Extended breastfeeding

1st-time-preggies - We have been through many of the same things here- DS is 19months. We night weaned by getting Dad to go into him- we started the process by involving DH in the bed time routiue more, starting with him being in the room while I fed DS to sleep, then progressing to him taking DS off me once he was asleep and putting him to bed,..then to me feeding DS then passing him to DH for a story and I kissed him and he waves me goodbye and DH puts him to bed.
Now hes so used to DH being there in the night, that although he always wants Mumma in the daytime, he doesnt call for me when DH goes into him overnight,...but if Im the one that gets up to him then he straight away wants boob- I always go in with water and offer him that instead, and say "no its night time". If we both try and still he wont settle or keeps waking- lately its been for teething,... then I do feed him.
I feed him on demand 24/7 for a year then my mental and physical health was suffering from the sleep deprivation- was back to 1-3hrly feeds overnight, so that when we night weaned him, and its just been when hes sick and cant be comforted any other way since then.

In the last few weeks tho, DS has been wanting to latch on for just a few seconds at a time heaps of times a day! He had gradually reduced his feeds of his our accord, and was mostly only having feeds first thing in the morning and before bed at night, and sometimes one in the day but not often. Now hes sticking his toungue out at me and going "ahh ahh" and pulling my top up or doen heaps! Its fine at home, but I feel self consciuos in some places when we out,...i woulkdnt if he actually wanting to feed, but he just pops on and off heaps then laughs and runs off to play again! The more I let him do it in the day then more he seems to wake at night, so Ive been trying to distract him away form it in the day- luckily its winter and Im not wearing tops with easier access, lol!

well done jacobsmummmy :)

I am still feeding my boy at 21 months he is down to 1-2 feeds a day

Edited by NovemberMum

Oh cute Nic. So glad you enjoyed the meeting, I really enjoy ours too and whenever DS sees a newborn nursing he watches intently and then decides he needs milk too.

DS is definately cutting back on feeds now, whether that is due to his age, or me being pregnant I have no idea, but it does sadden me somewhat. He has maybe 2-3 overnight, feeds on and off all morning before we get out of bed (from about 5/6am till 7.30/8am) and then maybe 4 feeds the rest of the day. This is at least half what he was feeding.

He has taken to bringing me toys to nurse lately, he helps me "latch" them on and then hops on the other breast, he had a go nursing one of his dolls today too, it was very cute

Haha that is all so cute. The LLL meeting and milkies and the giving teddies/dollys boobie. Aren't they just little characters :-)

Just a quick question: I am still feeding my 19 month old, usually about twice nowadays if I can (am trying to wean him by the end of the year ish) but I am yet to get a period. Never had one since pregnant (apart from of course the bleeding after he was born). Anyone else had this? Is it normal?

And huge congrats jacobsmummy for such a sterling BF effort!!
Ha I wish Clodagh only Bf 1-2 times a day. On a quiet day she has 5...more if she's sick, tired or just being a toddler lol

Lol, DH has offered her his boobie a few times and she just gives him THE LOOK, as if to say what planet are you on! If only I say, well sometimes it would be nice anyway.

Thought I would have weaned her by now but still reluctant too as I know its so good for her and its only maybe once or twice a day, but wow... it hurts being PG!

I think it depends. Not impossible though! I haven't had AF since I got pregnant but I've been on the Depo and Mini pill since having Lily. But been off contraception for 2 months now and still nothing! No AF, No ovulating, no pregnancies! lol

Oh that's good to hear about your friend millemama. My Miss is 10months and I haven't had AF back, but we'd like to start trying for number 2 soon. I guess it would be harder to try as there's no way of tracking when I would ovulate? I had thought of maybe weaning Miss just to get AF back to track, but decided that was a bit selfish!

I got mine back when DD was about 10 months old, she was still BFing 6+ times a day and 3+ times a night! Its now back to the regular monthly thing which sucks