what is the right age to stop breastfeeding?

The world health organisation recommends that children be breastfed till they are 2 years old. That apart it depends completely on your and your child's preferences, nutritional needs and availability of milk.

 

As long as you feel comfortable. My ds is also 18 months, I'm still breastfeeding and probably would do for at least another 6 month.

 

Mine never wanted to get weaned off.. I really had very hard time .
completely stopped once DD completed 3 years (but she still ask me).

 

Dear Friends,

So happy to read all your experience on BF. Because mine was so complicated when i started BF, if you see my first thread you all can guess what happened to me.

Still i have the feel of guilt in my mind when it comes to BF. After i had my personal experience i suggested my friends and close relatives about the necessary precaution of informing their doctors about the importance/preference they have with BF. But still many of them faced the similar kind of issues after delivery. Believe me, many doctors here does not even take care on BF part after delivery. This is true here!

But from you people i need some lights on BF saying what are the steps you took to stress importance on BF with your doctor? have you informed them before hand? have you take any steps to increase your supply? or it was all natural process? did anyone faces any issues and overcome the situation? can you pls share the experience which may help people suffering from these.....

Thanks friends.....

 

With respect to my experience here Drs don't care about BF issues. I had supply issues from 4.5 months. One day all of a sudden my supply hit the lowest and my dd refused formula and kept crying for 3 hours. I took lactare granules and it helped me a little. I relied on home remedies tried various things and managed to feed till her 1 st birthday. No dr gave suggestion or consultation for this.

 

One year only after that the baby can't get any strength from breast milk.

pl. stop feeding.

 

My doctor was very supporting in all aspects including BF. She guided and help me till I was in hospital and was inquiring every time during visit. Luckily, i never had any problem in supply even should say I was fed up with overflow.

My SIL had supply problem which was not enough for twin kids. Her doctor helped in that aspects though she never prescribed any medicine but was suggesting remedies.
Few remedies were - soaked fenugreek seeds , raw garlic, drinking milk and raw papaya curry. These helped my SIL alot.