s/o bfing - were you breastfed?

Re: s/o bfing - were you breastfed?

• wiggyslilsis member

  

  January 2014

  Nope. My mom just didn't want to so she used formula.

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• brij2006 member

  

  January 2014

  Breastfed till 3 months, then onto whole milk.

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• GoodWolf member

  

  January 2014

  All 4 of us were breastfed for a year. I was amazed when my mom told me that. I really hope I got her genes in that respect...

  

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• bridget0117 member

  

  January 2014

  Formula fed for 6 months, then onto whole milk.
  
  I like to think that I turned out okay. Lol

  

   

  

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• cinderin member

  

  January 2014

  Bf exclusively (I refused a bottle) until I was about 15 months old. My sister was also EBF. My mom was determined. She has had poor health related to the way she was fed (soy formula) so she was determined to BF us. She was a big support for me.

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• DangerMuffin23 member

  

  January 2014

  Yes, but not sure how long

  
  

  

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• sparklingdiamond member

  

  January 2014

  My mom BF both my brother and I (and got a lot of slack for it, since that was the time where FF was more popular).  She BF me until I weaned myself off.  I think I was under a year when I did, but can't remember exactly how old I was.

   
  
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• thecuddleeffect member

  

  January 2014

  My mom took that pill that dries up your milk (and also made some people go into a vegetative state, forever.) So I was all formula, my 3 others siblings were EBF though.
  

  
  

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• sgautschi member

  

  January 2014 edited January 2014

  I was breastfed until 2 months when she started giving me rice cereal. Not sure if she did BM or formula with it.

  
  

  ETA Now that I think about it, I believe she did continue pumping breast milk. The problem was that I hated the boob. And she didn't make enough for me, hence the rice cereal. 

  
  

  My youngest sister she was able the breastfeed for 18 months though.

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

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• ljraff29 member

  

  January 2014 edited January 2014

  My mom breastfed all 3 of us,  but my younger sister for the longest. My brother and I had to switch to formula for allergy reasons.

  
  
  

  

  
  

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• alexisanna44 member

  

  January 2014

  My dad said my mom tried BFing and cloth diapers for 2 weeks and quit on both.

  
  

   

  
  

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• botanicalbliss member

  

  January 2014

  Yes, I was breastfed until I was a toddler.

  

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• fallbrideoct05 member

  

  January 2014

  My siblings and I all were breast fed until a year old.

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• Emeraldeyed315 member

  

  January 2014

  thecuddleeffect said:

  My mom took that pill that dries up your milk (and also made some people go into a vegetative state, forever.) So I was all formula, my 3 others siblings were EBF though.
  

  I hadn't heard of that! yikes. 

  
  

  I was FF. I had colic and my mom had such a hard time with me. Turns out I have celiac! She FF because thats what her family/nurses said was better for me. I guess thats what people felt at that time. 

  

   

  

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• lb1117 member

  

  January 2014

  Nope. Both my sister and I were FF. 
  
  That said, we are both adopted, so it wasn't necessarily by choice. 

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• MRads member

  

  January 2014

  Bf runs deep in my family. My mom had 12 siblings, and they were poor, so bf was really the only option. My mom bf each of us till 9 months.

  
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• bobcee member

  

  January 2014

  Yep. My brothers and I were all BF.

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• LittleLady77 member

  

  January 2014

  I read that BFing was seen as the "poor man's option" back then. My mom BF me for 3 months then switched.

  
  

  
  

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• DangerMuffin23 member

  

  January 2014

  I asked my grandmother the other day what she did, and she did EFF with all six children because it was doctor recommended then. (Late 1950's through 1970) never even considered BF.

  
  

  

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• pennstated912 member

  

  January 2014

  Both my brother and I were breastfed for 8 weeks then switched to EFF.

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• JLyn821 member

  

  January 2014

  Nope.  My brother and I were EFF.  I always assumed I'd FF because I was FF and turned out just fine.  I've since decided to give BFing a chance since it's a cost savings.  My mom has been very, "You're going to try that nursing thing?"  She doesn't really see the need to BF when "FF is convenient because DH can get up and feed LO and it's not all up to me". 
  

  
  

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• botanicalbliss member

  

  January 2014

  JennaHack said:

  Nope.  My brother and I were EFF.  I always assumed I'd FF because I was FF and turned out just fine.  I've since decided to give BFing a chance since it's a cost savings.  My mom has been very, "You're going to try that nursing thing?"  She doesn't really see the need to BF when "FF is convenient because DH can get up and feed LO and it's not all up to me". 
  

  Tell her your DH can still help out if you prep a bottle for him before you go to sleep!  That's what I do.

  

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• PandPMeant2B member

  

  January 2014

  My mom BF all three of her kids for about a year. 

  
  

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• JLyn821 member

  

  January 2014

  botanicalbliss said:

  JennaHack said:

  Nope.  My brother and I were EFF.  I always assumed I'd FF because I was FF and turned out just fine.  I've since decided to give BFing a chance since it's a cost savings.  My mom has been very, "You're going to try that nursing thing?"  She doesn't really see the need to BF when "FF is convenient because DH can get up and feed LO and it's not all up to me". 
  

  Tell her your DH can still help out if you prep a bottle for him before you go to sleep!  That's what I do.

  Oh yeah.  I've already ordered my pump and DH wants to feed LO.  My mom is just very "BF?  Eh...whatever."
  

  
  

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• LuckyAngel07 member

  

  January 2014

  My mom BF all 5 of her children, including my sister and I (twins). I know she BF us for somewhere around a year, and only stopped then because she simply stopped producing (I guess the 2 of us sucked her dry!).

  
  

  I was too young to remember her BFing my oldest younger brother, and while I remember her BFing my two youngest brothers, I don't recall for how long, but I know she pumped to have a stash as well.

  
  

  I have no idea what DH's mom did. I'm hoping that I'm as lucky as my mom and sister in being able to produce enough to BF for as long as baby wants.

  
  
  

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• LittleLady77 member

  

  January 2014

  Oh, ya. I forgot about DH. He was EBF as were his siblings. He didn't even know formula existed and thinks its a crazy option. He is super supportive of BFing at the moment... We'll see how the support lasts when I'm glued to 2 babies all the time

  
  

  
  

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• amccul20 mod

  

  January 2014

  I was! well at least I think I was....I'm going to have to ask my mom. i'm curious to know now

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• sushilover0214 member

  

  January 2014

  Yup. Aaannd my mom claims I would still ask for it when I was 4 years old! I refuse to believe her.

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