Thoughts on this....??

[Blah11]

My 'goal' just kept being extended. At first it was 3 days then 6 weeks, then 12 weeks, then 6 months etc. I gave up when i got to a year and decided to go down the self weaning route.

 

[cherryglitter]

just out of interest for 'extended' bf's. how often do you feed your LO's?

 

[xemmax]

My 'goal' just kept being extended. At first it was 3 days then 6 weeks, then 12 weeks, then 6 months etc. I gave up when i got to a year and decided to go down the self weaning route.

It's just like making plans in pregnancy, there's a certain amount of naivety involved. When I was pregnant I had no idea what it'd be like to have a baby, and now I have a 1 year old but I still have no idea what it'd be like to have a 2/3/4 year old. I just don't bother planning any more - Oliver always has different ideas any way!

 

[Blah11]

once or twice a day and sometimes at night if she wakes (rare these days). shes usually still asleep when i leave for work so we skip a morning feed cept on the weekends, then if we go out after nursery she doesnt nap so doesnt ask for BF but we always have bed time BF

 

[xemmax]

just out of interest for 'extended' bf's. how often do you feed your LO's?

Not sure I'm classed as extended but Oli feeds all night long, in the morning and currently a couple of times during the day. He did drop his day time feeds but then got a virus a few weeks ago and fed like a newborn, so he's a bit addicted again.

 

[Blah11]

just out of interest for 'extended' bf's. how often do you feed your LO's?

Not sure I'm classed as extended but Oli feeds all night long, in the morning and currently a couple of times during the day. He did drop his day time feeds but then got a virus a few weeks ago and fed like a newborn, so he's a bit addicted again.

amelie was like that until she hit 2! total booby baby.

 

[Miss_Bump]

Ive skimmed thru most of this thread and first of all, its great that your friend is BF her 4 year old, especially in public

Second, nothing at all give that woman the right to say what she did to your friend!

Breastfeeding at 4 years old isnt like feeding a newborn. Im guessing it was a quick feed for your friend, maybe for a minute or less?

To all the posters who think its wrong to BF at this age, would you look at a bitch nursing her pups after they are meant to be weaned and say it was wrong? Would you look at a pig in the farm nursing her piglets in the same way and say its wrong? You
would actually probably go 'awww how cute'

Human milk for human babies.... right?


When Evie is 4 i would like her to have weaned but if she hasnt thats fine.

Whats the big deal anyway?!

 

[MikaylasMummy]

Honestly I think four is way too old to be breastfed in public.the woman that had a go at her had no right.but at four the child is also old enough to be emotionally affected by the embarrassment of someone telling him it's not normal.my three year old is a big lanky long kid..I'm just not sure how shed even do it in public?i do feel sorry for her and no one has a right to make her feel like that.personally I don't think there is a need to breastfeed for that long.just my opinion have not read the whole thread and hope I havnt offended

 

[Babushka99]

I highly commend the lady for breastfeeding her 4 year old in public. Good on her!

 

[Miss_Bump]

I highly commend the lady for breastfeeding her 4 year old in public. Good on her!

More and more people should breastfeed in public, whatever age their child is!

 

[cherryglitter]

i dont think i've ever seen one person breastfeed in public that's awful isn't it. unless i've just not looked.

 

[Miss_Bump]

just out of interest for 'extended' bf's. how often do you feed your LO's?

Evie has about 3 feeds a day and a few at night.

She doesnt nurse for long tho, her bedtime feed is the longest and is usually for about 15 mins.

Normally she will nurse for a few mins then get distracted or see the cat come in and laugh, or start humming, or try and get her leg round my neck, or grab a dummy and try and suck that at the same time, or grab whatever is in reach and try and get me to breastfeed that! Ive nursed Fireman Sam, Iggle Piggle, a snake and a wodden block!

Nursing a toddler is hard work!!

 

[xemmax]

just out of interest for 'extended' bf's. how often do you feed your LO's?

Not sure I'm classed as extended but Oli feeds all night long, in the morning and currently a couple of times during the day. He did drop his day time feeds but then got a virus a few weeks ago and fed like a newborn, so he's a bit addicted again.

amelie was like that until she hit 2! total booby baby.

I have to say I loved the freedom when he dropped the day time feeds but during the week where he was ill and fed like a newborn (didn't eat anything solid in 4 days) I lost 2lbs despite eating like a horse, and got massive boobs again so it was actually worth it

 

[Miss_Bump]

xemmax = Breastfeeding boobs are great! Mine have gone up 2 cup sizes since birth!

 

[xemmax]

Haha I've gone up 2 aswell - even despite losing over a stone and going down a back size (score!). They were beginning to head a little south so I was over the moon about the little boost they got from the constant feeding... sorted them right out

 

[lozzy21]

Iv got mixed views on this, while on one had i want to say each to there own i dont think a 4 year old should be fed in public. I wouldn't still give a 4 year old a bottle and i certainly wouldn't give a 4 year old a bottle in public.

 

[xemmax]

i dont think i've ever seen one person breastfeed in public that's awful isn't it. unless i've just not looked.

Sometimes it's just very discreet. When Oli was younger I remember feeding him and someone coming over and talking to me - it was a few minutes in that he suddenly looked very nervous and made his excuses and walked off, obviously embarrassed because he suddenly realised I had my boob out and he hadn't noticed

 

[cherryglitter]

i guess it is very discreet! thinking about it, a mum could just be cradling her baby and BF at the same time and i wouldn't know.

i hope my boobs don't go up too much! im already an E and i hate it i used to be a D before I had jake.

 

[Seity]

Well my BF boobs lost 2 cup sizes, so you never know. We're actually down to just 1 hour in the morning now. My boobs never leaked except right after a blocked plug became unplugged and the milk that had been stuck behind it would leak briefly until the pressure was relieved.
When a baby BF, hormones are released that help the uterus contract back down. I think some people are just more sensitive to that sensation. It's definitely not sexual.
Also, my husband is not a boob man, so he's never paid much attention to my breasts when we're having sex, but even if he did I don't find it the least bit difficult to separate nursing my son from having fun with my husband.

 

[Eve]

The other day a younger mom nursed her son while she had her lunch, and it was so lovely to see. I gave her a big big smile and she did back at me. I don't notice often but when I do it warms my heart a little I must admit I used to NIP all the time. I didn't care where I was, and I didn't cover. I didn't even use my shirt to pull down to K's face as she would push it back up. She didn't like clothing over the breast as she liked to place her hand there when she nursed and feel skin. I had a few nasty looks from old ladies but I didn't care... my OH would have told anyone where to go if they would have said something nasty to me