how long to breastfeed for

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sorry this has probably been asked loads how long to breastfeed
all my family n friends do or did ff n i ff all my older kids
my goal was for 6 weeks when i was pregnant n ive all but reached that i love breastfeeding n isabel was a natural to start with i dont think i want to stop not even when shes 6mnths i just know im gonna get the 'are u still breastfeeding her' comments soon no one i know has bf they just dont understand
 
At least 6 months, hun.. I would say as long as you can and want, it is so beneficial to the baby and mommy!
 
People have stopped asking me - I think they got the idea ;)
Don't worry, it can be highly annoying if you are asked - but it's not that often.
Just do what you feel is best for you and LO :)

I hardly blinked when I hit 6 months, and there is no way I could have asked H to suddenly stop needing the comfort she gets from nursing. Like it or not, it will have to be up to her - so if anyone were to ask me now I'd tell them to ask H ;)
 
im currently aiming for 6 months but want to get to Christmas as then we can get him a special cup for Christmas and give him expressed milk via that for his feeds, im likely to have a baby that at 9months will be the size of a 1 yr old lol at least it was with ds1 and ds2 is above him in the growth charts
 
I think 6 months is a good goal but breastmilk and/or formula is supposed to be the primary source of nutrition until a year old when they can properly handle cows milk. So I think a year at minimum is a good goal. But I plan on feeding her until she wants to stop on her own. It's all up to you hun. Don't let outside opinions put you off. Its your decision. :hugs::hugs:
 
Im going for atleast 14 months (thats when my mum stopped with me) I love love love BF! Do it for as long as you and your baby want to. Stuff what anyone else thinks :flower:
 
Now that I'm past 6 months (which was my initial goal) it's so easy that I plan on letting Owen self wean.

He feeds a little less daytime and out and about now, so no-one really has to know! I've only had one person ask me if I'm 'still' feeding ....... I point them in the direction of the WHO guidance - 6 months exclusively then BF should continue for 2 yrs or beyond. (and the guidance is there because that's what's proven to be best!)

Once you get to a certain point you can't really just give up when you want to - baby has some say in the matter if they still want to feed! xx
 
I plan on doing it until she wants to stop... I love breastfeeding my little cheeky chicken, I can't imagine doing the last feed...
 
At least a year... and this is from someone who just wanted to get to 6 weeks. I then thought I would go to 6 months but there is no way I could even contemplate weaning him off the boob now- We both love it too much.

We will see what happens when we get to a year but I can't see myself just stopping then either.
 
I wanted to go at least a year, and ended up going 18 months. :happydance:

She pretty much self weaned at that point.

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