IF you breastfed a baby...?

Question

at 11 months how many times a day were they nursing?
Does anyone else have one that still wakes more than once a night to nurse?
My son still doesn't have an awful lot of interest in solids, yes he's growing and developing well-thinning out, growing taller, RUNNING everywhere. He will drink from a cup all day if he's just thirsty.
I have no intentions of giving up breastfeeding until HE's ready, I'm just curious as to others' experience.

Answer 1

Good for you for breast feeding this long and keep it up!

When my son was that age, I think he nursed like three times a day and twice at night. Sometimes more, sometimes less. We just went with whatever. He also nursed for like a minute after bumps and falls that they take when starting to walk.

My son also was not really all that into solids until like a year of age, but keep offering them at least at each meal. Some day he will say "OOOHHHH! Yummy!" and you will be shoveling it in until he leaves for college.

Happy Mommying! Keep up the good milk!

Answer 2

I breastfed my last one until 18 months. By 11 months, he should not be waking up at night to nurse. If he does, it's not for nutrition, it's for comfort. Rather than nursing at night, just comfort him and let him know you are nearby. By this time, you both are in need of a solid night's sleep. I would suggest not nursing during the night.

During the day, I nurse her pretty much whenever she wanted. She never took solids until she was 7 months old, not that I didn't try.

KUDOS to you! You are doing something WONDERFUL for your baby. It's a bond that no one can break.

Answer 3

Good for you!!

I'm jealous - I wanted to breastfeed my son longer, but because I was pregnant...it didn't work out for either of us. And, he self weaned earlier than I would have liked.

But, at almost nine months mine was eating solids as well. Our schedule was cereal in the morning, 1 jar baby food at lunch, and another at dinner. Actually, at that point I was lightly grinding our dinner in the food processor. So, we didn't use jarred...

He wasn't night time feeding at all. Almost as soon as he had solids he nursed one time. Then, shortly after he was sleeping through the night.

But, that's just my experience. I know from talking to other's it's definately not the norm! Usually they wake up at least twice at night to eat.

Congrats to you mommy! Keep it up :))

Answer 4

way to go betsy , i'm so very proud of you. my 1st 2 boys breastfed at night at least once until they were a year even though they were eating table food (minced and plain) by then, my daughter slept through the night at 8 months . I consider 11-6am as over night. my son bless his heart was sleeping through at 5 weeks, and I had to wake him for feeds after 4 hrs. on occasion, One day around a month old he slept in his swing for 5 hrs, and I had to wake him. By 11 months he should be sleeping through the night with a max of 1 feed. try for the late night /early morning feeds and see if that works. Don't let him sleep with you because it makes it just too darned easy for him to grab a snack. These wonderful people have all given you great advice, you're doing great

Answer 5

congrats on breastfeeding. I wanted to breastfeed longer but at 10 months-mine had no more interest in it. Breastmilk provides much more nutrition than solids anyway (as im sure you know)
Both of mine were sleeping 7-7 all night by age 7 months.

Answer 6

I breastfed all of mine until they were about 18 months. I had three and one of them didn't sleep all the way through the night until he was 1 yr old. As long as your son is growing OK, there is no reason to change anything.

Answer 7

great job you are doing what is good for your baby. keep offering solids at every meal time when your eating and he may have more interest in food if its what mommy and daddy are doing. you have to be careful with the night time feedings because of his teeth. I breastfed by liitle girl until she was 16 months old then she gave it up.

Answer 8

At eleven months, I was down to two feedings a day, one first thing in the morning and one just before sleeping at night. She was sleeping through the night.
My neice was different, she would wake up atleast twice a night to feed until she was two, her mother eventually stopped feeding her and just gave her water if she woke up at night, she started sleeping much better after that.

Answer 9

i fed on demand, whether that was for hunger or comfort, but by time they were one i "trained" them at night to sleep thru as there is no actual need for feeding thru night at this age, just habit!
i tried all sorts of methods with all 3 kiddies. some are ok to be stroked, reassured and left til they wake again... this takes many times each night but they get message after a week or two and then it feels worth it tho doesnt at time and if you give in you'll have to start all over again!
with my 2nd i sent hubby up with drink of water...howls of disgust at no boob appearing at 1st!! but after 10 nights has slept thru and still a great sleeper now.
with #3 i went in, gave a cuddle if really wretchedly crying, otherwise, quick stroke on head, a firm 'its night time, go to sleep, shush, mummys asleep night night' ... again... you'll need to do this several times a night but after 7-14 days most kiddies respond by you being so boring that they guess it better to sleep thru! (p.s. dont turn lights on, get into conversation or seem exciting at all, the more quiet, boring and dark thinsg are the better!)
as long as your son is being offered foods that he likes and offered new ones now and again, given vitamin drops if necessary and being a happy normal kid, dont stress over amounts of food, they soon change and then he'll be eating you out of house and home!!
my 3rd also decided when she'd had enough of feeding during day and then the night... one evening i offered the boob... "bed now me sleep" she announced. i put away the offending boob, a little deflated but also happy that shes making decisions! offered it the niext night.. she took 2/3 obligatory sips then sat up and pointed to he rbed.. i got the message!think she slept thru night after 14 months.
whereas #2 had to be weaned off at age two as i was going to be working more hours! she was sleep trained at 8 months tho so had finished the night feeds. trained her earlier than others as very colicky, fractious baby who fed every 2 hours day AND night... so decided to keep sanity and get her sleeping thru! could have done same with other two, but a bit lazy, plus its enjoyable breatfeeding, even in wee hours! IF we have another, i think i'll go for sleep training before they get to one.
hope that helps??
good luck, and have fun breastfeeding til you both happy to stop, and well done for doing so!

Answer 10

At this phase it should be one feed a night before bed....you also need to perserve with food. Otherwise you are going to end up with more and more feeds through the night as when they grow older there appetite increases. Good luck and well done for keeping it up.