Nursing anyone?

[an_evans]

I am still nursing our soon to be one year old. Before I found out I was pregnant I had planned to start weaning in february after our short lived winter here.

I am going to spend sometime doing some research before I make a decision but was wondering if anyone else was still nursing?

[sarahkjack]

Yup, I am still nursing my 3.5 yo dd...she only nurses once a day, sometimes even skips a day or 2. I am hoping to have her weaned in the next few months...I am ready and this is a good excuse. Of course, there is no reason to wean during pg if you aren't ready! :-)

Sarah, mama to Nathaniel, Ethan & Emily
Expecting a new bundle of joy 8/7/06

[an_evans]

Well I am more then ready but he is still prety insistent.

[Dodgemomma]

I am in the same boat you are. My daughter will be one soon and I just found out I was pregos. I was concerned that the baby gorowing inside and Layla would not get enough nutriention if I kept breastfeeding, but I did do some research and I found out that it wont matter. I am still trying to ween Layla, she was only down to three feedings a day, but now she wants it all the time. I think she knows whats going on! I am going to let her nurse as much as she likes but not at night...thats going to be tough but I think that it will be for the best. Good Luck

Rianna

[tatgurl]

I'm still nursing my 2.5 yo. I nursed my first ds through my second pg. and tandemed for 7 mo. I am ready for ds to wean though. I have no clue to even begin the process. it seems like he's nursing all the time now. he keeps saying "no more milk", so i think that the pregnancy might be affecting my supply already.

[Glittergal]

yup, I'm still nursing my 26 month old. She nurses ALL the time. I am really hoping this pregnancy can help her along in weaning naturally. I don't push her or set too many limits but I really don't think I'll be able to tandem nurse with a three yr old! PLus I'd like some time, even if brief, of no nursing.

[tatgurl]

also, I'm so sick of wearing nursing bras!! I've been wearing the things for almost 5 yrs. now and I was just thinking how nice it was going to be to not have to wear them anymore. then I found out that i'm pg. again and now there is no end in sight for me.

[mamabearsoblessed]

Yep, still goin strong!! :love I'm nursing ds - 2 1/2, and nursed dd throughout pregnancy with ds, tandem nursed until dd self weaned at 4yrs 4mos. He is still nursing sometimes several times daily, sometimes once or twice daily. It all depends what our day is made of :lol .
I imagine I will tandem nurse again and plan to nurse him till he decides to wean on his own :throb . I am looking forward to nursing a newborn babe again. :throb :throb :throb

[NaomiLorelie]

Sure am!I tandemned my first two until dd1 was three. I suspect we'll do it again as dd2 is 17 months old.

[LisaMcB]

I'm nursing a 28 month old & just found out that I am pg again. I nursed my 1st DD throughout pg & weaned her at 27 months b/c it was too much for me. I tandemed for 3 months only (a bit disappointed in myself!). 2nd DD is not ready to wean, but I hope she will do so when milk supply goes down. She nurses round the clock! I at least would like her to let up a bit & let me sleep through the night! :thumb

At the rate I am going, I'll have nursed for at least 7 years straight by the time I'm done!

Blessings!
Lisa

[BCmamaof6]

Yup, still nursing 35mo DD ;)

[Cygnet09]

Yes, my DD2 just turned 3 yesterday and we're still nursing in the AM and PM, and still occasionally in the night :coffee I'm not sore yet, but feeling a little tender. We've been limiting the amount of *time* she nurses on occasion and that preserves my sanity. I'm hoping that she'll self-wean when my supply drops in week 20-22, but that's probably wishful thinking!

[achintyasamma]

I'm nursing my 18mo ds and just found out I'm pregnant today. I'm okay with tandem nursing, but would also be okay if he decided to wean during this pregnancy. He's still nursing A LOT though, so I doubt he'll wean. He's just not that regular about eating food yet.

[Sailmom]

I'm still nursing 16 month dd - some days all the time, sometimes only 2-3 times. Before I found out I was pregnant, I thought I might get to wear some normal bras again - but I guess I should just invest in some more nursing ones - since I can't see the end in sight! I will tandem if dd is still nursing - not going to wean her unless she wants too - besides, I think it might make it easier to accept the new baby if they both are nursing...

[autumnfaery]

I'm not nursing this time around, but I nursed all through my last pregnancy. Ds was just over 2 when I gave birth. It actually went pretty well, but the first trimester or so was pretty rough. I really thought he might wean himself towards the end since there wasn't much there anymore. He had cut down to just a couple times a day. Once the baby was born and my milk came back, he pick right back up though. I tandem nursed for just over a year, which really wasn't a big deal either. But I had to set some limits. Like only one at a time. Stimulation overload otherwise. :flipped

[Henry's_Mamma]

I will tandem if dd is still nursing - not going to wean her unless she wants too - besides, I think it might make it easier to accept the new baby if they both are nursing...

Still nursing my 25 month old who is clearly addicted and won't wean until college. :lol I also think it might be a smoother transition if he can still have his nursies. Also, he's already familiar with "sharing" his nursies -- we nurse the stuffed animals, the musical instruments, books, trucks, etc.

[snuffles]

also, I'm so sick of wearing nursing bras!! I've been wearing the things for almost 5 yrs. now and I was just thinking how nice it was going to be to not have to wear them anymore. then I found out that i'm pg. again and now there is no end in sight for me.



:truedat:
My poor Bravado bras are on their last straps. I'm afraid I'm going to have to break down and buy some new ones.

I am nursing my 15 month old dd. She is pretty much in love with her nursies and I don't see weaning in our near future. I tandemed #2 and #3 so it is no big deal. However, I am getting really sick of all-night nursing. Before this babe is born, Thea will probably be sleeping with dh in a different room.

[beemama]

I've got a 28 mo nursaholic! We've been trying off & on to nightwean and I think it may just be time... I'm really going to need my sleep! My nips are already really tender, so hopefully we can get this little issue of her using her teeth nipped in the bud. We've been working on setting nursing limits for the past 3 months & I'm seeing some progress... so hopefully we can keep up a positive nursing relationship!

(I am hoping she'll self wean, tho... ;) )

[PrinceE&LsMom]

Still nursing my 3.5 year old sweetie. He is down to only nap and bedtime though so no biggie.

[eleven]

My dd is only a little over a year and nurses constantly! I know some kids wean during pregnancy, but I just can't imagine that.

I'm already nervous for my poor nipples! :lol

[mlec]

I'm still nursing my 25 mo DD. She nurses ~3x a day and lately it seems like ALL NIGHT. It's really starting to bug me b/c I can't really sleep thru it for some reason...she just attacks me....think maybe it's b/c my supply is so low. Poor little thing. Sometimes I tell her they're resting and she has to wait, and she sits up and just BAWLS. So I usually end up giving in. But I'm so wiped...something will need to change soon. I can't believe I'm feeling this pregnancy already...so early. I guess I don't really remember what it was like last time.

[NummyMom]

I am still BF'ing my 10 month old ds and plan to tandem when the next arrives. My dd was 30 months when she weaned after my first trimester pregnant with Connor. My boobs also feel like they been around town for the longest time. I am pretty sure the pancakes would fall down to my ankles if I didn't have them wrapped up in a bra. I invested in a few new bras before Connor came along and am treating myself to more after baby#4 shows up. :thumb

[zimmee]

Still nursing my ds who is a little over 2.5 y/o. Nursing 3x a day, not too bad. I hope he is still nursing when the new little one comes along, I have several friends tandeming thier kids, and I see how much it helps. But he'll be almost 3.5 so I don't know if he'll last that long. We'll see!

[the_lissa]

I am still nursing my almost 21 month old and plan to tandem nurse.

[veganf]

My 3 year old just weaned, and my almost 2 year old is still nursing. I'm sure he'll continue through the pregnancy, and probably for a little while after, but you never know. Since I've done it before, I'm sure I can do it again! And it's nice that I have a midwife who's been there too.

- Krista

[veganf]

I've never had any luck when I've searched, but I wish somebody would make maternity clothing for nursing mothers!!!!

- Krista

[AmieV]

I'm nursing and just found out I'm pregnant. I was thinking I'd wean around 18 months. I'm ok if she starts to wean when the colostrum starts coming (she'll be 15 or 16 months) but only if she's doing it on her own. I'm somewhat conflicted because I wouldn't have minded making it to 2 but not much further...but I'm really, really not sure how I feel about tandem nursing.

Right now I think it will just work itself out and we will do what feels right for all of us.

[3ncountin]

I'm still nursing my little Catherine but already my milk supply has dropped .My poor baby :( I hope to tandem nurse as the baby is due a day after catherines 1st b-day and she will still be such a baby herself .I have had to supplement with a bottle of goats milk formula a day which is hard for me as my other two never even drank out of a bottle.

[veganf]

3ncountin - Have you tried More Milk Two? It's an herbal tincture that safely increases milk supply while pregnant.

- krista

[3ncountin]

Haven't tried it but it certainly looks like I'll be making a extra trip to our health food store. :) THanks sfor the advice . I'm kinda feeling a bit lost with this pregnancy as its still hard for me to accept that me the co-sleeping ,on demand ,exclusive breastfeeding mama to Catherine got pregnant when she was only 3 mo old . Kinda feeling exhausted kwim?

[veganf]

I hear you. My Ryan was 5 1/2 months old when I got pregnant with my second. It was difficult, the first year was really hard, but 2 years later it's lots of fun! I wonder how I got pregnant with this one too, we were being so careful with NFP. I figure I either ovulated twice or the sperm outfitted themselves with survival gear! LOL!
It is harder with a 3 month old. At least at 6 months old I felt relieved that I could offer some solid food too.

- Krista

[mimi!]

At 2.5 we're still nursing too. I thought he might wean by now, but by the looks of it no. We were down to 3x a day but he seems to want it more now and I feel reluctant to give ds more mimi (as he calls it). I guess I'm just afraid that something will happen even though I know bfing it fine.

[gabry]

I feel reluctant to give ds more mimi (as he calls it). I guess I'm just afraid that something will happen even though I know bfing it fine.

Hey, jessica (and everyone else)! I'm finally, slowly venturing over here, and I feel the same way. I know bf'ing isn't supposed to increase the risk of m/c, and if I believed that obviously I would be thinking of weaning, which I'm not. Still, though, I can't help but worry.
Also, it really really hurts most of the time right now, so that's another reason for me to want to lay low a bit. Although, I'd really love to tandem :D
I guess we'll see how it goes.

[Zuri'smom]

I'm newly pregnant and decided to continue nursing my 18month old. She nurses three times a day. The increased protein that I'm eating actually has made my supply go up in the last two weeks since discovering I'm pregnant! Right now, I can't imagine weaning her. There isn't any pain and the supply is good, she loves it....what more reason do you need?

[mimi!]

Gabry I'm happy to see you here!

[beemama]

It's great to see some familiar faces over here mimi! & gabry!

Okay, so.... nursing is getting really painful on it's own & dd is using her teeth a lot. I'm getting a little resentful when she starts biting me. I always give her a warning, like "be gentle" & "no teeth", then tell her she'll lose her nursies if she can't be gentle & then stop her. I'm frustrated so I don't know that I'm reacting in the most positive way.

While I feel so much closer to dd in other ways since learning I'm pg, our nursing relationship is becoming so strained.

I've always assumed that if I got pg she would self-wean and was okay w/that, it seems that otherwise she'd be in grade school before she self-weaned. But now I really hope to be able to tandem because I think it will help tremendously w/the transition of having a new baby in the house. And then still on top of that I don't know how much of this biting/pregnancy related tenderness I can take!
I'm so conflicted! Anyone going through similar stuff?

I think it's so great that there are so many of us *here*... we're doing such a great thing for our little ones, hope we can learn from eachother & get through this in the most positive way!

Blessings, everyone! Kelly