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Re: How many of you mums still bf after 6 months?
« Reply #15 on: June 19, 2006, 17:49:10 pm »
Wow thanks everyone that makes me feel lots better - i must say it does seem to be normal on this website which is a good thing!! i feel very proud to be amonst an almost extended breastfeeding group of people! x ;D
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Re: How many of you mums still bf after 6 months?
« Reply #16 on: June 19, 2006, 20:36:42 pm »
Hi Jacksmummy,

My dd is 7 months and we still bf 5x a day though she is also on solids now. DD is only 13 pounds, 4oz but is healthy and not "skinny". She doesn't have a huge appetite, never has. There are still benefits to bf past the 6 months so I plan to continue for a long time, I've never set a "date" to stop.
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Re: How many of you mums still bf after 6 months?
« Reply #17 on: June 19, 2006, 23:15:48 pm »
My dd is 28 months and we are still nursing here. I am also pregnant and plan on tandem nursing when baby # 2 arrives. Good luck! Breastfeeding is the best immunity boost for your little one and the best nutrition, too!
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Re: How many of you mums still bf after 6 months?
« Reply #18 on: June 20, 2006, 00:35:03 am »
My DD is 16 months and just self weaned last Monday sad day for me  :'( but I only gave myself 6 months and here I am at 16!!! She is a lean baby as well and very active.  She gained a little more weight around 12 months when she started cows milk and eating more solids. You keep going as long as you want.  By the way two Days after I stopped BF she got sick.
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Re: How many of you mums still bf after 6 months?
« Reply #19 on: June 20, 2006, 00:42:46 am »
My DS is almost 8 months and we are still going strong.  He gained 4 lbs. from BF alone in the first month (seriously!) so you could say he was chubby.  I work part-time and pump on the days when I am in the office.  I feel a little weird about it b/c a few people have made comments to me about it ("how long do you intend to BF").  But to heck with what any co-workers think!  ;D  I know it is the best for my son and so I will continue as long as we both want to.  Keep up the good work Jacksmummy.  You're not alone. (where I live a majority of moms quit BF at around 4 months too, so I know it can feel lonely sometimes.)
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Re: How many of you mums still bf after 6 months?
« Reply #20 on: June 20, 2006, 00:49:22 am »
Jules is going to be 5mos this Saturday...I will nurse her until she either rejects my boobie  :'( or she reached 18 - 24 mos.  At which point she wil be able to undo my bra, and will no longer need to be mommies little baby.  I know she doesn't get nutritional benefit from nursing beyond 1 year, but the closeness I feel with her and the comfort it provides her is what the 2nd year will be for, that is of course if she still wants it.  She may not.

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Re: How many of you mums still bf after 6 months?
« Reply #21 on: June 20, 2006, 19:39:45 pm »
Congrats jacksmummy!  We're going strong here at 10 months tomorrow.  I love it!
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Re: How many of you mums still bf after 6 months?
« Reply #22 on: June 20, 2006, 19:44:02 pm »
My son is 11 months old and we are still b/f! I work full time and pump my life away here and then nurse all weekend long (and in the evenings during the week). I will keep nursing until he is 1 and then wean to whole milk. It is absolutely the best experience ever! You are doing great.  :D
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Re: How many of you mums still bf after 6 months?
« Reply #23 on: June 20, 2006, 20:21:37 pm »
Hi, I would also like my dd to self wean, I found this fact sheet on kellymom.com thought you might find it interesting. I certainly did.
•   In the second year (12-23 months), 448 mL of breastmilk provides:
•   29% of energy requirements
•   43% of protein requirements
•   36% of calcium requirements
•   75% of vitamin A requirements
•   76% of folate requirements
•   94% of vitamin B12 requirements
•   60% of vitamin C requirements
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Re: How many of you mums still bf after 6 months?
« Reply #24 on: June 20, 2006, 22:30:21 pm »
Quote from: robynfuller on June 20, 2006, 20:21:37 pm
Hi, I would also like my dd to self wean, I found this fact sheet on kellymom.com thought you might find it interesting. I certainly did.
•   In the second year (12-23 months), 448 mL of breastmilk provides:
•   29% of energy requirements
•   43% of protein requirements
•   36% of calcium requirements
•   75% of vitamin A requirements
•   76% of folate requirements
•   94% of vitamin B12 requirements
•   60% of vitamin C requirements
Regards
Robyn

Ditto to that! It is such a common misconception that breastmilk loses its nutritional benefits past age 6 months or 12 months but it is just not truth. If you keep going you are still giving a lot of immunities and nutritional benefits to your older child.
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Re: How many of you mums still bf after 6 months?
« Reply #25 on: June 20, 2006, 22:55:34 pm »
DS is 6 mo and we're still going strong.  Plan to go at least 1 year.  Great job! 

And for those of you pumping at work, I really respect you! I know that is a hassle and you are wonderful for doing it for your los!
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Re: How many of you mums still bf after 6 months?
« Reply #26 on: June 21, 2006, 04:33:35 am »
DD and I are still at it, at 21.5 months, though now that I'm pregnant, my supply has dwindled to virtually nil.  DD does still ask for it, but less often, and doesn't nurse for long.  I wouldn't be surprised if she self-weans sometime in the next couple months.  If she keeps on, that's fine, too.  I'm the only one in our group still nursing at this age, but no one bats an eye about it (that's California for you, I guess... I'm blessed).

The WHO recommends nursing at least to age 2.  So that's something to think about.
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Re: How many of you mums still bf after 6 months?
« Reply #27 on: June 21, 2006, 05:29:58 am »
I BF my DD until she self-weaned, which was a few weeks after she turned 1 yr old. I was willing to BF as long is she was interested, and I was really sad to see her refusing the breast; it was our special time together.  :'(

BF babies may be leaner than their fomula fed counterparts, but it all evens out in the long run. So don't worry about your LO being leaner. You are doing what is best for your LO & it's such a rewarding experience. You're doing great at 6 mos. I'm sure you can do another 6 mos with no probs (remember how it was hard at first, and then months later you realize how easy it is?  :) ), and if your LO doesn't self-wean early, you may even be able to go 2 yrs, or more!

I notice a trend of BFing in my area (California), you often see women BFing in public, no one makes a big deal out of it.

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Re: How many of you mums still bf after 6 months?
« Reply #28 on: June 21, 2006, 05:38:49 am »
We are still going strong at 10 months! With ds i stopped at 9mos b/c i was pg and tired! With dd1 i stopped at 10 or 11 months. I 'm hoping to go one year. I am finding it even more rewarding this time around!  ;D  My kids have all been very healthy and chubby. DS was huge at 6 mos!
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Re: How many of you mums still bf after 6 months?
« Reply #29 on: June 21, 2006, 09:19:44 am »
We're still going here at 9m.  I bf dd1 for 25m too.  Both my girls are small, and you're right, that ff babies do tend to be 'bigger' (esp. at first), hence the recent revising of the growth charts to more accurately reflect bf babies' growth.  Of course there are individual differences to this pattern.

I know the feeling of being the 'odd-one-out' - amongst my closest parenting friends, we all/mostly bf to at least a 1yr, but I have found amongst 'the general public' that 6m seems to be a big cut-off point for bf'ing.  So I realise that feeding for longer is not the 'norm'!
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