For those who nursed during pregnancy (to the end)... - Page 2

[because]

Originally Posted by kavamamakava

In my experience and based on anecdotal evidence, nursing through a pregnancy causes babies to be born later. I think the stimulus from nursing gets the body used to it.

OK, I'm pretending I didn't just read this... :LOL DD was 12 days "late" (and I'm positive of my dates from charting.) How much later could DC #2 go?!

[AllyRae]

Originally Posted by kavamamakava

In my experience and based on anecdotal evidence, nursing through a pregnancy causes babies to be born later. I think the stimulus from nursing gets the body used to it.

LALALA...now I didn't want to hear *that* one.... :LOL I think I want the little guy to come out kind of on time and enjoy the nice yummy milk with his big brother...not hide in there extra!

(Um, yes...it's very hot out and I've been told a zillion times this week that I must be due sometime soon because I apparently look 9 months pregnant Except I'm only 34 weeks so these people just suck. :LOL )

Then again, it probably is easier to be pregnant with number 2 and have a 20 month old, than have a 20 month old and newborn when it's 98 degrees and humid and the toddler wants to live outside... :LOL

[applejuice]

I nursed #1 while pregnant with #2.

#1 was born at 39.5 weeks at 6# 2 oz.

#2 was born at 38 weeks at 6#.

I had mild polyhydramnios and the placenta was very loose and messy...two weeks before he was born, I seemed to be unable to get enough food to eat...I drank loads of raw milk with raw eggs and brewers yeast and granulated kelp to be sure I had enough nutrients in my system to nurse and gestate.

I did not nurse again during my two pregnancies that followed.

[MamaTaraX]

I've heard it can make babies come later. I think babies come when they're ready though, nursing or not

Namaste, Tara
mama to Doodle (6), Butterfly (2 next week!), and Rythm (due at home 1/06)

[applejuice]

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[attachedmama2one]

With my 2nd I was 2 days past my edd (was charting so pretty accurate) and I nursed ds several times a day. In fact, I nursed him down for his nap, came downstairs and contx started within 30 min. Ate lunch and she was born a few hrs later. This time, I am currently 6 days past my edd, nursing (though not as much as last time - her choice) and my water just broke this am, no contx yet.

[Butterflymom]

I went into labor at 39 weeks and 5 days, after having my first 6 weeks early. I nursed everyday until the end.

[Sagesgirl]

My first was born...well, no one really knows when. It was either 1 day after her EDD or 16 days early. :LOL But she was induced due to bad pre-E.

My second was born at 35w 4d or so. That's what was written on my paperwork, anyway. She was born exactly one month before her EDD.

I have read, but don't know how true it is, that one preterm/premature birth predisposes you to others. I think it depends on what caused the prematurity.

[Mom2baldie]

With my 1st vaginal birth I was about 9 days early.

Then with my 2nd pregnancy I was nursing my 2.5 year old daughter MANY times a day and throughout the night during the whole pregnancy and I ended up giving birth 7 days past my due date. This baby was also bigger at 9 lbs 10 oz than my other children, which was something else I wondered about since I was still breastfeeding.

[mama de dos]

another 'late' 2nd baby here-

My first was born at 39 wks 1 day (absolutely sure of dates, since we had infertility tx to conceive). He was 7 lbs even. My water had been broken more than 60 hrs, so it actually broke on 38 wks 5 days. If I hadn't been so scared and had such a difficult hospital experience, I'm sure he would have been born a little sooner after rupture, with a much easier and less traumatic labor and birth for both of us.

During pg #2, I nursed ds1 VERY frequently throughout the pg and during labor (fun!!) :

Ds 2 was born at home at almost 42 wks and weighed 8 lbs 4 oz.

What a difference! And what a wonderful comeback to those who told me that nursing during pg would make the baby come early and be small. HA! :LOL

Do whatever seems right for you and your babies. Best wishes!

[wasabi]

I was still nursing though very infrequently (her choice) through the end of my pg. DD#2 was the longest of any of my pgs at 40w4d. All my babies have been within a day or two of their EDDs so I don't think nursing really had any effect on it at all. I have a friend who went 4 weeks early with her #1 and then nursed him frequently throughout her second pg which lasted just shy of 42 weeks! So it seems I hear more stories like that than the nursing pg being shorter.