How many BF at 12 months+ ?

Rydia · Mar 6th, 2010, 14:43 PM

My son is almost a year and just curious how much other babies his age feed. He feeds bedtime, 2 times at night and 2 times durnig the day most days. Is that too much? He doesnt ask for the day time feeds and doesnt seem bothered if we are out and he misses them. I offer the day time feeds before his nap so he knows nap is coming but do you think I should stop offering after a year and just feed when he asks?

Lu28 · Mar 6th, 2010, 14:50 PM

I think it's totally up to you hon. Aisling is nearly 11 months and feeds 3 times a day, morning, mid-afternoon and bedtime. Aisling was the same with her morning feed, wasn't bothered so I stopped offering. She's more interested in the mid afternoon one so I'll keep up that one.

It depends on how you would like feeding to go. I would like her to cut back to just morning and bedtime soon enough as I don't feel comfortable feeding her in front of others past a year. This doesn't bother others at all and there's always the chance of premature weaning if you don't keep offering. So I guess it depends on what your plans are

spoo · Mar 6th, 2010, 15:51 PM

Hi girls!

I logged on tonight to ask the very same question! Emily is now 10 months old and I was wondering how many feeds you give?

At the moment I give her an early morning feed, a bottle in the afternoon and then a bedtime feed, in addition to her breakfast, lunch and dinner. She has been quite ill lately (ear infection in December, week-long tummy bug in February) and is quite often waking in the night for a feed. I read somewhere that babies this age should be drinking equivalent of 3 x 8oz bottles a day but with BF its still a guessing game!

By 12 months I would like to stop BF although I will dearly dearly miss it....especially that bedtime feed when her eyes roll back in ecstacy, bless!

Sunflowers · Mar 7th, 2010, 01:27 AM

We've just stopped now at 21 months! I always went with her with the feeding, she stopped night feeds at 13-14 months I think.. As for day feeds they varied - some weeks she would be on and off all day (usually with teething) and others she wouldn't even feed some days!

AnnaBanana9 · Mar 7th, 2010, 02:39 AM

Alyssa's almost 13 months old and still nursing. She nurses in the morning before I go to work, when I get in on an evening, before bed and twice or so during the night. During the day she has water in a sippy cup, lots of fresh fruit and veg and yogurts and such as well as her meals. We're just following her lead; she doesn't nurse when we're out and about anymore, and we're going to let her self-wean.
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mummylaura · Mar 8th, 2010, 13:44 PM

My son is almost 18 months and still feeds alot.

Morning , before nap and after nap and before bed at the very least . He normally feeds at least twice during the night and as many as another 5/6 times during the day.
I kinda encourage it though as it is something we both enjoy plus it calms him down (he is all boy and always throwing fits or getting into trouble) .

Dragonfly · Mar 8th, 2010, 14:06 PM

William feeds in the morning, in afternoon after dinner and then maybe twice he wakes for it.

Mar 6th, 2010, 14:43 PM	#1
Rydia Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 394	How many BF at 12 months+ ? My son is almost a year and just curious how much other babies his age feed. He feeds bedtime, 2 times at night and 2 times durnig the day most days. Is that too much? He doesnt ask for the day time feeds and doesnt seem bothered if we are out and he misses them. I offer the day time feeds before his nap so he knows nap is coming but do you think I should stop offering after a year and just feed when he asks?

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Lu28 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 12,646	I think it's totally up to you hon. Aisling is nearly 11 months and feeds 3 times a day, morning, mid-afternoon and bedtime. Aisling was the same with her morning feed, wasn't bothered so I stopped offering. She's more interested in the mid afternoon one so I'll keep up that one. It depends on how you would like feeding to go. I would like her to cut back to just morning and bedtime soon enough as I don't feel comfortable feeding her in front of others past a year. This doesn't bother others at all and there's always the chance of premature weaning if you don't keep offering. So I guess it depends on what your plans are
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Mar 6th, 2010, 15:51 PM	#3
spoo Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kent Posts: 876	Hi girls! I logged on tonight to ask the very same question! Emily is now 10 months old and I was wondering how many feeds you give? At the moment I give her an early morning feed, a bottle in the afternoon and then a bedtime feed, in addition to her breakfast, lunch and dinner. She has been quite ill lately (ear infection in December, week-long tummy bug in February) and is quite often waking in the night for a feed. I read somewhere that babies this age should be drinking equivalent of 3 x 8oz bottles a day but with BF its still a guessing game! By 12 months I would like to stop BF although I will dearly dearly miss it....especially that bedtime feed when her eyes roll back in ecstacy, bless!

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Sunflowers Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 427	We've just stopped now at 21 months! I always went with her with the feeding, she stopped night feeds at 13-14 months I think.. As for day feeds they varied - some weeks she would be on and off all day (usually with teething) and others she wouldn't even feed some days!

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Mar 7th, 2010, 02:39 AM	#5
AnnaBanana9 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sunderland, UK Posts: 8,665	Alyssa's almost 13 months old and still nursing. She nurses in the morning before I go to work, when I get in on an evening, before bed and twice or so during the night. During the day she has water in a sippy cup, lots of fresh fruit and veg and yogurts and such as well as her meals. We're just following her lead; she doesn't nurse when we're out and about anymore, and we're going to let her self-wean. xx

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mummylaura Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Glasgow Posts: 15	My son is almost 18 months and still feeds alot. Morning , before nap and after nap and before bed at the very least . He normally feeds at least twice during the night and as many as another 5/6 times during the day. I kinda encourage it though as it is something we both enjoy plus it calms him down (he is all boy and always throwing fits or getting into trouble) .

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Mar 8th, 2010, 14:06 PM	#7
Dragonfly Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: N.Ireland Posts: 13,131	William feeds in the morning, in afternoon after dinner and then maybe twice he wakes for it.

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