Extended Breastfeeding Check-in, 1/26

[vvvvvfee]

For the purposes of this check-in, we will define extended breastfeeding as breastfeeding beyond 1 year. Questions are repeated and suggestions are appreciated!

1. How old is your LO?
2. How many times per day does your LO nurse?
3. Does the thought of weaning make you sad or would it be a relief? Or somewhere in between?
4. How long can you go without BFing/pumping? (When you are away from your LO, do you still need to pump?)

Pregnant & BFing Moms: How are you doing this week? Any issues with supply, pain, aversion? Questions for other moms?

Tandem Nursing Moms: How are you doing this week? Any current challenges? Questions for other moms?

Non-BFing question of the week: Question suggested by valie: What would you choose for your birthday dinner? And don't forget the cake!

[billyhorrible]

1. How old is your LO?19 months
2. How many times per day does your LO nurse? 2-4
3. Does the thought of weaning make you sad or would it be a relief? Or somewhere in between? at this point it would be a relief, although I'm sure when the day comes I'll be sad.
4. How long can you go without BFing/pumping? (When you are away from your LO, do you still need to pump?) I haven't pumped in.....5 months? I think the longest I've gone without nursing is probably 24 hours.
Non-BFing question of the week: Question suggested by valie: What would you choose for your birthday dinner? And don't forget the cake! Gnocchi in gorgonzola sauce, red velvet cake.

[vvvvvfee]

1. How old is your LO? 18 months
2. How many times per day does your LO nurse? 4-5
3. Does the thought of weaning make you sad or would it be a relief? Or somewhere in between? Hard to say... I guess it depends if we have another kid or not. If DS2 is my last nursling, I'd be kinda sad. If he isn't, I would be fine with it if he self-weaned. I kinda feel like I need a break from nursing since I've been nursing for close to 4 1/2 years straight now.
4. How long can you go without BFing/pumping? (When you are away from your LO, do you still need to pump?) The course of a workday- about 10 hours, probably a bit longer. I would have to pump if it was longer than that.

Non-BFing question of the week: Question suggested by valie: What would you choose for your birthday dinner? And don't forget the cake! Well, if my birthday were coming up imminently, I think I would want a Chick'n Shack (fried chicken sandwich) and fries from Shake Shack. For cake... hmmm I'm kinda digging the idea of something with cream cheese frosting- either red velvet or carrot cake.

[BabyStandish]

1. How old is your LO? 2
2. How many times per day does your LO nurse? 1-2
3. Does the thought of weaning make you sad or would it be a relief? Or somewhere in between? in between. We are in the process and I'm definitely sad that I can't really enjoy these sessions due to aversions.
4. How long can you go without BFing/pumping? (When you are away from your LO, do you still need to pump?) probably until May when new baby is here lol. I'm pretty sure I have no milk.

Pregnant & BFing Moms: How are you doing this week? Any issues with supply, pain, aversion? Questions for other moms? eh. It's rough. I cry anytime nursing sessions are longer than 10 minutes the aversion is so bad. I feel horrible for wanting to be done because DS is very, very attached to these boobs but it is what it is.

Non-BFing question of the week: Question suggested by valie: What would you choose for your birthday dinner? And don't forget the cake! I'd probably like to go back to Greece and get this seafood pasta dish. It had fresh clams, mussels, scallops and this light creamy sauce with some fresh baked bread. It was soooo good. And then maybe some tiramisu afterwards and a cappuccino.

[vvvvvfee]

BabyStandish, wow, 10 minutes! i can't believe you're surviving that long while experiencing aversion! limit the length!! at the height of my nursing aversion, i used to count to 10 or 20 on each side and that was it. and i could barely even stand that. for my DS, he would get more upset about being refused completely than he would about a really short session. seriously, though, hugs, and make it easy on yourself. make them short. sing a song or count to a certain number and then that's it.

[byjove]

BabyStandish, how far along in your pregnancy are you? I know when nursing DD1 while pregnant I would go through phases of massive aversion and then it would be ok again, especially through the beginning of 2nd tri. I hope it's just temporary.

[BabyStandish]

byjove I'm 23 weeks. It's been terrible for a couple weeks now. I've dealt with the pain fine since I've had recurring bouts of mastitis this felt like nothing, but this is a new form of hell lol.

[byjove]

Jan 27, 2017 13:41:11 GMT -5 BabyStandish said:

byjove I'm 23 weeks. It's been terrible for a couple weeks now. I've dealt with the pain fine since I've had recurring bouts of mastitis this felt like nothing, but this is a new form of hell lol.

Hopefully it will let up soon!

[BabyStandish]

Jan 27, 2017 13:47:35 GMT -5 byjove said:

Jan 27, 2017 13:41:11 GMT -5 BabyStandish said:

byjove I'm 23 weeks. It's been terrible for a couple weeks now. I've dealt with the pain fine since I've had recurring bouts of mastitis this felt like nothing, but this is a new form of hell lol.

Hopefully it will let up soon!

Thanks! Me too!

[lilyelayne]

1. How old is your LO? - 22.5mo

2. How many times per day does your LO nurse? - 4+/day, 0-1/night

3. Does the thought of weaning make you sad or would it be a relief? Or somewhere in between? - mostly sad, I think, because "mik mik" seems to bring him so much joy. But if he were ready I think I'd feel more ready.

4. How long can you go without BFing/pumping? (When you are away from your LO, do you still need to pump?) - I dunno. We're never apart that long. I could probably go 24 hours without pumping I'd think, though I'd wake up leaking.

Non-BFing question of the week: Question suggested by valie: What would you choose for your birthday dinner? And don't forget the cake! - last year I asked my mom to make shrimp creole, and we had king cake. It was pretty perfect. Since my bday is during Carnival again this year, I'll say a roast beef poboy & king cake, preferably cream cheese filled!

[lilyelayne]

Hugs BabyStandish!!