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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]8 weeks[/quote]

Finally! Thank you for your honesty, I know there are people who don't pump for 2 years, but barely any have posted here which is really disheartening for me, I HATE breast feeding, but am trying to hang on for at least the duration of my maternity leave. [/quote]

The reason that it seems like people either quit after 6-8 weeks or seem to make it a year or two is that it generally gets WAY easier after 3 months or so.  Once you and the babu really have it figured out, it may seem easier than mixing and warming a bottle. My goal was 12 weeks, and I'm still at it at 5 months. Didn't expect it, and now I'm thinking I could end up going a lot longer than I planned. Went back to work at 4 months, and for me, at least, pumping is kind of a nice break in the day, and nursing in the morning (and especially overnight) seems easier than formula. [/quote]

That's how it was for me, too. It's hard to imagine that it will get that much easier when you're in the hardest part though (the first 2 months are so tough for some of us!) Good luck with whatever you do. Any breastfeeding you can do will have benefits! [/quote]

Yes, exactly. NP here. I've been nursing DD for a little more than 2 years. At 3 weeks, I was ready to throw in the towel, but I really wanted to make it to the end of my FMLA. Well, at 16 weeks, when I went back, breastfeeding was going so well I couldn't imagine changing to formula. It only got easier and easier. Sometime around 6 months, it became really nice bonding and almost no work.

I haven't gotten my period back yet (about 25 months).

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