Breastfeeding goals?

If you’re a breastfeeding mama, how long do you plan to go for?

I have almost 6 month old twins, EBF, I love every second of it. Even the annoying stressful parts are cherished lol Hoping to go 2 years but I’ll be cool with 18 months at least lol

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You got this but its also okay if you decide to “quit” you got them this far. My babe is 5 months and the goal is to try to make it to his first birthday but not gon lie I wanna quit at the 7 month mark

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my goal is to just go as long as she wants it, and i just hope im able to do so..i pumped today to give her a bottle while we were at my eye exam and she completely refused it…she used to take bottles when she was first born but it’s been probably 2-3 months since i gave her one and now am nervous

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My goal is 1-2 years

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I also have almost 6 month old twins and i BF and supplement with donor milk. I've had a rough BF journey and i gave DMER on top of them having tongue and lip ties at the beginning (we got them revised). I only supplement with donor milk when i am especially in a bad place mentally. I cannot tandem feed without feeling suicidal and overstimulated to a great extent. So it's nonstop. My goal is to make it until their first tooth pops through because i don't think i could handle the biting.

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I’ve been EBF too, my goal is to reach the 7 month mark and post that any additional day would be a bonus, as that’s when I join back work so I know my supply will drop. I just hope I can still continue with the night feeds till she stops needing night feeds.

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When I went back to work at 4 months I basically locked to exclusively pumping. It’s a lot of work, but to me it’s helped put my mind at easy knowing how much she is getting per feed / per day. Also has helped a lot in creating a routine. My goal was to make it to 6 months which is Tuesday, but I’m in a pretty good rhythm, so wonder if I’ll make it to a year maybe?!

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Twins !? More power to you. I plan to breastfeed for 1 year and then just giving breastmilk in a bottle until he doesn’t want it anymore lol

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I'm planning 2 years, but I at least want to make it to a year or 18 months.

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I'm 5month pp and planning to continue as long as I feel it's working for both of us. Once breastfeeding doesn't work for whatever reason I'll continue pumping and hope to do that for at least the first year

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I’m hoping for a year. I’m still unsure if I’ll switch to ep after that or not but we shall see

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