Extended Breastfeeding Check-in, 8/31

[vvvvvfee]

For the purposes of this check-in, we will define extended breastfeeding as breastfeeding beyond 1 year. Questions are repeated and suggestions are appreciated!

1. How old is your LO?
2. How many times per day does your LO nurse?
3. What is your LO's most annoying nursing-related habit/quirk (nipple twiddling, skin pinching, hair pulling, etc.)?
4. What are your LO's favorite foods (besides mommy's milk)?

Pregnant & BFing Moms: How are you doing this week? Any issues with supply, pain, aversion? Questions for other moms?

Tandem Nursing Moms: How are you doing this week? Any current challenges? Questions for other moms?

Non-BFing question of the week: If your kid(s) was a tv/movie/cartoon character, who would they be?

[tomato]

1. How old is your LO? 12 months

2. How many times per day does your LO nurse? 6-8

3. What is your LO's most annoying nursing-related habit/quirk (nipple twiddling, skin pinching, hair pulling, etc.)? She switches sides very frequently, the constant latching and unlatching irritates me sometimes. She also pulls my hair and pinches my nipples but not as often.

4. What are your LO's favorite foods (besides mommy's milk)? Blueberries, chicken, and pasta.

[Deleted]

1. How old is your LO? 20 months
2. How many times per day does your LO nurse? 3-5 per day and overnight although sometimes "one session" can be several
3. What is your LO's most annoying nursing-related habit/quirk (nipple twiddling, skin pinching, hair pulling, etc.)? She's a pretty chill nurser these days.
4. What are your LO's favorite foods (besides mommy's milk)? she loves eggs.

Non-BFing question of the week: If your kid(s) was a tv/movie/cartoon character, who would they be? Well she loves elmo so that's what I would say.

[vvvvvfee]

1. How old is your LO? 2
2. How many times per day does your LO nurse? 3
3. What is your LO's most annoying nursing-related habit/quirk (nipple twiddling, skin pinching, hair pulling, etc.)? DS2 has pretty good manners, but he does have kind of a lazy latch these days. He tends to leave tooth marks on my nipples.
4. What are your LO's favorite foods (besides mommy's milk)? Butter, yogurt, cheerios, raisins, chocolate, bananas, cheese. He would eat a whole stick of butter straight-up if we let him.

Non-BFing question of the week: If your kid(s) was a tv/movie/cartoon character, who would they be? DS1 is Dennis the Menace. DS2- i'm trying to think of who's super-loving and cuddly... a care bear? wall-e?

[valiente]

1. How old is your LO? 1.5 and 3
2. How many times per day does your LO nurse? 2, generally
3. What is your LO's most annoying nursing-related habit/quirk (nipple twiddling, skin pinching, hair pulling, etc.)? DS freaks if DD is side lying with me because "(he) WANTED TO LIE DOWN!!!!!" DD is fine.
4. What are your LO's favorite foods (besides mommy's milk)? The kids eat great. I think their favourite treat is goldfish crackers.

Tandem Nursing Moms: How are you doing this week? Any current challenges? Questions for other moms? We're good!

Non-BFing question of the week: If your kid(s) was a tv/movie/cartoon character, who would they be? DS would be Squirt from Finding Nemo. DD would be a Telly Tubby.

[aves0708]

1. How old is your LO?
22 months

2. How many times per day does your LO nurse?
2-3

3. What is your LO's most annoying nursing-related habit/quirk (nipple twiddling, skin pinching, hair pulling, etc.)?
She loves to sit there with my nipple half in her mouth not really nursing and play with a toy, or try to put her finger in my nose. The nipple half in her mouth thing drives me crazy.

4. What are your LO's favorite foods (besides mommy's milk)?
Blueberries, bananas, bread, cheese

Pregnant & BFing Moms: How are you doing this week? Any issues with supply, pain, aversion? Questions for other moms?
Hanging in there. I'll be 38 weeks on Saturday. The past couple weeks my nipples have gotten so sensitive again. Some days I can't stand nursing and other days are better. I'm getting nervous as we get closer and closer to tandem nursing, how it's going to go and how she's going to react.

Non-BFing question of the week: If your kid(s) was a tv/movie/cartoon character, who would they be?
She is SO into Disney characters right now. Not necessarily from TV but she loves all the Mickey and friends books we have. Her current favorites are Donald and Daisy Duck and Pluto. So she'd probably be one of those.

[LED]

1. How old is your LO? 15 months
2. How many times per day does your LO nurse? 10ish
3. What is your LO's most annoying nursing-related habit/quirk (nipple twiddling, skin pinching, hair pulling, etc.)? Standing and rolling.
4. What are your LO's favorite foods (besides mommy's milk)? Grapes, cheeseburgers, frozen fruit, cinnamon raisin bread, raisins, tacos, anything I'm trying to eat even if she has her own plate of the exact same thing, peanut butter spoons, anything in sandwich form...

[lily]

1. How old is your LO? - 2.5 years on Tuesday

2. How many times per day does your LO nurse? - 2-4x

3. What is your LO's most annoying nursing-related habit/quirk (nipple twiddling, skin pinching, hair pulling, etc.)? - being super insistent on which breast or not switching sides when I ask

4. What are your LO's favorite foods (besides mommy's milk)? - everything? Butter or steak or cookies.


Non-BFing question of the week: If your kid(s) was a tv/movie/cartoon character, who would they be? - DH calls him Linus from Peanuts because he walks around the house carrying his blankie

[catspajamas]

Sept 1, 2017 4:43:23 GMT -6 LED said:

1. How old is your LO? 15 months
2. How many times per day does your LO nurse? 10ish
3. What is your LO's most annoying nursing-related habit/quirk (nipple twiddling, skin pinching, hair pulling, etc.)? Standing and rolling.
4. What are your LO's favorite foods (besides mommy's milk)? Grapes, cheeseburgers, frozen fruit, cinnamon raisin bread, raisins, tacos, anything I'm trying to eat even if she has her own plate of the exact same thing, peanut butter spoons, anything in sandwich form...

This. Constantly. Ugh!

[catspajamas]

Hello! I haven't posted in a while, I'm not around a computer much Thursday-Sunday now that I'm PT at work, and I never feel like typing this out on mobile.

1. How old is your LO? 21 months
2. How many times per day does your LO nurse? usually 3
3. What is your LO's most annoying nursing-related habit/quirk (nipple twiddling, skin pinching, hair pulling, etc.)? Exploring my mouth (very thoroughly I might add) with his hand, drives me insane. And he's started getting annoyed that he doesn't get much on the left side so he'll basically start bashing me and demanding the other side.
4. What are your LO's favorite foods (besides mommy's milk)? Raspberries, roasted red peppers, pasta salad are consistent favorites.

Non-BFing question of the week: If your kid(s) was a tv/movie/cartoon character, who would they be? Given the choice, he'd choose Elmo. He loves him so much.

[PinkFreud]

Sorry I've been MIA lately. We are still going strong!

1. How old is your LO? She will be 2 on the 16th, finally no longer have to report adjusted age!!!!!
2. How many times per day does your LO nurse? usually just morning but lately she's added in an after daycare session since school started back up
3. What is your LO's most annoying nursing-related habit/quirk (nipple twiddling, skin pinching, hair pulling, etc.)? kicks me in the face
4. What are your LO's favorite foods (besides mommy's milk)? mac n cheese, french fries, mashed potatoes...girl loves her carbs


Non-BFing question of the week: If your kid(s) was a tv/movie/cartoon character, who would they be? Ouiser Bodreaux from Steel Magnolias

[Dramaphile]

1. How old is your LO? 21 Months
2. How many times per day does your LO nurse? 1-2 weekdays, 3 or 4 on weekends
3. What is your LO's most annoying nursing-related habit/quirk? She gets toothy when she's tired or lazy, and leaves teeth marks! And then gets pissed at me if I break her latch to try and adjust. ugh.
4. What are your LO's favorite foods (besides mommy's milk)? Girl loves to eat! Currently her favorites are breakfast cereal with milk, cheese of any kind, pilfered garden tomatoes she takes one bite out of and gives to me, garden carrots, Snap pea crisps, pickles, any kind of dip, noodles...

Non-BFing question of the week: If your kid(s) was a tv/movie/cartoon character, who would they be? If she had to choose, it would be Moana, because she's -obsessed- with that movie! She is definitely brave and headstrong, maybe more of an Ariel with her curiosity and stubbornness.

Because you guys will get a laugh out of it - yesterday she brought me a tea cup and tried to shove it in my bra because she wanted me to put milk in it. I just about died laughing!

[melody330]

Super late here! We started school again and I feel like I'm just catching my breath.

1. How old is your LO? 13 months

2. How many times per day does your LO nurse? Workdays, usually 2x. Weekends...5ish?

3. What is your LO's most annoying nursing-related habit/quirk (nipple twiddling, skin pinching, hair pulling, etc.)? He's a pincher. No matter how short I cut his nails they are like razor blades.

4. What are your LO's favorite foods (besides mommy's milk)? Tomatoes. He is obsessed with them. So strange.

Non-BFing question of the week: If your kid(s) was a tv/movie/cartoon character, who would they be? Spider-Man- B can scale anything he can get a foot on.

[Risscaboobs]

1. How old is your LO? 22 months next week
2. How many times per day does your LO nurse? before bed, some MOTN (though I started trying to cut that out last night - it went okay), and morning
3. What is your LO's most annoying nursing-related habit/quirk (nipple twiddling, skin pinching, hair pulling, etc.)? Latching and unlatching constantly
4. What are your LO's favorite foods (besides mommy's milk)? banana, chicken, peas, green beans, cheese, peanut butter, bread

Pregnant & BFing Moms: How are you doing this week? Any issues with supply, pain, aversion? Questions for other moms? I'm 4w5d pregnant, and last night I was having a lot of pain when she was nursing before bed, which is part of the reason I decided to go ahead and cut MOTN feedings out. It didn't hurt when she nursed this morning, so hopefully that doesn't continue long.

[lily]

Risscaboobs wishing you a happy and healthy pregnancy!