Baby led breastfeeding- breastfeeding beyond 6 months

Extended breastfeeding. I’m not sure of the current trends in breastfeeding. There certainly is a lot of advocacy for it around and you see more and more cafes and restaurants display a breastfeeding welcome here sign. When they are tiny babies not many bat an eye or those prude and small minded tut and look away, but then there comes a time once you’ve started the weaning process where people ask- Are you still breastfeeding?

I know I shouldn’t have to justify myself, but I am finding that people around me are surprised that I am still breastfeeding my 8 month old. With my two older children, Little Miss stopped at 9 months, when I fell pregnant with Little Man and Little Man stopped at 7 months. This time I’ve had less of the previous issues and gritted my teeth in the beginning, built up more confidence and now I hope I’ve sussed this breastfeeding thing enough to carry on … for a while at least.

Having come across others who have faced similar quizzing looks when breastfeeding an older baby I thought I would open the door to others to write about their experiences and link up their posts.

To help here are some questions you might like to answer:

• How old is your baby?
• Why do you still breastfeed?
• How often do you breastfeed in a 24 hour period?
• How long is does breastfeeding take?
• What about teeth? Have you been bitten?
• What is your favourite position to breastfeed?
• Any nuances in breastfeeding relating to this age?

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