Nursing toddler affecting pregnancy hormones?

[capsgirl08]

I am about 9 weeks pregnant with baby #2 and I am still nursing my sweet 22 month old DS.

With my first pregnancy, I had morning sickness and several of the typical pregnancy symptoms. With this pregnancy, it has all been very minimal. I'm barely even tired and I am not nauseated the way I was with DS1.

Does anyone know how and if nursing affects your hormones while pregnant? There was some initial concern around 5 weeks because of bleeding which led the OB to discover my hCG levels were not doubling. However, progesterone was fine.

Anyone have any insights into this?

Thank you!

Aileen
due 10/11/10 with baby#2, mama to N 5/3/8, and wife to superman

[Sagesgirl]

All I can pass on is the old advice that every pregnancy is different. I'm just barely nursing my four-year-old, and have realized that the morning sickness this time around (fifth pregnancy) is almost exactly following the pattern of morning sickness with my first child--the other three pregnancies were all different. Nursing or not, I've always had incredibly bad morning sickness.

[IAMommy]

I nursed DS until I was around 5-6 mo pregnant and quit making milk. My hormone levels were normal, but I was on progesterone b/c I don't ever make enough. I had somewhat less nausea this time around, but not significantly. I felt less tired during the first trimester, but that might have more to do with the fact that I am a SAHM now who gets naps instead of having to work at a desk job. This pregnancy has felt very different in some other ways - made me think it was a girl, but it's another boy - just a very different feeling pregnancy.

[finnegansmom]

I nursed my toddler when I was pregnant with #2 and my pregnancy symptoms were different. Much shorter period of MS and not as tired. (maybe I'm just used to being exhausted all the time? LOL).
I didn't have low progesterone, just a different pregnancy. Actually my second pregnancy was much easier with the first, even with nursing for 7 months of it.
Congrats mama!

[Shannie77]

I have been nursing my 2 year old throughout this pregnancy and my symptoms have been much worse. My morning sickness was really bad and lasted much longer this time.