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post #1 of 74
6/1/08 at 1:48pm
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Is anyone else still nursing?

I nurse my 21 month old a million times a day still In addition I have my friends 15 month old daughter several times a week and she nurses from me while she is here. I also have nursed my friends 7 week old baby a couple of times recently, and I pump milk as I can for my 5 month old neice!!!

I guess you could say my milkshake feeds all the kids in the neighbourhood We definitely believe in the power of milk here!

I was afraid I wouldn't be able to get pregnant, since my AF didn't return until past DS first birthday, but apparently my system is back on track now.

Anyone else nursing one or more? Are you planning on continuing? Will you tandem? I joked that since I have tandemed with my DS and the 15th month old, and also my DS and the newborn I shouldn't have any problem nursing my own two kids
post #2 of 74
6/1/08 at 1:54pm
My dd is 20 months and still nurses 4 or 5 times a day. I will nurse as long as I can. I had planned on tandem nursing when I was pregnant with my last dd, but unfortunately she never made it here. My milk was starting to dry up around 15 weeks, but I kept nursing b/c she still wanted to.
I would like to tandem nurse. My dd will be a bit older and maybe it will be easier as far as her understanding goes. I honestly have no idea what to expect.
post #3 of 74
6/1/08 at 1:56pm
that is so cool that you do that, none of the people i know would be cool with that. I do have one firend who agreed to nurse my dd if anything aver happened to me. But most of my friends would not fit in at MDC at all. LOL.

I am still nursing my 27 month old often, although it is sometimes very aggravating for me. I don't know if we will tandem, I plan on playing it be ear...or feel. My first DD was mostly weaned 2-3 months before my second was born. It hurt so much for me and she accepted that it hurt and didn't nurse. After the baby was born she has nursed a few times, but i did appreciate the break i did get.
post #4 of 74
6/1/08 at 2:01pm
I have a 16 month old nursling. My first clue I was pregnant was the fact that towards the end of nursing my DD yesterday evening my nipple felt like it was on fire. I was like "Oh now THAT's a pregnancy symptom!"

I will probably try to nurse her through this pregnancy and tandem afterwards. She doesn't eat a lot of food yet so she is still nursing for much of her nutrition but I guess we'll have to try and encourage her to eat more now.
post #5 of 74
6/1/08 at 7:51pm
i am nursing my 20 month old all.the.time.all.day.and.all.night.-lol I am hoping to tandem eventually. So we will see what happens
post #6 of 74
6/1/08 at 11:01pm
I'm a nursing mommy too! DS is 13 mos and still going strong. He was sick last week and it felt like he was attached ALL DAY LONG. .

I have had a few occasions where nursing has been a little uncomfortable, but nothing too bad really. I know I should be grateful, but it kind of concerns me, esp since I haven't had any m/s yet either. I know its still early and I can't really remember when it started with DS. Even though m/s and painful nursing stink, it's still a nice reminder that everything is probably ok with the little bean. Anybody else still symptom free?
post #7 of 74
6/2/08 at 2:26am
I am still nursing my 2 1/2 year old....he nurses really only during the night and at nap time though it would be a lot more if I let him...
though, I must admit, since I've been pregnant, nursing has become significantly less enjoyable, in fact I would say it is downright painful. That was reallly my first clue that something was occuring in my body.
I will say, I hope to wean him soon, I would like a break before my nipples belong to another baby for another couple of years but he has not responded well to what attempts I have made to cut back.
I am not willing to wean unless it will be gradual, gentle and peaceful, but I don't know how much more of this I can withstand. Not that I have the energy to tackle that sort of thing right now anyway.
post #8 of 74
6/2/08 at 10:48am
I am still nursing my 19 month old dd.: She is already starting to ask for milk less often, but I don't think she will completely wean during this pregnancy (she's stubborn like that). If she does wean on her own I will be fine with it (though a bit sad that that part of our relationship is over), but I won't make her wean.
post #9 of 74
6/2/08 at 5:28pm
I just took a pregnancy test this morning (and got a positive!) so I haven't had much time to really think about tandem nursing or nursing through pregnancy. My son is 28 months old and still nurses as much as I'll let him. My breasts seem smaller already and my nipples are really sensitive, so I'm not sure what to expect, but I'd really like to nurse him a while longer, if not all the way through my pregnancy. This kid is very attached to the breast and I can't imagine weaning going well-- plus, we are trying to potty train him now and I've heard that it goes better if they're still nursing.

Does anybody know at what point one's milk usually dries up if it's going to do so? I'm going to try to get Adventures in Tandem Nursing from the library tomorrow, but I am really curious about what I can do to keep up milk supply.
post #10 of 74
6/2/08 at 7:29pm
Did it take longer for you guys to get a positive POAS result due to nursing? I'm still nursing my 19mo frequently and I think I'm pregnant but still getting a BFN 9 dpo. But I really think I am pregnant.
post #11 of 74
6/2/08 at 7:54pm
hmm... idk about that...but i do know that 9 dpo is verrrry early to get a BFP, even if you are pg
post #12 of 74
6/2/08 at 9:29pm
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Originally Posted by rjruiz_415 View Post
hmm... idk about that...but i do know that 9 dpo is verrrry early to get a BFP, even if you are pg
Oh! Good to know. Maybe I'll be joining you all soon then.
post #13 of 74
6/2/08 at 9:36pm
I agree, 9dpo is early, I don't even test before 14 dpo b/c I wont get a positive before then even if I am pregnant!
post #14 of 74
6/2/08 at 9:37pm
yeah, i got a *faint faint faint almost looks like an evap line* at what i think is 14 dpo....and although they are darker now, the digital still says not pg...
post #15 of 74
6/2/08 at 9:41pm
Not in your ddc but 18 month old ds is still an avid nurser - I'm just glad I don't have sore breat (yet) but I'm just curious to see what he'll do when it turns to colostrum (or dries up). But yes, I would love to tandem nurse my little ones!
post #16 of 74
6/3/08 at 9:42am
Oh, wow, okay, I'll try again at 14 dpo! Thanks for the tips!
post #17 of 74
6/11/08 at 5:00am
Nursing my 9.5 month old here
post #18 of 74
6/11/08 at 9:31am
I am still nursing my 3 year old one time a day at bedtime. It feel pretty uncomfortable now that I am pg. I am planning for her to wean before this baby comes along. I don't want to tandem nurse--hats off to those of you who do, but it's not for me. ;-)
post #19 of 74
6/11/08 at 10:03am

Still nursing here

My almost 20 month old DD is still nursing, I do not plan on tandem nursing, but I also do not plan on force weaning... so we'll see. She nurses early am, before nap and before bed. If she asks at other times I have just started to use distraction to get her mind on something else. I was horribly sick for the first three months when I was pregnant with her, so I am afraid that if that happens I will have to wean whether we want to or not.

So far though I don't really have much on the way of symptoms. My breasts are not sore at all (slightly uncomfortable during nursing sometimes but that is it) only very mild nausea, and some insomnia... now that is fun!!
post #20 of 74
6/11/08 at 11:21am
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Originally Posted by Nourishma View Post
I am still nursing my 2 1/2 year old....he nurses really only during the night and at nap time though it would be a lot more if I let him...
though, I must admit, since I've been pregnant, nursing has become significantly less enjoyable, in fact I would say it is downright painful. That was reallly my first clue that something was occuring in my body.
I will say, I hope to wean him soon, I would like a break before my nipples belong to another baby for another couple of years but he has not responded well to what attempts I have made to cut back.
I am not willing to wean unless it will be gradual, gentle and peaceful, but I don't know how much more of this I can withstand. Not that I have the energy to tackle that sort of thing right now anyway.
I could've written your post, except change it to not include naptime, as she no longer naps.

It's gotten to the point where after I finish the lullaby, I have to stop nursing. It's just too painful. So bedtime is taking longer and isn't as easy as it has been, but we're hanging in there. Hopefully the sensitivity will fade or she'll start to need to nurse less as time goes by. I'm trying to be proud of the fact that we made it past the two year mark, and be happy with that. But for now, it's very difficult on us both because I want to let her nurse, and she wants to nurse, yet my body is rebelling big time right now.
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