Forum: Breastfeeding Your Toddler (12+ months)

My son is only 4 mos old but I'm already researching extended breastfeeding and found a very interesting article (actually for LLL leaders) on this...

Just curious about how often your toddlers nurse. My lo is 18 months and on days we're home he could compete with a newborn for nursing frequency. ...

Well, the other little girl that our sitter watches is sick today, so the sitter came to our house. I went home for lunch at noon, and before I left,...

My DD feels the need to have both breasts out all the time, so she can go back and forth and back and forth, even at night when she is half asleep! I...

Okay ds is almost 14 mo and getting more adorable by the day!! I love this age b/c their BIG personalities really start to shine. He is a smiler, a...

My son is 27 months and I really don't like to admit that we are still BFing. Many people in my life know - my whole family and some close friends,...

I woke up this morning and my left breast (outside lower edge and bottom) is sore. No signs of a clogged milk duct and no fever/malaise...etc to...

So, last night I almost went nuts. I am horribly stuffed up and I just wanted to sleep and Emily wanted to spend the entire night attached to me. ...

Hi, there! Does anyone have any advice for a toddler who still nurses to sleep? My son will be 2 next week, and I am happy to nurse him. But...

My right nipple is sore during and after feeding my 13.5 month old. It's really only on the outside of the nipple- the side toward my armpit. The...

I've always nursed Ellie on demand. Recently another mom expressed surprise that I still nursed Ellie on demand and so frequently. She said she fed...

I respect my ped so when she said that nursing beyond 18 months may actually be bad nutrionally, I started to worry. Also, the What to Expect the...

Since my 1 year old DD started at the babysitters 2 weeks ago, she has been sick 3 times. First a cold, then another cold with Roseola, now we are...

I don't know if anyone has posted these already, but I just discovered these amazing shots of a panda cub nursing. Apparently Tai is the oldest...

I am going to cross post this in the pregnant and nursing forum, because I have no idea if the two are related or not. Here it goes. I am 9 weeks...

Help!! I decided yesterday I was done bf my 13 mo. old son. I have had over 15 bouts of mastitis throughout the past year and I just decided that...

My name is Amy and I'm new to the group. I have a happy, healthy 27 month old daughter who is still nursing. A lot. Sometimes I think she'd rather...

I can't believe my baby girl is a year old already. I also can't believe she's still nursing 10+ times a day! I'm so proud of our nursing...

My 13 month old often nurses at night quite a bit. When he sleeps well, he only nurses 2 times a night. But other times he nurses almost every 2...