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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2017 12:28:49 GMT -6
There is a weekly check-in on the Breastfeeding board for extended breastfeeding. Come join us! Posted Thursday mornings.
How is it going?
Any challenges? Anything getting easier? Any changes?
Any questions for the other mamas?
How often do you nurse?
How is nighttime going?
A sweet moment you've had lately with your LO/ nursing?
Do you still pump? How often?
What is your BF goal?
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Post by scorpioscuba on May 31, 2017 12:59:23 GMT -6
How is it going? Ugh, I'm so done with BF but DD is more into it than ever, especially after being sick. I particularly want to get rid of the early morning BF'ing sessions from 3am to wakeup time. Any challenges? Anything getting easier? Any changes? Early mornings before it is respectable to be an awake human being. She wakes between 3-4am and usually will only stay asleep until 6-7am if she is nursing. I just can't take it anymore. Any questions for the other mamas? Have you eliminated the overnight feedings? How? I know she is doing it for comfort and doesn't need the milk. I'm not even sure she is getting any. How often do you nurse? 3-4 times a day depending on if I'm working or not. How is nighttime going? See above  A sweet moment you've had lately with your LO/ nursing? It was nice being able to comfort DD with nursing while she was so sick. Do you still pump? How often? No more pumping!  What is your BF goal? I have a business trip at the end of June. I may see if she naturally weans with me being gone. |
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Post by dizzycooks on May 31, 2017 13:23:19 GMT -6
We are sitting firmly at wake up, naptime and bedtime. Sometimes she tosses once around dinner in there for fun. I'm fine with it, but I assume we are nearing the end. I'm turning her down when we are in public so she's really only nursing at home at this point.
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Post by nellieoleson on May 31, 2017 14:16:04 GMT -6
Dd2 still nurses many times a day, although today she went from wake up until nap time without nursing. That's unusual for her, though. scorpioscuba - we have the same nighttime issue. Same time frame, too. It's frustrating to say the least, and I get really impatient with her sometimes. I'm too tired to deal with her flipping out at 3 am, but it's not helping by giving into her every time. I have no solutions, only sympathy. dizzycooks - I've been trying to get dd2 to stop nursing in public, but she is SO persistent. Dd1 was never like that and I could tell her "later" or distract her with a cup of water. Dd2 is not having it, though. She is incredibly intent on getting her milk! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Post by tinydancer on May 31, 2017 14:40:58 GMT -6
Thanks @kelltothekell, I might join the check in tomorrow.
We're doing well, still nursing about 2-4 times a day - morning, bed time, and then sometimes after work.
My main concern is he still nurses to sleep at night. I'd like to kick this habit for a couple reasons - I know he needs to brush his teeth after nursing not before, and I'm especially concerned about it because no dentists here will see kids before they're 3 unless there's some sort of emergency, and I know it's not good for him to sleep with the sugar in his mouth. Also, I would love to make it easier for someone else to put him to bed so that MH and I could go out at a reasonable time once in awhile. Now, on the few occasions we do get to go out it's usually out after his bedtime, and it gets late.
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Post by nellieoleson on May 31, 2017 18:15:03 GMT -6
tinydancer - that's so weird about the dentist thing. I thought they wanted them in before their 1st bday? Dd2 actually had her first dental appointment today. She hated it and refused to let them clean her teeth! She loved the balloon they gave her afterward though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by tinydancer on May 31, 2017 19:26:17 GMT -6
I know! The info sheets from the pediatricians here tell you to go to the dentist when they turn 1, but then when I asked which dentist I should go to they referred me to the one who said they don't take kids under 3 because "they don't sit still." It's a kids dentist! They also don't have any places that do kids haircuts near me, for the same reason. I suppose I should probably just find one in the city but it's a bit of a drive.
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Post by valiente on May 31, 2017 19:39:16 GMT -6
Come join my camp on Thursdays!
How is it going? We're good.
Any challenges? Anything getting easier? Any changes? DD has a melt-down when we get home from daycare. Like, loses her mind over wanting to nurse. It's not a good look. The rest is easy peasy.
Any questions for the other mamas? Not right now.
How often do you nurse? 3x per day
How is nighttime going? She STTN
A sweet moment you've had lately with your LO/ nursing? I love the snuggles. She's a real cuddle bug when she's nursing.
Do you still pump? How often? Nope!
What is your BF goal? To do it as long as it works for us.
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Post by valiente on May 31, 2017 19:41:32 GMT -6
My kids haven't been to the dentist (actually DS went for an emergency visit after his face met the pavement at daycare, but he was fine) and my dentist doesn't want to see them until they're 3.
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Post by valiente on May 31, 2017 19:48:03 GMT -6
scorpioscuba, I've only night-weaned with younger ones, but still I don't go in to see DD MOTN or she works herself up wanting milk. Can YH do the night comforting? Your DD will eventually stop waking up if there isn't stimulation or snacks but I don't know how long that transition might take.
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Post by kcrkcs on May 31, 2017 20:19:34 GMT -6
It's going ok. She still nurses quite a bit when the boobs are around. Like rips my shirt open/unzips my jacket if I don't offer up when she gets home from daycare etc.
she is fine going without as long as I am not in sight. I feel like I might need to take a few days away and just make the weaning happen.
She nurses at wake up and when she gets home and to sleep. But she also nurses 1-2 times at night still. I don't know. I wouldn't mind if it was just at wake up and bed but I can't keep doing the day nursing. Seriously, do not want my boobs out all summer. Just don't want to make it a big deal to refuse either.
I guess I had really hoped it would just run its course.
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Post by tinydancer on Jun 1, 2017 6:59:40 GMT -6
I've heard that it's uncommon for a baby to self wean completely before the age of 2 - plenty of kids wean before then obviously but usually it takes some help. So I expected to be nursing for quite awhile longer or until I decided to wean. Does that sound right?
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Post by dizzycooks on Jun 1, 2017 12:49:35 GMT -6
tinydancer granted I was pregnant so that changes things, but dd2 stopped around 17months. One day I just realized she wasn't nursing at bedtime anymore. It was definitely her choice as I was open to her continuing, but pregnancy can change the milk so she may have disliked it at that point. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2017 15:26:42 GMT -6
How is it going? It's going well.
Any challenges? Anything getting easier? Any changes? Things are going pretty well. Like a lot of others, i'd like to cut down/ out nighttime feedings.
Any questions for the other mamas?
How often do you nurse? 4-6 times a day. Maybe more if nursing a lot overnight or on non-work days.
How is nighttime going? Sometimes good, sometimes not. I'm ok with a wake-up but several sucks.
A sweet moment you've had lately with your LO/ nursing? I like to see her face light up before she's about to nurse. She gets so excited, it's cute.
Do you still pump? How often? Once on work days. I could cut it out but I only work 3 days a week so it doesn't seem like a big deal.
What is your BF goal? I'd like to go until she wants to wean.... Not sure what my upper age limit would be... maybe around 2.5? i think she might wean earlier if we ttc/ get pregnant.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2017 15:28:45 GMT -6
I've heard that it's uncommon for a baby to self wean completely before the age of 2 - plenty of kids wean before then obviously but usually it takes some help. So I expected to be nursing for quite awhile longer or until I decided to wean. Does that sound right? That's an interesting idea. I have no idea. A lot of kids self-wean to just before bed I think when they get to that age and then they just stop asking. I've heard of kids self-weaning earlier though. You are probably right though about nursing for a while longer or you deciding to stop. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2017 15:34:46 GMT -6
scorpioscuba, we did the jay gordon sleep stuff. i think you have done that too if i remember correctly. it made a pretty big difference but there are still bad nights. i think valiente, is right, if you want to cut that session out for good, probably need to be unavailable to nurse (whether that means you aren't in room or just refuse). A mom recently told me they had a sleep training expert help them and her advice was to pretend to be asleep....
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