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I'm still BF'ing my 15 month old, we both love it and won't stop until she is ready. Keep up the good work, its really rewarding!

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I BFed dd for 8 months. DS is 10 weeks and I think I'm ready to wrap it up. I'm sick of pumping and worrying about having a few drinks or my supply. I'm just exhausted

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Dd weaned when she was 3 years and one month. I had to wean DS two weeks ago as I had to have surgery - he was 22 months - I would have kept going but had to stop.

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I breast fed until 14 months...my ds did not want to give it up!

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15 months, he stopped himself...
my goal was a year, but after the first couple months (rough) it becomes like second nature so I would have indefinately but I got pregnant and DS stopped on his own.

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DS is14 months and still nursing. My goal was 1 year.

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DD1 was 15 months, weaned due to my getting sick and needing meds that weren't BF safe.

DD2 I EBF for 3.5 months then began supplementing due to supply drop. At 4.5-5 months had to completely stop and trash my freezer stash because they said her eczema was from numerous food allergies I'm still devastated by it since it doesn't appear that it was the cause of her eczema but we can't be sure.

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1 year with DS..stopped on his 1 yr bday because I was preggo with DD lol. With DD I'm on my 9th month.

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Well over 2 years with all DC

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DS - 1 year exclusively. He never had any formula.

DD - barely 3 weeks before I got sick with kidney infection, landed in the hospital and she was then a formula baby.

Both my kids are happy, bright and healthy!

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I BF my DS until he was 18 months and the only reason I stopped was because I found out I was pregnant with my twins and my doctor told me I was making my body work too hard and it could have caused me to go into preterm labor.

My twins just turned 5 months last week and I am EBF them. My goal with them is 1 year but I just take it one day at a time because its so much harder with 2.

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DD1: EBF for 3 months, then a split of BM and formula until I stopped BF at 8 months (she self-weaned)

DD2: still EBF (I exclusively pump) and she's 11.5 months. Just started adding 1-2 ounces of cow's milk last week since my supply is dropping a bit. I want to be done pumping right after she turns 1.

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i am about to make it to 7 months!

my goal changes as I reach milestones- first it was 3 months, then 6, then 7 and now I am shooting for 8- I dont like to hold myself to anything or stress myself out so I take it month by month and try not to look out to far

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Nina I nursed for 8 months, she self weaned. Luke I nursed for 8 weeks he had a bad milk protein allergy and needed Rx formula.

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You know my story but keep going! If you enjoy it and don't mind doing it then keep going You've done a great job though in whatever you decide to do.

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Finally at 21 months...I decided that DD would never stop (she was just nursing at night at that point) and that I had to stop her. It was a tough decision, but I think 21 months is a pretty amazing accomplishment!

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I BFed my son until he self weaned at 15 months. I think he would probably have continued longer but I got pregnant when he was 13 months and supposedly your milk changes in taste during pregnancy. But who knows? Maybe he was just ready to wean! If you are enjoying it and so is he, why stop? My best advice is to not think about how much longer you're going to do it for, but just enjoy the time now, knowing you reached your initial goals and knowing you will stop when you and he are both ready to. IMO, it's such a short amount of time, that I wanted to just enjoy every second if that sweet bonding time knowing it wasn't going to last forever.

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I've been exclusively breastfeeding for 9 months so far. I initially did not have any goals with breastfeeding. I just wanted it to work. But, when I hit 6 months i decided that I would nurse until I could give DS cows milk. DS now eats three square meals and nursing has become very quick. It is very doable! I figured I have gone this far without formula, i might as well continue.

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6 months. I would of went longer but I had to go back to work and pumping never worked for me.

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Thanks again, ladies!! I didn't realize so many of you BF and for so long at that!

This thread really helped me... I've made it this far and stopping now for no reason at all would just be silly. I'm going to try and push forward and BF until he can have cows milk.

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My goal early on was to get to the end of the day! Now at 14 months we are still bf. I can't believe it. DD was born 2months early & in the nicu 6 wks. I bf her once a day there bc that was all she could handle & I pumped like a crazy woman until a few wks after she was home. We then ebf. Now I am sort of looking forward to when she only nurses in the am & pm. We are working on night weaning now. Keep up the great work!!!! I have been there several times.

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11.5 months and counting. Letting DS wean himself when he is ready.

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11 months with DD and
13 months with DS

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DD is 14months and we're still going strong! I love it and I am excited we made it this far. However, when DD is ready to self-wean, I am/will be too.

For the ease of it alone, it's worth it!

ETA: I never really had a timeline goal, I just took it day by day, then month by month!

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