Am I over feeding?

My little boy is 15 months now and there’s no sign he’s wanting to stop feeding. I try really hard to resist giving it to him in the day but it’s so hard and he just screams and shouts.

Is anyone else still feeding their little one during the day as well?

Everyone I know stopped at 12 months or only do a night feed now.

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You can feed for longer than 12 months. I breastfed both of my toddlers until they were a little over 2 years old. Shouldn’t be comparing your own baby to others. It will happen naturally. You can breastfeed them until 5 years old. Don’t get too stressed about that. Do what is best for both you and your child. It really doesn’t matter what others do with theirs. As long as you’re happy to continue, another year really wouldn’t do any harm at all.

My 3.5 year old still has a bedtime breastfeed and she was definitely feeding during the day still when she was 15 months old. I think I stopped day feeding when she was about 2.5. I now have another baby so am tandem feeding but am trying to gently wean my daughter off her nighttime feed. It can feel lonely when you are feeding an older baby but yours is definitely still a baby and you should feed him for as long as you feel happy to 🥰

I bf throughout the day and night my 14m old
It is a couple of times during the day, mostly related to naps and afternoon snack ;)

Why do you consider stopping? Is it bothering you?

he still is very much a baby to me, I’m not bothered by him still feeding I just feel like you don’t see many people past 12 months feeding a lot during the day etc. I’m back at work and thought things might change for him but first thing he does when I come home is point at the sofa and request milk 😅🥰

yeah my boy has milk for naps (unless I’m not there or we are out) I’m not thinking about stopping will let it happen naturally or when I’ve had enough but it doesn’t feel like a chore if that makes sense. It’s just I feel like sometimes he doesn’t eat a full meal because he’s had so much milk but that’s probably just me being stupid. He’s not the best eater and it has made me wonder if it’s the milk stopping him from eating better

thank you!! I feel like there isn’t much support or knowledge for breastfeeding past 12 months I didn’t know if I was supposed to cut out day feeding etc. I’m happy feeding him for now it doesn’t bother me and I quite like the fact he still wants them cuddly moments however I would like I full nights sleep 😂

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Cancelling Easter…

So my step son (11) lives with us full time we’ve started with an issue of him stealing little stuff from school, taking his brothers clothes from his mums here without anyone knowing ect but now
He’s also got the habit of taking chocolate and crisps out the kitchen to the point of he’s eating all my 1 year olds snacks like the 6month+ wafers and then he’s got no snacks. I’m buying loads of stuff to last us the month and he’s going through them within less then a week 🫠 (he never gets told no to snacks either unless it’s just before a meal then he gets told to wait until after hes ate)
He has now gone through all the chocolate we hid for Easter that was also his two little brothers and he’s gone through the stuff my mum brought round for them. So now iv got just over a week with hardly any money to try and get all the Easter stuff back. We’ve sat and spoke about it and why he feels like need to just take and we get a “i don’t know” or “it’s just snacks”

My thing is should I re buy him Easter stuff or leave it as a “you’ve already had you Easter early behind our backs” he’s not missing out completely because he has Easter at his mums but I feel like there’s nothing more we can do other then put locks on cabinets so he can’t get in them but that’s just stopping him from getting to the thing he wants not necessarily him learning 🤷🏻‍♀️
My partners just in that “can’t be arsed” “just replace it” where we have 1 child together and 2 step children and a baby on the way so just constantly going out and replacing stuff really isn’t happening ☹️ he’s agreeing with not giving him anything for Easter but I feel guilty about it but he has teqnically had his Easter + more…

We have also spoken to his mum about it and she just says she has locks on the doors and she did it as a kid and laughs about it which just feels like shes validating what he’s doing.

Sorry for the rant just wanted to see other people opinions and views as I feel so guilty to cancel Easter for him but at the same time we don’t have the money to re buy everything he’s gone through 🫠

Weaning

My baby girl is almost 7 months old and we've been trying to wean her for a month, but she refuses to eat the food she'll play with the food and maybe if we're lucky suck on some of it. Am I doing something wrong or is this normal

Just a rant

Being a primary parent sucks sometimes.

I love my daughter more than anything but I feel this world is not built for primary parents.

I work from home (thankfully) part time. My partner works full time but he's in meetings or calls all day.

My daughter has a medical condition which causes her to be sent home from nursery frequently. So it isn't unusual for me to be working, parenting, cleaning and cooking all in one day.

I'm exhausted. I can't have any more dependants leave because I'm only a couple of more incidents away from a disciplinary. We aren't in a financial position for me to quit work either.

The world wants more babies, but isn't prepared to support mothers or primary parents. It sucks.

Feeling guilty for resting

This may sound silly but if I ever get a chance to ‘rest’ or have 5 mins to myself i have this guilty feeling that i should be doing something baby related? Am I the only one?

I have always been quite an organised person so when it comes to babies nap time I don’t usually have any tasks to do. For example, he’s having a nap right now and I’ve made myself a cup of tea and sat down on the sofa, and I feel like I shouldn’t be doing this. Am I being silly ?

Is yogurt enough breakfast for a 7month old?

I'm really struggling with weaning and feeling like I'm failing my child.

I've always just been a cereal for breakfast skip lunch kinda person.

If you have advice or easy ideas please drop them below.

I'm also struggling with PPD so I'm really struggling with motivation when it comes to cooking etc.

MIL making me feel like I’m not doing enough

Just wanting to rant/ see if I’m feeling touchy!
Since my LO was born, we have suffered with extreme reflux which is now getting treated and has improved so much. I have massively struggled with PPD/PPA. I feel I’m constantly running on fight or flight (like the most of us probably). However, I’m getting comments from my MIL that makes me feel as if I’m not doing enough for my baby.
Due to his reflux and my personal issues, I haven’t wanted to take him to baby classes/ leave him with his grandparents.
She will make indirect comments to my LO ‘is mummy ever going to take you to a sensory class’
‘You want a sleepover don’t you’
‘Mummy and Daddy need a break from you’
These are just a few comments that I can remember/ stuck out to me.
I take him out pretty much everyday either to the shops on a walk or I’ll go to a coffee shop/ lunch with my friends and own mother. - I feel quite accomplished when I do this as it is quite hard for me to feel up to leaving the house. I do sensory etc with him at home and entertain his wake windows.

Just to add! She is very much involved in his life so I don’t think she feels left out as she will herself take him on a walk, look after him for an hour.
I now feel up to taking him to a class as he seems happy to lay on his back so I booked one for next week and happily said to her today that I have booked one! Which I am rather proud of myself for doing. I was given a comment ‘finally’.
Sorry for the long post! Please let me know if I’m being slightly dramatic!