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post #1 of 14
Thread Starter 
Anyone else out there doing it? How is it going? I desperately need a copy of "the adventures in Tandem nursing" by La Leche League!! I'm finding it a bit overwhleming at the moment although over all it is going well. I would love to find the rest of you so we could support each other through this or if you have done it before, words of wisdom and tales of experience are most welcome
post #2 of 14
we're here!!! It's going well for us.... Carolina wants to nurse EVERY TIME the baby nurses which isn't going to happen....she had basically gotten down to nursing for naptime and nighttime while I was preggers....I was really hoping to keep that up but she's BEGGING me for it and it makes me feel bad to say no. I'm wondering if I should let her nurse whenever or just for sleepy time ~ What are you doing?
post #3 of 14
me too. i have been searching for support online and cant really find any (i even tried posting in the bf'ing forum here and got ONE reply. ).

things are going really well for us but i have a lot of issues im trying to deal w/ also.

i do have a copy of ATN and HIGHLY recommend it. for nothing else, it provides you w/ perspectives of other moms.

here are our issues:

1. ds3 WAS night weaned when my milk dried up. now that my milk is back, he's waking up more than the baby (baby doesnt nurse more than once or twice during the night).

2. ds3 seems to think that i can provide him w/ 100% of his nutrition now. he has gone back to not wanting solids. I hate to say no (and mostly dont) but i dont know how long i can keep this up.

those are my 2 biggest issues right now.
post #4 of 14
sorry can't type naking, go figure. i am still nursing both kids, but i really don't like it.
post #5 of 14
Thread Starter 
nak

wow, so we are all in this together then...I have ecery issue you all wrote about. DD1 is nursung more ( asking to EVEN more) and had been down to at night and occasionally in the evening and first thing in am. She is definately eating less solids and says everything i put in front of her is yucky (this kid would usually eat anything). Her latch pinches and is very strong. I don't want to wean abruptly but am trying to think of ways to start lessening feeds asap! hugs to you all.
post #6 of 14
my biggest concern is that i KNOW already how stubborn my ds3 can be. when my milk dried up in Feb/March of this year, he would NOT increase his solids intake and lost 6 pds. he is JUST NOW back up to the 30 lbs. he was in Jan. of this year. If I were to try to limit him or wean him, im scared he would drop weight like that again.

i am focused on trying to get him to eat. the problem is that i said i wouldnt ever fight over sleep or food..and this is killing me.
post #7 of 14
another HUGE recommendation for ATN.

I HOPE I'm there soon...I'm starting to think that I will quite honestly be pregnant forever.

DD now 21 months is currently only asking maybe 1x per day since she started asking again a couple weeks ago and is currently very easily distracted from it.

however i can see this NOT being the case when she has a newborn in front of her nursing from HER boo.

the cutest thing is I asked her it must have been yesterday and she said "Share Zahir boo" (that's baby's pretty much picked name)

I have decided though that if it can at all possibly be accomplished, she WILL remain nightweaned! (she stopped nursing at night randomly oh 3 months ago??) before then that was my biggest worry because she was pretty much ONLY nursing at night.
post #8 of 14
I am tandeming as well. My ds 1 is 27 months now. He is pretty good about waiting for his turn... I dont nurse them at the same time anymore, but I did when the baby first came home. He is 6 weeks toay!! He also was night weaned, but is now asking for a boob at least once a night, most nights. I generally dont mind, as I am awake anyway, but its not a good habit to be in.

His nursing has picked up in the daytime too, but I sort of feel like its kept him from being jealous of the baby... so I let him pretty much whenever he asks. I may make him wait a little bit, but I dont tell him no. As for solids, he is still eating as much as ever (he eats a LOT!) but he has pretty much stopped drinking anything other than breastmilk. And he really doesnt nurse THAT much... so I am worried about his hydration a bit. I push apple juice, since that is the only thing he really likes, he HATES cows milk, even chocolate.
post #9 of 14
DD is still nursing. She was down to once a day, but now it is more like 3 or 4 times a day. She is doing well understanding that she has to wait etc... It is going better than I thought
post #10 of 14
Ooooh, I'm glad I found this thread!

We're tandeming as well and we've had some minor glitches we've had to work through. I did read ATN when pregnant and was surprised at how handy it came in afterwards but could use a little advice on my little issue.

DS was slow to gain in the first two weeks (1oz in a week) so I had to time things differently with how they were nursing and ensure DS was getting enough. It was the first time I'd ever had to restrict DD's nursing in any way so we've both found that tough. We're hitting our groove now and I've slowly been able to add in more and more time for DD. Because of that momentary glitch, though, I'm more hyper aware of how much DS is getting and worried about DD draining me right before he might expect a feed - anyone else worry at all about this? I HATE saying no to DD and want to get back to having unrestricted nursing for her but I'm not quite sure how we do that...DD would nurse incessantly, and did until DS's arrival.


I do nurse them both at the same time a couple of times a day but prefer to nurse them separately. I haven't quite figured out the most comfy positions as DS is getting longer and sticking his feet in DD's face (which thankfully she doesn't seem to mind) and I kind of enjoy taking time for them each alone when possible.

I find it so pleasant and easy to nurse DS, no soreness or anything this time which is amazing - he does make DD's strong teethy latch feel like a hoover at the best of times though...

Overall, I'm so proud of us for what we've worked through to get to this point and am so grateful it's going this well.:
post #11 of 14
im struggling with energy. i just seem to lack it lately and i think it may have to do with TN. I am still taking my prenatal vit's and take probiotics daily but i am wondering if i should be taking something more (i take Rainbow Light prenatals). I took these vit's since preg. w/ ds3 and never felt an energy drain when nursing.

i am also still struggling with ds3 wanting to nurse ALL. THE. TIME.
post #12 of 14
i am finding calcium mag zinc helps as does emergen-c. have you considered iron though? when its ebergy realted it usually can be help by b vits or minerals...or so says my naturopath auntie.
post #13 of 14
IRISH: to ensure my newborn always has enough to eat, I have my ds1 nurse from the most "empty"
post #14 of 14
IRISH: to ensure my newborn always has enough to eat, I have my ds1 nurse from the most "empty" side. If I feed Phin (baby) on the left side first and then only a bit on the right side.... when/if Simon (2.5 yrs) wants to nurse next, I give him the left side... so that the right one will be full the next time Phin wants to eat. Does that make sense? SO then the next session we just switch sides for everyone. Phin nurses on the right, then the left and SImon only gets the right side.

Hope that helps!
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