what was /is the longest time you breastfed/ will breast feed your child?

Question

and did you get any negative/positive support/remarks??

1st baby 1yr
2nd baby 6mo
3rd baby 2y
4 th baby 2 1/2 yr
not really any neg comments, some stares but that was thier problem...

I think you should breastfeed as long as possible and let the child slef wean.. Too much empathise( Sp) is put on the sexual side of a woman's breast IMHO...
lot of support...

see stupid comments like boys choose to breast feed till 5 or 6 ..what does gender have to do with it???
that's putting a sexual aspect to it..

Answer 1

I breastfed my oldest for the first 7 mos, and now with my second I am still breastfeeding him, and he is 8 mos. old. I am going to start weaning my youngest sometime this month. He is starting to get teeth, and he always bites. That's how I know it is time to stop. I had both positive and negative remarks, but I have just done what I have felt is best for my children.

Answer 2

I am still breastfeeding my 16 month old. She was exclusively breastfed for 11 months, she did not want any baby food. She just wanted to nurse. She eats pretty much anything now and still nurses through the day and before she goes to sleep. I have had both positive and negative remarks. Some people think that she should still not be breastfeeding now and that she should have stopped at a year. My husband wants me to stop nursing her. I have told all of them that the WHO (World Health Organization) recommends breastfeeding until the age of 2 and that it is still very healthy for her. I pretty much ignore of the negative remarks. Breastfeeding is between my and my daughter and no one else. She enjoys nursing and I do not mind, I work 40 hours a week and I consider this a time for bonding. I would not have done anything different if I was to go back and do it all over again!!!

Answer 3

My first I was only able to breastfeed for 7 weeks but I never got any negative remarks, only positive. My second I breastfed for 14 months. I never got any negative remarks with that one either. Of course the last couple of months we only breastfed first thing in the morning and right before bed, so I think most people didn't realize we were still breastfeeding, but of the people who did know, no one ever said anything about it.

Answer 4

My son is currently 25 months and he is still breastfeeding. However, for the past several months I have only nursed him at night before bed. Most people don't actually know that he still nurses sometimes.

My in-laws never wanted me to nurse in the first place because they wanted to be able to feed him with bottles themselves. ( They have also told me that they consider it unsanitary and that it flaunts private business in the open. Ps. They are kind of nuts....)

Otherwise I haven't gotten too many negative responses... Just the occasional raised eyebrow.

I'm currently 26 wks pregnant and I'm hoping that my son will have self- weaned by the time the new baby comes. I plan to nurse the next baby for at least 1 yr and to let her somewhat self wean herself as well.

Answer 5

14 mos
I nursed all 4 of my babies for around 8-12 mos. I strongly encourage it. All the pregnancy weight came off quickly and my kids were hardly ever sick with ear infections, etc... - extremely healthy! I was also very careful to eat well and took my vitamins and drank plenty of fluids while nursing - so that helps.
I only had positive comments from both family and their doctors - everyone was proud and I knew I made the right decision for their well-being. They do say it helps IQ and brain development - my kids are all straight A students, gifted in art and music too - and they participate in lots of sports.
If you have a choice, do it! Even for the first 6 mos - it gives babies the best headstart in life! It also cuts mom's chance of breast cancer by 50% if nursing 1st baby for 12 mos and mom in her 20's.

Answer 6

I breastfed my children until they weened themselves.

That was about 6 months for my daughter and 1 year for my son. Every child is different. Some only have that special nursing time with mom and cling to it. It should be used for nourishment, not attention(the child). As long as the mom is spending lots of quality time with all of her children, and the 2, 3 etc year old wants to continue nursing, I have no problem with it. The WHO has stated that 2 years is best.

Answer 7

I breastfed w/ my son until he was 3mos. of age (stopped b/c I went back to work) and I plan to breastfeed w/ this baby for 3mos. as well (34wks pregnant).

All I ever got were supportive remarks. Breastmilk is the best thing for the baby -- don't let anyone try to tell you anything negative, especially if they've never done it or even had a baby before.

Answer 8

I breastfed exclusively for about six months, then spent the next month and a half getting her used to the bottle. The plan was to breastfeed longer, but it got to the point that I was feeding her CONSTANTLY and she was still hungry. Most people were pretty supportive, but even at that young age I still had people telling me she was too old for breastfeeding. It's recommended for at least a year, but ANY amount is beneficial.

Answer 9

Its great that a woman can choose to breastfeed.. as long as she wants to. and as long as the child does... some/mostly boys though,CHOOSE to breastfeed till theyre five or six..then they get stupid and say things...so its up to the moms really... myself I attempted to breastfeed 20 yrs ago. but got mastitis and lost part of my nipple. even with the utmost care things can and will go wrong.. so if nursing moms get an attitude about those of us who cant when we could then thats on them.. it doesnt make them any more of a loving mom like the rest who dont breastfeed. I was only able to feed for three days and even then my milk wouldnt flow. so I dang near starved my baby girl..on the reservations they have these awesome programs about breastfeeding.. the children there are indeed abit on the very healthy side..

Answer 10

1 year. I didn't get any remarks either way. By that age, he wasn't nursing so much for nutrition so not a lot of people even knew he was still nursing. My others nursed for 9 mos, 8 mos and 10 mos.