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SweetCin
My green-eyed boy
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Cin
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Can you BF for just a short time?
I just read another post about BF until after a year old & I wanted to know if its possible to BF for only a few months (while I'm home on maternity)...What was your experience?
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Posted 12/2/06 10:27 AM  |
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meganNbobby
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Re: Can you BF for just a short time?
i hope so i plan on only doing it for a 2 months as well
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| Posted 12/2/06 10:28 AM |
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KateDevine
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Re: Can you BF for just a short time?
Yes you can. Sometimes people just bf for a couple of days or weeks.
I don't plan on bf at all, but plenty of people just do it for a short amount of time.
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| Posted 12/2/06 10:34 AM |
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JennChris
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Jenn
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Re: Can you BF for just a short time?
You can BF for just a couple days, which is when it's the most beneficial or you can BF for as long as you like...it's all up to you.
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| Posted 12/2/06 10:41 AM |
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SweetCin
My green-eyed boy
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Cin
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Re: Can you BF for just a short time?
Thank you!
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| Posted 12/2/06 10:42 AM |
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snuggleupagus
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Re: Can you BF for just a short time?
A few months is entirely possible. My mom wanted to BF my sister for a full year [as she did me], but my sister was lazy, so full-time BF ended after a few months. Lots of moms do it when they have a few months off as opposed to just the 6 weeks.
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| Posted 12/2/06 12:32 PM |
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Kidsaplenty
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Re: Can you BF for just a short time?
Do it for as long as you can. Any amount of breastmilk is beneficial to your baby.
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| Posted 12/2/06 2:39 PM |
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pinkandblue
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Re: Can you BF for just a short time?
of course you can, you can BF for as long as you want....MY idea is this
I will EBF (exclusively breast feed) for 8 weeks after birth
Then for weeks 9-10, I will try to add a few feedings of formula along with the breast feeding
Then weeks 11-12, I will only BF at night
Once I go back to work, I will continue to only breast feed at night, hopefully until my baby is 6 months....we will see how it goes 
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| Posted 12/2/06 2:46 PM |
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Reese1106
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Re: Can you BF for just a short time?
My SIL has been BF since her daughter was born 3 1/2 mos ago but is planning on stopping once she starts her on cereal next month. I think it's a personal choice each Mom should make. If I can, I plan on doing it only for about 3-4 mos as well. 
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| Posted 12/2/06 4:18 PM |
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