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| I would've nursed longer, and was so sad to have the experience end, however my son self-weaned and let me know in his own way that he was done nursing around 13 1/2 months. |
| posted by on 02/01/2008 02:30 PM |
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| I wanted to nurse, however I was unable to. I could have gotten help, but I was too distraught to ask for it and I just let it go. I would cry each time I had to give my daughter a bottle of formula. However, she is such a happy, and thriving, baby...so I chalk it up to the good ol' "things happen for a reason" thing... |
| posted by FirstTimeMommy on 02/01/2008 08:02 PM |
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| At 1 month my son got thrush and then gave it to me which made it extremely painful to nurse. My breast were all cracked, red and sore. So I had to stop at 1 month but I had a little supply of breastmilk at grandma's house. |
| posted by Chelle on 02/02/2008 12:53 PM |
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| I wanted to nurse for at least one year, but I had so much trouble producing I gave up. |
| posted by on 02/03/2008 04:21 PM |
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| I was the same as jackie. I would have liked to to have been able to nurse for a year, but with the fact that I could hardly produce anything and my nipples are slightly inverted it made it so difficult. I tried pumping, but it just didn't work. |
| posted by Amber U. on 02/05/2008 02:04 PM |
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| I nursed until Nahara was 19 months old. At the end she was only nursing at night before bed. |
| posted by Jennifer on 02/07/2008 10:54 AM |
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| I nursed for about 6 weeks but from the day that I brought my son home he was nursing every hour and a half (plus he had colic) so my supply would not keep up and at about 3 weeks I had to start supplamenting with formula just to let my supply build up so by 6 weeks (still having colic) I switched to formula, about a month later we then started supplamenting the formula with rice cereal. I have told my son since the day he was born he is my little linebacker for the Chicago Bears and the only time I can guarentee he is not going to act up is when he is eating.... |
| posted by Kyleen on 02/08/2008 09:19 PM |
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| I stopped nursing my son at nine months. I would have nursed longer but he decided that he would rather take a cup then hold still to nurse. I was kind of upset because I wanted to nurse till he was at least a year but oh well :) |
| posted by Heather on 02/11/2008 11:59 PM |
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| I wanted to nurse for a year. I had read so many great things about it. Did you know that nursing burns about 500 calories a day. It also helps stimulate your uterus to contract back into it's original pre-pregnancy size. And of course the million and one nutritional benefits it has over formula for your growing baby. Unfortunatley I struggled. She was hungry every 2 hours. I was sensitive so when she fed, I was gritting my teeth the whole time. My nipples were cracked and bleeding. I was getting no sleep. I was overly emotional. I was EXHAUSTED! I was also having trouble keeping up. So we started to supplement with formula. Before I knew it, every time I pumped, I would only get about 4 oz total for BOTH breasts. And then wouldn't produce anything for 4 hours! Before I knew it we were feeding her formula all the time. She was about 5 weeks old. That is about when I stopped loosing weight too. I wish I had stuck with it! |
| posted by Katherine on 02/20/2008 01:27 PM |
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| Around 7 months, my son was just too interested in everything around him and weaned himself. He found that he could see what was going on while drinking his bottle, but not too well while nursing. |
| posted by Afihtan on 02/25/2008 11:58 PM |
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| I nursed my son till one week shy of six months just from sheer exaustion and needing my husband to help out more. Looking back I wish I had gone longer 7 or 8 months. |
| posted by Melinda on 02/29/2008 10:37 AM |
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| I never nursed my son due to complications after I had him that required me to be hospitalized for quite some time. My husband, my mom, and the nurses on staff all got a chance to bottle feed him and to tell you the truth I wouldn't have it any other way. My child is SOOOO healthy looking (rosy cheeks and all) and over 100% in all categories. He has only been sick once in eleven months and he's never had a fever over 100. Also, without nursing him my husband could get up with him during the night and feed him and change him, which he did the entire newborn stage. I'm not saying that breastfeeding is bad but it definitely restricts you. My son will go to anyone now to feed him, change him, watch him on the weekends. He isn't frightened by strangers, etc. I really think that I will bottle feed my next baby too. |
| posted by Heather on 03/08/2008 08:30 PM |
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| Still going strong! I put 1-2 years, but honestly....RoseMarie is 11 months and there are not plans to stop. I work full-time, pump so she can have breast milk while we are apart, and nurse when we are together. I love it. It is so easy, so cheap, and so special! |
| posted by Celeste on 04/04/2008 08:39 PM |
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| I could only do it for a few days |
| posted by Amers on 04/15/2008 11:26 AM |
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| couldnt was sad |
| posted by Bridget on 04/18/2008 01:40 AM |
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| I had a very difficult pregnancy and I have Muliple Sclerosis. My main reason for nursing was for health benefits. I had read studies that if I nursed my son he would have a much less chance of developing MS, my younger sister also has MS. I had a c-section but made them wheel me in to the NICU (my son was born 6 1/2 weeks premature) and he latched on like a pro. I had trouble producing milk so I took medicines, and pumped after he nursed to stimulate more milk. I think it is the best decision I have ever made. Not only for Charlie's benefit (he is 28 mths) and has never been sick, but for my own as well.I believe there are studies that if you nurse you have less of a chance of developing cervical cancer. He was born a healthy 6lbs 14oz and I nursed him until he was 17 mths old but unfortunately I had to wean him to get on meds for my MS. Even now if he sees my breasts he will try to latch on and occasionally will lift up my shirt to get to the breast. I will not say it was easy but well worth it for the health benefits for my son. |
| posted by Rae on 06/09/2008 12:55 AM |
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| my daughter is 15 1/2 months old and will still nurse from time to time but she pretty much weaned her self and started doing it at about 9 months. I miss it but I am kind-of glad to be pretty much done. |
| posted by Anne on 07/17/2008 09:18 PM |
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| My daughter is 19mo. old and she is still nursing. I plan on weaning her around 2 but who knows. We both love the closeness it provides. Plus I have breast cancer in my immediate family and my doctor says the longer the better! |
| posted by natasha on 07/27/2008 09:09 AM |
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| I nursed my first son for two weeks, and couldn't handle the pain anymore. My second son, I lived through the terrible pain and got help from nursing professionals and ended up nursing him till he weaned himself at 9 months. I never regret the way that I chose to feed my children, the important thing is they are happy, and healthy. |
| posted by Jackie on 09/03/2008 10:53 PM |
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| I had a horrible time nuring my daughter at first. She was a terrible latcher and so my nipples were cracked, scabbed, and even bled. Then I got mastitis, but I told myself I'd due it for atleast 6 weeks and if it was still awful I'd stop. So I pumped, luckily I'm a great milk producer, and gave her a bottle during her night feedings so I didn't have to deal with the pain then. Which worked great for us. After about 4 weeks things got better. And she just weaned at 16.5 months. So my advice is give yourself a deadline and stick with it...and get help if it hurts!! |
| posted by Jennifer on 09/25/2008 11:21 AM |
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| Kyleen thats really funny to hear that you call you son that because I call my son a linebacker for the Chicago Bears as well. |
| posted by Alisa on 09/28/2008 06:39 PM |
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| My daughter is 18 months and we are still nursing but I hope to someday be in the "longer than 3" category! I hear so many moms say they had trouble but didn't seek any help. That is why I am training to become a La Leche League leader in my area. Moms need support and assistant. Yes, breastfeeding is a natural function- but still something that needs to be learned by mom and baby. If we all had more support starting in the hospital our bfing rates would be higher, health in general in our country much highter, and the benefits continue. |
| posted by Abbey on 10/09/2008 05:03 PM |
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| I tried real hard but it did not work out. She bruised me very badly and shed blood a few times. Since I was having to feed every hour and had those problems I decided to switch to formula. We are both happy that we did :) |
| posted by Toni on 10/14/2008 09:55 AM |
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| Unfortunatley due to one of my medications I was unable to breastfeed my son. I cried alot in the beginning because of this because I was told you get such a tight bond when you nurse the baby vs. bottle feeding. In the end, my son and I bonded just fine and as long as he was happy and healthy...I was happy. |
| posted by Crystal on 10/16/2008 10:53 PM |
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| 18 months and still going (2-3 times a day) |
| posted by Bethany on 10/25/2008 06:54 PM |
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| I am still nursing my 15-month-old son. He chooses breastmilk over everything that I have given to him. |
| posted by Monica on 12/06/2008 10:43 PM |
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| 14 months with both of my kids. |
| posted by on 02/02/2009 10:00 PM |
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| I had to combo feed. |
| posted by Krista on 02/15/2009 09:00 PM |
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For those of you who've had nursing problems, I wish you would consider going to La Leche League. Those women have seen every problem imaginable, and they can help you solve them.
I am STILL nursing my son, and he just turned four [he's almost finished]. And I assure you, I've had to deal with some really challenging issues. So, in the end, the real issue is, how committed are you to nursing? If there is a will, there is a way to make it work. |
| posted by Lisa on 03/05/2009 05:58 AM |
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If a woman is able to nurse at least two years continuously...her rate of breast cancer drops almost to zero, her rate of uterine, ovarian, and cervical cancer plummet dramatically.
Her child will enjoy lifelong protection from most autoimmune diseases as well. It really IS worth the time and the effort. |
| posted by Lisa on 03/05/2009 06:01 AM |
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| Due to a stressful situation I stopped producing milk. To this day I wish I had done more to keep it coming. First time mom and nobody to ask questions to. |
| posted by on 03/13/2009 02:02 PM |
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almost 14 months and still going. I told myself at first atleast 6wk then 6mths, then it turned in to a yr and here we are and I dont know when we will stop.
It is hard in the beging, but if you stick with it it does get easier. I still have to use a nipple shield becaseu I couldnt get her to latch without it. |
| posted by Michelle on 04/08/2009 08:59 PM |
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| My daughter self weaned at 8 1/2 months. I used bottles with my first daughter and regretted not breast feeding. My second was breast fed and by far the BEST way for us. |
| posted by Roxanne on 04/09/2009 11:04 PM |
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| My daughter is almost 13 months old and I'm still nursing her. I attempted to wean her but she's just not ready and actually I'm not ready either. So I figured why take away the best vitamins, anti-bodies and nurishment away from her? So I'l going to do baby-led weaning. hopefully she won't be nursing when she's 2 though I dont think i'll be a big fan of that. We'll see! |
| posted by Summer on 07/23/2009 10:17 AM |
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| My daughter is 11 months and she still loves to nurse. In the beginning I was told by a lot of people (including some important ones) that there was no way I was going to last with it. But I am happy to say that I did and she is thriving! She's healthy and happy and my little monkey who climbs on everything. I have really enjoyed my experience, especially since we had little to no difficulty, and I love the time that we get to spend together. It will be a sad day for me when she weans herself. |
| posted by Kayla on 08/03/2009 05:04 PM |
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| my son is almost 2 months and nursing is going well. I use a pump a lot too, so if he doesn't eat enough or if hes being colicky i can pump and give it to him in bottle. then i get a break and my husband can feed him too! |
| posted by jessica on 10/06/2009 11:25 AM |
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| I nursed my daughter til she was 15 months old and would of kept nursing her til she was 2, but my milk dried up, so I had to stop and switch to sippy cups. I was sad and she was really upset too. I plan on nursing my 2nd child as well. |
| posted by amanda on 01/13/2010 05:21 PM |
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| I never nursed I thought the idea of it was gross |
| posted by Meg on 01/24/2010 12:18 PM |
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| I felt pressure from in-laws to nurse, but then had to take meds right after delivery of my daughter and didn't end up nursing after all. Daughter is 8 yrs. old now, healthy child and happy as can be. I found bottle feeding a necessity as I was also hospitalized for a week and a half two weeks after my daughter was born. Things worked out okay for all. |
| posted by April on 03/19/2010 01:03 PM |
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| I nursed my daughter until she was 14 months she is 10 yrs old now and very healthy. My son is 12 months now and still nursing. We will go on until he is ready. Every pregnant women or husband with a pregnant wife that I know or meet, I all ways tell them the benifits of breastfeeding. |
| posted by Victoria on 04/12/2010 12:44 AM |
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| she was in the hospital for a long time, she had open heart surgery,and she develop complications,so she stayed in ICU for over amonth and my breast dried up from stress |
| posted by Camille on 05/07/2011 06:11 PM |
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