Anybody's toddler go back to nursing/nurse more?

[Smithie]

I am due 05/24 and have a ds who is almost 2. Long story short: an undetected case of mastitis early on left me with a very scary-looking breast lump, the biopsy yieled inconclusive results and created a huge fistula, and I began to wean him prematurely at 9 months to have surgery. He last nursed around 11 months. He transitioned to goat's milk with no apparent problems. I tried to relactate when he was 18 months old but had no luck.

So, now the milk wagon is coming back to town! I would be happy to nurse ds a few times/day until he goes to kidnergarten. Has anybody else's toddler gone back to the breast when the milk came in again? Is there anything I could do to encourage this? Is it actually a bad idea for some reason?

[flowmom]

Ds nursed throughout my PG but is now having a "nursing renaissance"! I am having to limit him as I'm finding nursing-two-at-once positions problematic with ds' crummy latch (got bad when I got PG).

[ChattyCat]

I weaned ds to goat milk at 16 months so we could do our frozen embryo transfer. I haven't put him back to the breast, and he hasn't been all that interested. But, he's fascinated by my breast pump, and I've been pumping about 5oz a day for him to drink at bedtime. I'm trying to increase my supply so that I can provide all of his milk needs via pumping. You might try xposting in the bfing forums.

[Smithie]

PUMPING! Of course! He can have my milk, and I can avoid any biting/toddler NIP/competing-with-his-baby-sister issues! I can't believe I didn't think of that!

I made enough milk for six babies last time, with any luck I'll be able to pump ds all the milk he wants.