Comments on: How Old Was Your Baby When You Stopped Breastfeeding?

By: Optimized XD

Optimized XD — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:48:04 +0000

Nine years old

By: naserq2

naserq2 — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:09:23 +0000

i never did

By: Mommy of 4

Mommy of 4 — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:16:14 +0000

I had twins with my first pregnancy. I stopped around 4 months. It was just way too hard feeding two babies. As soon as I would get one to start, the other would want to eat. And I could never do them both at the same time. I just started reducing it each day, until I felt it was ok to stop. My doctor said that I was lucky I lasted as long as I did, most moms of twins end much sooner. I am 23 weeks in my second pregnancy, twins again. I am planning to breastfeed them, but maybe a little longer. I never used a pump unless I really had to. I got hardly anything for the amount of time I spent pumping.

By: Shera O

Shera O — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:06:14 +0000

i never needed to pump a lot
my first daughter quit nursing after two years of age……she self weaned…and for a while after that we used comfort nursing
i have a current nursling of 3 months

By: onceisen

onceisen — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:31:17 +0000

All diffferent. My first was 6 weeks. I thought I couldn’t do it and go back to work. I took the medicine that dried me up. My second didn’t breastfeed at all. My third was 9 months, and just quit on his own. My fourth was 14 months, and just quit on her own. I tried the pump, but they wouldn’t take a bottle. So, I went to their daycare on my lunch break, and fed them.

By: Slainte

Slainte — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:48:52 +0000

Both my kids were between 15-18 months. One day I just said – hey you’re done. I mean they were both just in it for the comfort anyway, so we found alternative methods for getting to sleep, dealing with stress, etc.
You should also check out this site: http://www.opmom.com. I found tremendous support there in the breastfeeding circle and in other circles, as well.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:26:12 +0000

I breastfed my daughter until she was about 8 months old. She just simply pushed me away and made a funny face one day and that was it. For the next week I occasionally tried to feed her but she just didn’t want me which was sad but OK because she had been on formula as well.

By: **leigh*

**leigh* — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:10:25 +0000

2-3 weeks- I just couldn’t stand doing it! Plus, when I switched to formula- he slept through the night instead of waking up every two hours to feed, which was great……
I never pumped- so I can’t help you there…. I just dealt with the discomfort- and each day it got a little better- you have to refrain from feeding from the breast while you’re trying to dry up the milk- or you’ll just keep producing- and it’ll be impossible…… good luck

By: Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Princess Consuela Bananahammock — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:17:33 +0000

first tooth…..they were sharp teeth…..
i actually had a hard time producing so she was bottle and breast until about 41/2 months…

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:00:42 +0000

12 months, I reduced slowly, by one feeding a day. I never got engorged or had any issues.