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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

When to Quit Breastfeeding?

So today marks Brady's 6 month birthday.... and my 6 months of breastfeeding. Brady (and I) have been fortunate enough to have been exclusively breastfed. So, now the time comes when people are asking me more and more every day, "When are you going to quit breastfeeding?" This has got me contemplating the issue more and more..... if so many people are asking, then it MUST be about time to quit, right? Well... I asked my trusty Facebook friends and got TONS of responses on how long everyone plans on or did breastfeed their children. To my surprise, almost everyone breastfed for more than 6 months!

Here were my goals on breastfeeding:

Before Brady was born: "I'll give it a try, and if it works, great!"

Right after he was born: "I'll breastfeed for 3 months, then pump until I dry out."

At 3 months: "I'll keep going until he has teeth, then I'll HAVE to stop!"

Now (after teeth): "Teeth aren't too big of a deal, yet. (he only has 2). I'll keep going for a bit longer...."

So, as you can see.... my goals keep changing. This is good in some cases... but I am not sure if it is in THIS particular case.... you see.... I think I might end up like this lady:

2 comments:

  1. I can not believe you attached that video!!! SICK!! Please stop at least by 18 to 24 months or it's gonna get too weird!

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  2. 'Better than a mango.'

    WHOA.

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