Nursing Mamas how's it going? - Page 3

[jaQinthebox]

my daughter is 3, and everything is going fine. my pregnancies where i was nursing (last two) have been kind of nice, because i don't get that awful soreness in my chest.
my nipples are, of course, a bit sensitive and her mouth irritates that, but she doesn't do much BFing anymore. just a few sips on each side, once in a while, and especially at night.

[leila1213]

I'm only at 6 weeks (nursing 3yo DD) and I swear the soreness started at day 1. I thought I had thrush or that her latch had gone bad. I even posted about it. It actually feels like it is getting a little better, maybe just because I know the cause? I do hope she will wean, but I'm not sure how that will happen. I've just been making her promise to unlatch when she's 'done' and we've made some progress, but not a ton. She basically just nurses to sleep and at night, although some mid-nap too. A little bit daunting to think about.

[zak]

Ow, ow, ow, ow...


that is all.

[SheBear]

I'm nursing my 18 month old right now....I've always nursed through my pregnancies and tandemed afterward, depending on the kid.

I tandemed dc1 and dc2 for a little over a year, but dc2 actually ended up weaning completely at around 28 weeks into my 3rd pg, so I had a break of several weeks before dc3 was born. Then dc3 nursed through my 4th pregnancy, but really tapered off toward the end, and only asked a handful of times after dc4 was born.

Now, dc4 is still nursing quite a lot, so I sort of expect she'll go through the pregnancy, but experience has taught me that anything is possible, LOL!

Thing is, even though I'm truly committed to child-led weaning, I really honestly hate nursing when I'm pregnant (don't love it so much when I'm ovulating or on my period, either! ), so I end up having to set some pretty firm limits in order to save my sanity. I don't mind tandeming at all, it's just getting through the pregnancy without totally losing my mind that's the issue!

So, pretty much we'll take it day by day, and hopefully she can deal with my needs/limits just as I will accomodate her needs. One way or another, we'll get through it!

[mama2G]

DS has been saying "there's no juice" since last week.
he still tries before sleeping, but says the same thing and drinks water instead.
it doesn't seem to bother him much.
i'm very surprised about how he is handling so well...

[annettemarie]

I won't cry if Daniel weans.

[AlumofUF]

I'm happy to see so many moms nursing, I agree it may not be the most wonderful time since we may be sore (I am) but somehow I will again manage it....
I am nursing my 5 yr old and 2 yr old....
I nursed my first and 2nd....when pregnant with my 3rd my first one weaned (she was 5)...when I was pregnant with my 4th my 2nd weaned (he was 5, almost 6) and now that I am pregnant with my 5th it would seem naturally that my 3rd will wean but she is soo attached I don't think it will happen...so we'll take it day by day.....

[jul511riv]

ds came in the bedroom this morning and said "Can I nurse?" I was sleeping and had been up with them a good portion of the night. I said "no." and rolled over and went back to sleep.

He said "okay." in a totally cheerful voice and walked away. lol.

[Rodeo Mama]

I'm still nursing DD (23 mo). She is down to 2-3 times a day now and my supply is dropping. She doesn't seem too bothered most of the time when I offer her a cup instead. I wouldn't mind if she weaned, but it wouldn't bother me if she kept nursing, too. We'll see what happens.

[wendimarie]

Things have been going pretty well but now my 24 month old nursling has stopped nursing to sleep. She has always nursed to sleep and now we are stuck. I am not sure what to do now. My son did this during my pregnancy but I was farther along and he was a little over 2.5 years old and for some reason I am having a hard time remember how that transition went with. Maybe I just blocked it out of my mind. *sigh* She is also cutting her 2 year molars and that has been really hard on her.

[leila1213]

Originally Posted by jul511riv

ds came in the bedroom this morning and said "Can I nurse?" I was sleeping and had been up with them a good portion of the night. I said "no." and rolled over and went back to sleep.

He said "okay." in a totally cheerful voice and walked away. lol.

That's great!

[ellairiesmom]

Agggghhhh...the agony. My nipples are hurting more and more each day. DD is almost 22 mos & also seems to be wanting to nurse more frequently some days.

Nights vary but we actually have had a few nights this past week or so where she slept 5-7 hours in between nursing which is soooo nice! I am so tired & blah right now so the stretch of sleep here & there is wonderful.

Nice to find this thread & see how others are doing.

[CountryMommy]

My nipples are definately a little on the sore side but nothing major. I am hoping that they don't more sore, I still really enjoy my special BF moments with DS.

[sarahtdubb]

Hey nursing mamas,

my due date is feb 12 and i'm nursing my 22 month old son. He nurses a lot--I dont have a count for the daytime. It's been fine, though I think my supply is dropping a little.

Mostly I'm in a panic about nighttime. He nurses frequently at night... in the second half of the night it's at least every 2 hours, sometimes more often than that. It's actually been fine, but I'm feeling pressure to make a change. I do NOT want to nurse 2 kids all night long, and I know I want to nightwean my son before baby time. But I'm really bad at forcing change, and I think it's going to be pretty hard to nightwean him. I'm tempted to just see how things go, but I don't think he'll do this on his own. Ack!

[hippie_mommy]

I'm really starting to feel uncomfortable when my dd (21 months) nurses. She's cut back, and I try to offer her water or milk during the day when she asks, but I won't refuse if she says that she wants to nurse. I feel like my supply is still fine. I've heard that it hits a low point around mid-pregnancy, so we shall see...

The good news is that she's doing really well at sleeping through the night, so I feel a little more rested. I think she's just nursing more during the day to make up for it.

I really feel like I'm nursing a brand-new baby, when my nipples are all sore and I have to grab the chair for the first 10 seconds. Its no fun, but obviously I pushed through it then, and I'll push through it now...

[Jackate]

Originally Posted by sarahtdubb

Hey nursing mamas,

my due date is feb 12 and i'm nursing my 22 month old son. He nurses a lot--I dont have a count for the daytime. It's been fine, though I think my supply is dropping a little.

Mostly I'm in a panic about nighttime. He nurses frequently at night... in the second half of the night it's at least every 2 hours, sometimes more often than that. It's actually been fine, but I'm feeling pressure to make a change. I do NOT want to nurse 2 kids all night long, and I know I want to nightwean my son before baby time. But I'm really bad at forcing change, and I think it's going to be pretty hard to nightwean him. I'm tempted to just see how things go, but I don't think he'll do this on his own. Ack!

Ok..this is me too. I'm due Jan.20th but this thread really got my attention. I've read every post and not one of them sounds at all like Jack except yours. He nurses ALL night. If he's not actually nursing he wants to stay latched on and comfort nurse. He's always been like this and I just keep waiting for him to taper off or wean..even just a little bit. I'm fine with nursing in the morning, a few times before nap if we're home, before nap, after nap, a couple times in the evening for sure and before bed. Shoot even a few times in the night but ALL night is killing me and he's not sleeping either. I'm really at a loss right now. I'm so tired, I'm sore, I'm freaking out about nursing two babies all night, I feel guilty, I see no end in sight....I would give anything to nightwean him but I'll never let him cry and thats what he does when I try to talk to him and tell him nursies are night night. Nothing works, I've tried everything I have read about or can think about....I've even introduced a bottle (to a 2 year old! ha) and a pacifier. I'm not kidding I was looking up fake breasts today So yeah. Any day now he can stop nursing all night long.

[Nicole730]

I just wanted to update that I have night weaned DS! And he is sleeping in his crib all night...well until 7ish when he comes in for a cuddle and a nursing session.

We are nursing morning, before nap, and before bed. No pain at all...but I think my supply dropped even more on account of me not nursing him overnight this past week.

[kittentips]

I successfully dropped a nap feed a few weeks back so decided to take the next step and drop our night feed...well both of us ended up in tears

I never thought I would cry because I am very ready, but he was just so sad it broke my heart.

Oh well, onwards and upwards!

[ellairiesmom]

Of course after I posted that DD had had a few good nights, she was back to herself & up every hour or 2 last night & just wants to keep my nipple in her mouth.