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For all of you BF mommas out there.....did you start out with a "goal" in mind? like 3 mths, 6 mths, 1 year??? Are you close to your goal ....or past it? Did you revise it along the way?
My goal was to make it to 6 mths (at least)....when 6 mths came and went I switched to "every extra day is awesome"
My goal has always been 2 years, or when she self-weans. So far so good!
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Kara (formerly wannaBmomma)
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With my first I didn't have a clue to a stopping point. The more I read the longer I wanted to go, but never had an ending point in mind. He self-weaned at 16 months(I was 16 weeks preggo with #2). Now with #2, he is 23 months and nursing 2-3 times a day. Some days I want to be done, and others the thought of ME weaning him doesn't cross my mind. So, I am once again going with the flow of my little guy.
My goal was 1 year. I have had to supplement for when I'm at work. I can only pump enough in a day for one bottle. So he does have formula at daycare but at home he's totally bf. Oakley is 8 1/2 months old so we're almost there!
DD is 5 mos old and it is still going well. My goal was a day at a time for a long time. Now it is 6 mos but I really can't imagine stopping... I love when she is just waking up and looks up at me and smiles while nursing. It melts my heart. It is hard to keep up with pumping at work while she is at daycare though. Each day I wonder if I'll get enough but so far it has worked out. We may need to supplement at daycare eventually. Some nights it is hard to give her the time to nurse with 2 other kids and their activities. I have made this a priority in my mind but my DH doesn't see it always that way. He won't let me nurse in public with him around either which makes it hard sometimes. What's up with that !
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Adrianna's Birth Date 9/29/06
Amy's Birth Date 11/28/94
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