Breastfeeding after one year?

How many moms out there continued to breastfeed after a year? My twins were born almost a year ago. I never intended to breastfeed for so long but for for a couple of reasons I'm thinking I would like to continue. I've had problems with traditional breastfeeding and have been doing mostly bottle feeding. But as my twins get bigger, I think I will be more successful with regular breastfeeding. I would eventually like that bond. So I'm thinking of continuing. Any pros or cons to this?

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HeatherFlorida · 36-40, F

And still going after 22 months! But I fear I will have to stop soon because of my weight loss. I still don't know if it's related to lactation, but it might be.

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@HeatherFlorida how much did you lose? The average caloric content of breast milk is in the range of 20 per ounce, an average 22 month old male weighs 11.8 kg and consumes about 124-150 calories per kilo per day. Quick calculation, that is 1,800 calories a day, if you give him that much milk. To maintain your weight, you would need to consume that many calories in addition to your own caloric needs.

HeatherFlorida · 36-40, F

@samueltyler2 You have clearly given this way too much thought! LOL .. Since this time last year, I have dropped about 30 pounds.

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@HeatherFlorida It was really no work, and fun actually. I would never ask a woman 2 things, her age or her weight. If you feel good, and your weight is in the normal range, then nursing is totally ip to you. Generally we, pediatricians, suggest weaning by 2 years of age, but with very little science behind that.

HeatherFlorida · 36-40, F

@samueltyler2 My weight is not in the normal range. That's the problem. .. One of my main issues is I was unable to breastfeed normally for almost the first year. So I feel like I'm making up for lost time now and bonding with my kids.

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@HeatherFlorida the bond between a mother and her nursing infant is an ageless miracle. did any physician say you are now to light?

HeatherFlorida · 36-40, F

@samueltyler2 Yes.

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@HeatherFlorida Are you not always hungry? Your body should be telling you to eat. The rebound some women face after stopping is upsetting to them

HeatherFlorida · 36-40, F

@samueltyler2 No, I don't have much of an appetite.

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@HeatherFlorida they need to find out what is causing it, see if they can market it as a weight reducing agent!

your PP makes you look as if you are "all" breasts.

HeatherFlorida · 36-40, F

@samueltyler2 Haha. Maybe. Or it could be as simple as I'm just producing too much milk for my body to keep up. Or it could be something completely different. I'm glad to lose the weight in certain places but it's become too much now. Unless I'm trying to set the world record for smallest waist. LOL .. Joking aside, it's kind of disturbing.

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@HeatherFlorida do you have images before and after. Generally i would expect that with the milk fed to the baby, you would get hungry and be able to eat anything yo like and not gain weight, but to actually lose is unusual.

sree251 · 41-45, M

@HeatherFlorida

I still don't know if it's related to lactation, but it might be.

You don't know? Of course, it is related to lactation. The kid is latching onto you for nutrition like a mass of leeches sucking blood from your skin. You are a mom, for Christ's sake. You ought to know by divine guidance when to wean your offspring. What's wrong with you?