Are you still breastfeeding?

The doctor has just told me that there’s no benefit past a year. And when I said that’s a weird thing to say, he told me it’s a fact.

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that’s absolutely wild and complete misinformation. it is who guidance to continue breast feeding for at least two years. your breast milk still continues to contain essential nutrients and antibodies for your baby.

So wrong!!!

That's awful misinformation and coming from a Dr no less 😒 there are so many benefits to BF past 1 year, WHO recommends BF to 2yrs+, lower risk of cancer, high BP and diabetes for the mother, immune protection to help fight illnesses... the list goes on! And that's not even factoring in the emotional security BF gives your baby and supposedly there's some evidence for cognitive abilities in children who are BF for longer periods too. As well as obviously still providing additional nutritional support alongside food
I would pay no notice at all, he clearly needs to complete some further training. The UK has some of the lowest BF rates worldwide and especially post 6m it's no wonder women don't carry on when they aren't even being supported to do so by healthcare professionals who should know better!!
Having just gone through an awful 2 weeks where my 13m wouldn't eat, wouldn't drink water due to being very unwell, BF saved us from her becoming extremely dehydrated I'm so very glad I'm still BF

I can’t believe your doctor has said that, your breastmilk is also a natural form of antibiotics, always helping and keeping your baby safe. There’s so many benefits inside breast milk that’s not just milk or feeding your baby. I’m so sorry your doctor has said this I’m actually shocked. I’m still breastfeeding. You’re doing amazing!! At the end of the day it’s really down to you and your own circumstances only you can judge not the doctor. Xx

Who are these doctors?!? There are soooo many benefits! As Hannah mentioned above the WHO recommends it! And from a nuture prospective, soooo beneficial for both you and your baby. Keep on BF!

My baby would say otherwise and he's all that matters. As long as they're not saying it's been proven it's bad for them I'll do it until my baby weans himself off 😊

Still breastfeeding here! Also pregnant with my second and have no intention of stopping breastfeeding my little one when our new baby is born! Even if he is just feeding for comfort that is still a benefit in my eyes! As mentioned above by others there are so many benefits to continuing to breastfeed! Some cultures breastfeed until up to age 7, so that doctor’s comments are wild! You just have to do what is right for you and your little one! I am so disappointed in the advice and information people receive from medical professionals!

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Lump in breast when breastfeeding

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We hung out in person like 5 times and it seemed pretty good. Our kids got along. I was struggling with post partum depression and I missed a few of her texts and didn’t see and I convinced myself she ghosted me and I got super mad and I suppose she thought I did the same to her and we didn’t speak for like 3 months. Then we tried hanging out again and again convinced myself she didn’t like me and that there was weird vibes and we never spoke again. After my post partum went away I realize she never ghosted me and there wasn’t really anything weird. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️friendship lost.

Napping in seperate room

My baby is 15 weeks old and goes to bed at 7.00pm, he wakes for a feed at 5.00am and then goes back down until 8.00am. We used to keep him downstairs in a moses basket in the evenings until we both went up to bed and would transfer him to his next to me cot. However, he now struggles to sleep in the living room even with dim lighting and talking quietly etc, so we have started putting him down in his next to me cot upstairs in our bedroom at 7.00pm and he is much more settled.

I know that NHS guidance is for baby to sleep in the same room as you anytime of the day or night until 6 months old, however 7.00pm is too early for us to go up to bed and we often haven’t had chance to eat or do chores by that time.

How are other parents managing to eat dinner, do chores and spend any time together as adults?

Bath time

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Did you feel the tear or cut when it happened? Was it painful or just like “oh shit yikes”? How much pain did you still feel during recovery?
I’m filling out the birth preference form my hospital gave me, but it doesn’t have anything on here about this. I’m thinking of writing that I give them permission to make the cut if they think it’s necessary, but if possible I don’t want to know about it until after the birth is over. Is that a reasonable request?
This is causing me so much anxiety, more than contractions or labor pain itself for some reason😅