Hi

I exclusively expressed for 26 months for my youngest (just weaned  
last week).  I demand fed him EBM for that whole time.  He drank  
around 800mL per day until around 12 months increasing to about 100mL  
per day at 18 months.  He started with 8 x 100mL and gradually cut  
back his milk requests, but I gradually increased his serving size.   
So he gradually went up to 180mL per serve.  One day around 18 months  
it clicked with me that he would finish off whatever I gave him and  
then be happy, so I gradually cut his serving size back down to 120 mL  
and his intake dropped to 600mL per day, so 5 . 120mL.   I also found  
that once my periods resumed my supply gradually dropped off and  
nothing I did would improve this.  Formula fed babies seem to be given  
4 x 240mL at 12 months, I found this was too much for my boy, it  
stretched his stomach, I never actually worked up to it, I stopped at  
180mL which seemed his maximum intake, although now he can drink 300mL  
of water at a sitting when really thirsty.

I hope this helps your mum.

Jenny
ABA BC, Australia
EPed 26 months (read my weaning diary here: http://www.lrc.asn.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40015 
  and the rest of my story here: http://www.lrc.asn.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=41257 
  )








On 09/08/2009, at 10:00 AM, Marie Davis wrote:

>
> I have this mom's permission to post this to lactnet:
>
> >I'm trying to research the *logistics* of MM for age 1+, but most  
> of what I
> > find online is lactivism about not letting our culture force us to  
> wean and
> > the benefits of MM beyond age 1, etc. This is all important info,  
> but not
> > what I'm looking for.
> >
> > My questions are more about how much / how often-- that sort of  
> thing.
>
> She has noticed a slight dip in how much she is pumping but baby has  
> also decreased her intake of EMM from 6 to 4 ounces per feeding. Any  
> advice would be very helpful.
> Can we make the assumption that baby would take as much EMM as the  
> typical ABM fed infant of the same age? Is intake a ratio to baby's  
> weight at this age? Anyone have experience with this?
>
> It takes a special kind of mom to exclusively pump long term. Most  
> of them make it a year and "hang up the horns" shortly thereafter.
>
> This post made me aware that there is an educational/informational  
> black hole that needs to be filled. With more women exclusively  
> pumping long term (either by choice or necessity), these questions  
> may come up more frequently.
> Marie Davis RN IBCLC
>
>
>
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