tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472172361819569367.post1353566228261798401..comments2017-11-14T22:44:02.371-08:00Comments on my life in the rain: Extended BreastfeedingAmarisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08084332698379905132noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472172361819569367.post-10830287704690492892010-08-02T12:35:59.348-07:002010-08-02T12:35:59.348-07:00I really enjoyed reading this! I struggled to get ...I really enjoyed reading this! I struggled to get Truman to latch on, so I stopped trying after about a month and a half. I would have loved to breastfeed him. Maybe down the road, when I hope to have another kid, I will try again.Casey Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13104411224612126472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472172361819569367.post-36144480714978031502010-08-02T10:55:51.274-07:002010-08-02T10:55:51.274-07:00I have a similar story. With my first, my goal was...I have a similar story. With my first, my goal was to nurse for 12 months. As that benchmark came around, I found I wasn't ready to give up breastfeeding yet. I talked with other moms (like you) and decided to keep going. When he was 17 months, I found out I was pregnant. The pregnancy hormones and the breastfeeding hormones really clashed in me, and I was an emotional wreck. I decided to wean, which my son was completely fine with, and after a week, there was a noticeable emotional relief, though I was very sad that my special time nursing my first was over... so I thought. When my second son was 3 years old, my first decided to start nursing again. He was 27 months old. At first, I wasn't sure what to make of it; he had been weaned for 10 months! I also wasn't sure how I felt about nursing a 2-year-old. I decided to go with it. I had plenty of milk and I knew how healthy the milk was, so why not? I always gave (and still give) my baby priority on my milk supply, but as long as there is enough for two and my oldest wants some mommy's milk, I have no problem with him nursing. <br /><br />My oldest is now 3 1/2 year old. He doesn't nurse much any more--maybe 2-3 times a week, though occasionally there are a few times when it is 2-3 times a day. My favorite is to have both boys nurse together, though my 18-months-old sometimes gets territorial and pushes his brother away.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882761019602049813noreply@blogger.com