When Does Breastfeeding Stop "Sucking" ?

[thanka2]

Yes, my feeling is why this soup might work for women in increasing breast milk is the ginger, protein (fish stock) and green papaya (which has enzymes that help us digest/process food better). So essentially, when I have my Thai green papaya salad with chicken I'm getting at least two of these elements. Just need to drink some warm ginger tea and I have the other elements.

I really, really do not like fish at all and even when people say "well, this fish isn't fishy" I still tend to taste the fish--it's not just the taste of "fishy" fish--I just don't like fish. And as I said, I'm really not wild about Chinese soups at all. So, I'll just stick to what I like--I'm already gagging down copious amounts of herbs and spices to help.

 

[nicolejoy]

I think if you're already on Dom - the effects that you may or may not get from green papaya soup will be minimal and probably not worth the gag-factor

 

[banane76]

Just keep doing what you're doing Green papaya salad is pretty yummy though. Glad you can enjoy it!

 

[Sarah_Lotus]

I am 100% with you about not eating foods that you don’t like. I have tried very hard during my time in Hong Kong to familiarize myself with as many Chinese customs as I can. There is, however, one area where I have failed miserably and that is the Chinese medicine idea that something that tastes bad is doing you good.

I feel that if something tastes bad then it must be doing me bad as well and, of course, if something tastes good then it must be doing me good – including that extra slice of chocolate cake!

Best wishes,
SARAH

 

[kacoak]

Glad to hear you are better. My daughter is 7 weeks old now, and during the first month of her life I was really struggling with breastfeeding her. I breastfed my first daughter for ten months, but my second one is a barracuda baby! She chomped and chomped. I had mastitis and was on high fever for a couple of days. At one point I stopped nursing and was strictly pumping as the pain was unbearable. After one month, my nipples heal, and I'm glad I stuck it out as I am now back to normal nursing (and still pumping at times, there's some extra production). I wished I'd read about the coconut oil earlier and had given it a try - maybe it would have helped. I used Lansinoh, but it didn't help as much as I wished it did.

 

[thanka2]

Glad to hear you are better. My daughter is 7 weeks old now, and during the first month of her life I was really struggling with breastfeeding her. I breastfed my first daughter for ten months, but my second one is a barracuda baby! She chomped and chomped. I had mastitis and was on high fever for a couple of days. At one point I stopped nursing and was strictly pumping as the pain was unbearable. After one month, my nipples heal, and I'm glad I stuck it out as I am now back to normal nursing (and still pumping at times, there's some extra production). I wished I'd read about the coconut oil earlier and had given it a try - maybe it would have helped. I used Lansinoh, but it didn't help as much as I wished it did.

Ha ha ha! "Baracuda Baby"--that was my first child! He was more like a pirana baby, though! My nipples were never the same after that!

So glad to hear your nipples are back to normal now! It seems to be the average that people here usually get over the discomfort of breastfeeding between 2-8 weeks--based on the poll here, anyway. My nipples are better but not 100% but the coconut oil is AMAZING--it makes them feel so much better!

Yeah, Lansinoh did nothing for me compared to the pure coconut oil.

Hope you continue to enjoy your BFing times.

 

[Yolilau]

I had a friend who managed to continue breast feeding for a whole year!

 

[thanka2]

I had a friend who managed to continue breast feeding for a whole year!

Yolilau,

Your post kind of made me laugh! I think on this site you'll find women who are breastfeeding for much longer than a whole year! Actually, a full year of breastfeeding is the bare minimum recommendation by the World Health Organization for optimal health of babies. It's not unusual for women to breastfeed that long!

And guess how long I've been breastfeeding my daughter now? Eighteen months! 1-8! It's kind of hard to believe I could make it this long. Very proud of our accomplishment and will probably continue to breastfeed her until at least 2-years-old and possibly longer. I know women on this forum that have breastfed their children beyond 3-years-old. Totally normal.

 

[Koan]

WHO recommends minimum 2 years.

 

[Yolilau]

good for you to have such patience.
I'll be lucky to be able to do it for 6 months

 

[Yolilau]

2 years?!!? Lucky for those who aren't employed

 

[Koan]

I work full time. My first son weaned when he was four.

It is possible to have a successful breastfeeding relationship and work outside the home.

 

[thanka2]

2 years?!!? Lucky for those who aren't employed

I am employed--full-time and I still breastfeed my 18-month-old daughter 4-5 times/day. For the first 9 months I pumped breastmilk at work as well. Totally possible and totally normal to breastfeed for this long or longer. Just need the right commitment, education and support.

I think if you go into it with a defeated attitude of "I won't be able to do this even for six months" then that's a self-fulfilling prophecy. On the other hand, if you're resolved in your mind, nothing is impossible and there are a lot of great resources out there to help. And, as my experience shows, it's not always easy but it is totally possible. And in the end the rewards for mama and baby are worth it.

 

[evgreen]

I work too albeit part-time five days a week. Just one week shy of LO's 1st birthday and today is my first day of not pumping at work! Yayyyy! Like thanka I still breastfeed 4-5 times a day.

P.S. I didn't go into breastfeeding with any type of goal or minimum like 6 months or 1 year. I just went with it and followed baby's cues and find myself still breastfeeding after almost a year.

 

[thanka2]

I work too albeit part-time five days a week. Just one week shy of LO's 1st birthday and today is my first day of not pumping at work! Yayyyy! Like thanka I still breastfeed 4-5 times a day.

P.S. I didn't go into breastfeeding with any type of goal or minimum like 6 months or 1 year. I just went with it and followed baby's cues and find myself still breastfeeding after almost a year.

Congrats on being able to drop pumping! That is such a milestone, in my opinion--truly loved it when I could do that.

Well, if you read the original post in this thread, my original intent was to breastfeed for 8 weeks and see what I would do next so I definitely didn't have much of a minimum requirement either. But, I think that the breastfeeding relationship between my daughter and I developed so strongly even through the very difficult times that it was so right to keep going...and going...and going.....who knows when she'll stop?! I commented today that she'll probably be one of those kids who breastfeeds until they're 3-4-years-old but added that it definitely won't be 4-5 times/day at that point!