Here’s a fun collaboration I did with my friend Stephanie from the frowniebrown86 channel on YouTube.
Breastfeeding a toddler is pretty different than breastfeeding a newborn. Let her and I show you.
- Every necklace becomes a choker
- You now have dinner conversation
- They sometimes pick a winner
- They begin to multitask
- Suddenly your baby wears glasses
- Your shirt becomes cookie jar
- Your boob doubles as a chew toy
- Free dental work!
- You long for the days when baby would fall asleep
- Some days, you wish daddy could take over
Know what we’re talking about? Share your extended breastfeeding experiences below.
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I weaned my son over Thanksgiving, 2.5 beautiful years. I think about nursing him again almost every day. He’ll be 3 in March…. maybe I will…
LOL. I love nursing my 2.5 year old, especially talking to him while he nurses. Always makes laugh
Haha, pretty much like breastfeeding my almost 8 month-old right now!
I’m worried whether I can keep it up when I have to return to work, from childcare leave. I’ll be away for 12 hours at a time (including a long commute). Sigh.
Sorry to hear… pump as much as you can, you can even do in the car. Do as best as you can and trust that your baby is in great shape. Your little one has 8 months of nourishment under their belt which is HUGE.
Thank you for your kind words! Yes hopefully she’ll have a whole year of it: I have to get back to work when little one turns 1
I will definitely feel good about that.
Actually I pumped for 6 weeks when LO was 2 months [bit complicated story, but working at that time made the longer childcare leave possible.] I’d like to do it again, but if my employer will e.g. let me go home early every day (so I can pick up LO from daycare, get to see each other for a short time), that would be so huge, I might give it up. Both pumping and short days might be too much to ask… Only do night feedings. But it’s too soon yet – I’ll have to see how things go.
HAHAHAH this was so me with my daughter. She went till almost 2 and it was like an Olympic sport! We’ll see how long #2 goes for (she’s yet to be born so it’s all up in the air). Thanks for the laugh
I’m nursing my almost 3 year old as I browse through your blog and watch videos on youtube! Newest fan here and loving what I’m seeing!!
I can tell I’ll be sharing a lot of your stuff to help spread the word on nursing toddlers and beyond. Loved the examples given! At some point, I think I’ve experienced all of those. Great work!
Thanks so much for sharing, Kristin! XO.
You guys are witty and make my heart warm!
Nursing a toddler is a hoot. My 4th & subsequent children remember nursing. My 4th remembers the day I suggested he should stop nursing since I had two breasts & in a month I was going to have two babies. He said I should have only had one baby so I would still have an extra breast!
Too cute! I tried to wean the twins before their next brother was born. No such luck. So I nursed 3. Then my 4th was really miffed. He said, “See you did have enough for 3, we would have just had to take turns!”
LOL! Wow, you’re a super nurser, mama. So cute how your son had all of these revelations
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He is 15 now & still remembers it and can recall the emotions too!
This is with being told my breasts were so small I would probably not be able to nurse at all. Plus I had enough extra to pump for a mama that needed milk for her baby for a couple of weeks! I am a 34 A, but the A cup is too big! I was also told not to nurse through the twin pregnancy as it would bring on early labour & draw from the reserves for the babies so they would be born tiny. Well at 38 weeks & 2 days they were born weighing 6 lbs & 8lbs (8 lber bigger then 2 of my singletons). Then told that nursing twins through my next pregnancy would result in the same. HA, ha! My son was born at 42 weeks and weighed 9lbs 2 oz. I am only 5 ft 4 inches & averaged 105-110 before pregnancy & am small boned too!
Thank you for such a fun and wonderful video! It’s amazing how alone we can feel, and then to watch a video like this and realize that there are so many mamas out there going through the same things. I think I could relate to every single aspect of that video. And I wouldn’t trade it for the world!
Haha! Love it!! I nursed my twins and nursing twin toddlers was an adventure for sure!
I could only imagine!
“oh look at this cute little boobie.” i love these comments from my four and a half year old daughter. “save this one for me mom” she shares with her almost three year old adopted brother.
Juliane, amazing for nursing your adopted son! What a wonderful gift of a family and your milk!
Lol! So cute!
Ha! Love the cookie jar reference!
Too funny! Just about every one of the top 10 brought back memories even though my children are 7 and 4 now. And oh yes, if only the hubbies could “take over” that aspect of meal time now and then!
I know. At times I feel sad that they’re “left out,” at times I feel annoyed that I’m the only one that can
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My son is 15 mos and nursing. I get more rude comments now than when he was an infant. I love my Mommy Necklaces from http://www.mommynecklaces.com. Anytime he starts being a dentist or picking my nose or pulling my hair, I just flick the necklace and he grabs it instead. Plus, they’re pretty and safe!
Great idea! Thanks for sharing!
Oh I just LOVE this–this is my life exactly! (especially the glasses)