Has anyone exclusively breastfed for for a year or more ?

No food at all just milk

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It’s recommended to start solids around 6 months when babies are showing all signs of readiness. Starting after age 1 would actually make things more difficult in terms of potential picky eating, and just learning all the skills of how to eat. Introducing food when the gag reflex is most sensitive is a protective mechanism against choking.

Is there a particular reason you’d like to do this or just curious?

Our first we mostly had him on formula and baby food until he was one, he's 4 now, and he's a super picky eater. Like it's been such a struggle and so stressful and still is....

Our second we started her on baby led weaning when she was 6 months and she's a great eater. She eats pretty much anything we put in front of her.

Solid starts is a great resource

I plan on exclusively breastfeeding my daughter until 1 year. My mother did it with me, and that's how all my aunts and cousins do it and how my grandmother raised all her children to do it. And we are all extremely healthy and thriving. Do what resonates with you the most and researching homeopathic methods are just as important as researching allopathic methods..

in our community

Can someone pls help i keep making this post and nobody is responding

My boyfriend booked a trip for us to go to mexico for a week as my push present. I have severe anxiety leaving my 7 month old with my mom. I know she will be in good hands but she’s exclusively breast fed for the most part but accepts bottles just fine. i have all my pumping parts packed and will pump when baby normally eats but i don’t want baby to forget me or have latch issues when i return!! any mommas ever experience this?

Postpartum

I’m only 3 days postpartum (FTM) and already have extremely bad anxiety. I’m crying every night, as I think of another night of no sleep. My baby will not settle in his cot, he cries every moment we put him down unless in his chair rocker. So me and my partner are having to alternate after 3/4 hours of being awake with him downstairs. I’m trying everything to get him to settle. It’s a load of overwhelming stress. I’m 23, I was desperate for a baby and now I have one and feel completely useless. I miss it just being me and my partner.

When does it get better?

I was crying on the phone with the perinatal mental health team today and the lovely lady, bless her, kept assuring me that it gets better. I kept telling her I hope so because people have been saying that since having my LO and it just feels like it keeps getting worse. She assured me it gets better....

Night time routine

Heya, my 3 week old daughter is currently exclusively breastfed and I’m not pumping. Can anyone recommend the best way to share the load with my partner? At the moment I’m doing all the feeds/burbs/settling and my partner is sleeping through which obviously isn’t sustainable, I’m trying to work out the best way to get him involved. Any advice very much appreciated!

Can someone speak on drug screening and c section?

I smoked all through my first pregnancy and tested positive didn’t have any issues a social worker came in and spoke to me and hubby and that was it but this time I’m having an elective c section and wondering did they drug test you there?

Rapid cool/ hot shot method

Sorry if this sound stupid but how are we doing the hot shot method?
Are we boiling the kettle and letting it cool a little before adding to hot flask? Then with the cool water do you boil the kettle and leave it to cool right down before putting into another flask?
My baby brain is fried trying to work out the easiest way!