breastfeeding journey

i have been feeding on demand for over a year now, some days she’ll feed morn 2 naps and bed time and through the night and others it’ll be like 6 times through out the day (poorly/teething) my boobs don’t know what the hell she wants anymore so I’m getting mastitis repeatedly it goes from 1 boob to the other I’ve had it 3 times just this month! (I don’t express at all) not really looking for advice regarding the mastitis because I’m dealing with it alright (alright as can be😳) I’m just unsure how she’s ever going to stop she seems to be wanting it more than ever, she was water all day long, 3 meals, I offer snacks! I’ve always wanted to follow her and stop when she was ready but obviously having mastitis for this long my body is just screaming for help can anyone relate or give advice on how you stopped but only with babies that were just obsessed with boob🤣

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4 days ago

@Jo yeah she does, it’s just what works for us, she wouldn’t be able to go to sleep another way, she has very high needs and this just calms her down, she needs that closeness in order to fall asleep which is normal, but it’ll be interesting to see how it plays out because she’ll stop eventually haha! x

4 days ago

Does she always feed to sleep? I put my boy to sleep awake and this helps him settle in the night. I appreciate this is easier said than done. Mine stopped doing so at 6 months so I had to change something.

4 days ago

@Larissa that’s reassuring to hear!! my friend also only feeds at bedtime her boy just didn’t ask for milk during the day anymore but would at night! i will just go with the flow for a bit then and see where it takes us haha! thanks for your help!! xx

4 days ago

@Jo Thankyou for your comment! I’m not concerned about her sleep she’s always woken up loads, but sleep is developmental and she’ll do it when she’s ready and that’s okay she doesnt even feed it’s for comfort mostly! she’s on 3 meals/snacks drinks through the day so it’s not a case she’d be without if that makes sense! so I’d rather keep her night time boobs just because it’s so easy to get her back to sleep! but it’s all just very confusing at the moment!! x

4 days ago

Just a thought, I read you shouldn't cut the day feeds until they are sleeping through the night. Best to fill them up during the day to help them sleep.