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The American Academy of Pediatrics currently recommends exclusive breastfeeding through six months, and then breastfeeding along with solids until one year. Usually starting on solids means the kiddo will nurse less. DS self-weaned around 16 months, but he had been only doing a single bedtime nurse (not sure why, but I've read that's usually the last feeding time to go) since around a year or so. I'm aiming for a year for DD as well. My rule of thumb is that when the kiddo is old enough to ask for it by name or help themselves, it is time to stop! But folks have very different (and strong!!) opinions on this.
With the first two, I had to go back to work when they were 4 months. With number 3 I dried up at 4 months, then dried up at 6 months with number 4. Drying up determined when I quit breast feeding. I suppose I could have worked harder to keep the milk flowing longer, but I have a hard time sitting still for long. Emotionally, I needed to be up and moving. It made it easier to do if I could pass off the bottle to someone else. Besides, hubby was more than ready, each time. He LOVES his babies and always felt so left out when he couldn't hold them to feed. He did happy dances everytime the babies went onto bottles full time. Too funny!
With the first two, I had to go back to work when they were 4 months. With number 3 I dried up at 4 months, then dried up at 6 months with number 4. Drying up determined when I quit breast feeding. I suppose I could have worked harder to keep the milk flowing longer, but I have a hard time sitting still for long. Emotionally, I needed to be up and moving. It made it easier to do if I could pass off the bottle to someone else. Besides, hubby was more than ready, each time. He LOVES his babies and always felt so left out when he couldn't hold them to feed. He did happy dances everytime the babies went onto bottles full time. Too funny!
Haha! I love the happy dances! I totally hear you on the importance of dads getting to be part of feeding, too! I pump enough for two bottles per day, so Mr Ewag can have some LME feeding time (and I can theoretically get some sleep!).
I hope I didn't sound all rigid about "how it should be done" or anything. I am a huge proponent of doing what works for each mom-child pair. In my mind, the important thing is that the baby is being fed and growing, whether it be from breast milk, formula, or some combo of both. It really rubs me the wrong way when people get judgmental about it. LSE was supplemented with formula because we had some latch and supply issues early on, my sister couldn't nurse at all for health reasons at first and then went back to work where it was super inconvenient to pump, other friends needed to be on certain meds not conducive to nursing or it just didn't work for them. My mom and I were just talking about how challenging it must be to be nursing and working f/t. I think each kiddo and each situation are different. So to each her own, I say!
I belieeeeevee I can fly....
I belieeeeve I can touch the sky....
I believe I can get my asss out of my moms houseeeeeee
I believeeee I can soarrrrrr
I'll have my own front doooooorrrrr.
Anyways, tonight is the first night I sat down and reviewed my finances.
I can officially afford to live on my own, with an apartment under $800.
neat! I was in a local HS gym last night and it had a climbing wall. There is a class called "adventure" that includes climbing. We didn't have anything like that when I was a kid!
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But folks have very different (and strong!!) opinions on this.
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