nursing mamas

[midwestmom]

do you cramp at all when you nurse?

[MrsHenderson]

Originally Posted by midwestmom

do you cramp at all when you nurse?

Nope. But he's laying all over me and sometimes knees me in the stomach - not sure how pregnant I can get and still enjoy nursing #1 son.

[luckymama]

i have noticed a twinge from time to time, but i get that when i'm not pg, too ... i do notice more now.

[Jade2561]

A little bit, but I'm usually concentrating on breathing and stayong comfortable that I don't really notice so much.

[desireeb]

I cramp sometimes when I'm nursing. Lately my nipples have been so sore during nursing that I guess I haven't noticed any cramping, but it was frequent the past few weeks.
I do know that after delivery nursing helps signal to your uterus that it should contract so I don't know if that has anything to do with the cramping in pregnancy.

[MamaPear]

Haven't noticed the cramping so much as the nipple soreness when DD nurses.

[lizard]

I haven't noticed cramping, but man, my nipples are sore.

[elsanne]

Haven't noticed cramping either, but yeah man my breasts/nipples hurt and I often cringe through the process. I also know my milk production has gone down.

[Still_Snarky]

I haven't noticed anything yet!

[Mama2ABCD]

my last preg i had some cramping when i nursed during the night. sitting up took them away.


as for sore nipples, water has always helped me. and you need lots of it when you are preg and nursing. we are also heading into colder weather which makes people think they aren't as thirsty as they really are.

[Red Sonja]

I haven't noticed anything yet, but I'm not even 4 weeks yet.

How do you know when your milk supply goes down? What should I be on the lookout for?

[PancakeGoddess]

Yea, yk, I forget when my milk supply went down. It was 9 years ago the last time I nursed pregnant.

[Mama2ABCD]

the nipple soreness tells me. whether pregnant or not. i use the sore nipples (or ickiness) as a major clue that i need a tall glass of water. seems to cure it quick.
so, i've been really chugging the water. i was starting to get some soreness this week which i attributed to the near arrival of AF. now that i know i'm preg i'm really doubling up my efforts to go drink water. the soreness has already gone.
(i just drank another glass)
in another week or two it'll be impossible for me to drink water in the morning without throwing it up. I learned tricks in my last preg on getting water in me....like overdoing at other times of the day when i can keep it done better.
this is my 3rd nursing pregnancy and i think i might have it figured out. maybe. and i haven't had a child wean yet.