2.5yo, and then occasionally over the next couple months until he stopped asking

[~inbalance~]

14 mos and 20 mos here, and both times I stopped because I was pregnant and it felt like the right thing to do, and weaning was easy in both cases.  I will let DD decide how long she wants to BF for. 

[j.and.e]

I bf until 18mo. I wanted to wean sooner but ds2 wud EW and i brought him to bed for our one bf! One day he slept in and i was up and dressd and he didnt ask to bf. After that i told him the milk was all gone and gave him cow milk. He never complaind xx

[-kgmf123-]

My aim was to bf until LO's self weaned. DD was 30 months and ds was 24 months when they both self weaned. Last feeds to go were the morning feeds.

[aisling]

19 months and last feed  to go was morning one.  Awwww, those were the days.  Hugs all. Xo

[roseola]

16 months, and I cried and took pics of his last feed.

[Erin M]

Dd1 went 10.5 months, dd2 was a year and ds just about 16 months. 

[georgeo]

Ds self weened at 11 months. I had hoped to go longer but he was biting a lot and sometimes I would give ebm in a bottle instead if it was just too much for me and looking back I'm guessing that will have been a factor. Also, he had ebm bottles during the day.

I'm planning on letting dd decide when she wants to stop.

[okinawamama]

We made it to 16 months. I began training for a half marathon when he was 15 months, and the more intense the training became the more my milk dried up and I think there just wasn't anything left, one day he just refused.I offered a couple more times, and he refused, so that was that. I think you're doing a wonderful job for you and your LO and I hope that you find a decision that you feel is best for everyone!