Anyone still nursing and co-sleeping?

[rach03]

Hi everyone!

I'm wondering how many of you guys (hoping I'm not the only one!) are still nursing and co-sleeping with their youngest.

I'm nursing (only 2-3 times per day) and co-sleeping with my 16 month old. I'm hoping you can share your experiences with me over the next few months. I'm wondering how this is all going to work, and I'm a little nervous!

[major bedhead]

I am, nursing 7-8 times (is it really that many!?) and co-sleeping part-time with my youngest son.

[gizzyntaz]

Me.

DS just turned 2. Lately he has been nursing all.night.long. Due to the molars, I think? It's ridiculous how much he nurses.

We don't have plans to move him out of our bed, everyone will just get a little less space when we add our new addition (and as I get larger) :)

I'm freaked out about my progesterone though. I will rest easier once it's tested. My brain knows that it's fine to nurse while pregnant, but I'm still nervous, KWIM?

[momuveight2B]

I am nursing a few minutes at bedtime and early morning. If dh is home then he moves our four year old dd to the toddler bed next to our bed and she stays there most of the night. If he is gone to work then she sleeps with me all night. I am too tired to move her and I am supposed to avoid lifting in early pregnancy.

[rach03]

Oh, so glad to know I'm not the only one!

DS has been nursing all night long lately, too. He's teething his molars, 4 at once!!! Poor baby!

We have his crib converted to a toddler day bed and pushed up against ours Lately we have been able to lay him in his bed and rub his back to help him fall asleep. He fusses just a little, but goes to sleep pretty easily. Most nights he wakes up at least twice, but the molars have really been bothering him lately!

[rach03]

Oh, and I forgot my question. Nursing during pregnancy is okay, right? As long as I get enough vitamins and eat well during the day? I just want to make sure I'm not doing anything to hurt DS or the new baby. Sorry if that is a dumb question!

[jeaninevp922]

I am still nursing a 20-month old, and still co-sleeping. She is a *very* attached child, and I'm a little concerned about what's going to happen when she has to share mama with someone else.
Breastfeeding while pregnant is totally fine. Be sure to take care of yourself!

[allbrightmama]

Nursing and co-sleeping here too.

Ds1 weaned when I was pregnant with ds2. I am hoping ds2 does not wean because of this pregnancy. He is still such a little baby to me!

Both of my boys join me in bed before midnight almost every night. I like co-sleeping. Dh does not love it but he appreciates why it is good for everyone and he works nights so he is only in our bed 2 nights a week. We are considering many options for making night time manageable when #3 arrives. I am open to suggestions.

[tsfairy]

DS is almost 17mo and still nurses constantly - he RARELY goes more than an hour between nursings during the day, but he usually sleeps at least one 4-5 hours stretch at night.

Last week for the first time he actually had more than a few 3-4 hour stretches during the day. I think the taste of my milk must have changed and he was not sure if he liked it or something. Seems he's gotten used to it though as he's back to nursing constantly!

We also cosleep, and we *might* do some sort of modified night weaning later on. I had SPD with my last pg and I'm not sure how I'll do with lying on one side all night in late pg this time around.

I'm planning to tandem nurse and let DS CLW.

[RachelS]

Nursing here too!! Great question rach03!! :)

Glad to see all you mamas here too!! :)

[maylea_moon]

Not nursing, but still co-sleeping with our 28 month old. Although when this baby is born DS will be 3 so he'll probably be in his own bed by then. ;)

[Nyamae's Mama]

Co-sleeping and nursing (most of the night and half dozen times during the day) 15-mth DD. Love every minute, even when she is lying directly on top of me!

[nankilicious]

Yup, still cosleeping and nursing my almost 3 yo dd. She bfs alot still. Ive always been able to sleep thru night nursings, and she doesnt generally nurse very often/long during the day, just when she goes for a nap, or right when she wakes up.

It will be interesting to see how it all plays out :)
I am open to tandem nursing, but there are just so many ways it could go :)

[thewaggonerfamily]

Nursing 33 mo and cosleeping w/ her and her 4 1/2 year old brother (and DH!) We were already working at getting DS into the bunk beds with his big brother DS12. I'd love to get DD2 into a bunk bed with DD9, but I'm not expecting that to happen unless she weans herself, but I can hope.
Katie

[flapjack]

And me. DD is only 13 mo and still a very breastfed baby.

[greenmagick]

Still nursing and co-sleeping here as well. DD is just starting to really eat solids so she is still nursing pretty frequently:)

[Delaney'sMommy]

I still nurse my 26 month old and we co-sleep with her and my 5 yr old daughter! I hope to nurse throughout the pg, but my first dd weaned at 27 months when I was few weeks pg. I've heard that's fairly common. It'll make me sad if that happens again though!

[daceysmomma]

I am also still nursing a two year old who takes attachment parenting very seriously! She is super attached, so I am also freaked out a bit about adding #2 to the family. Anyway, she sleeps most nights in her crib now, but that didn't start until she was about 20 months or so. . .

[lactivist]

I am nursing my almost 22 month old son. He sleeps with us and sometimes nurses like 20 times a day. I don't know how it will all go but I am sure we will find a way that works for us. It should be interesting. :)
Wendi

[rach03]

So glad to see so many other nursing/cosleeping pregnant mamas! :)

I'm a little worried about how it's all going to work, but I guess it will fall into place! Glad to know I will have you guys to talk to!

[gizzyntaz]

This past week we all had colds, and in the middle of one terrible night I moved DS to his room (he has a mattress on the floor) and slept with him in there so DH could function the next day. I did that the following two nights and I started to wonder if I should work on nightweaning him and transitioning him to his own bed. Instead, I took the easy way out and moved him back to our bed this weekend, as we were all improving and I didn't care about DH's sleep as much.

It would be nice to transition DS before this baby arrives, but I don't think it is going to happen. DH snores horrificly so I have to wear earplugs at night. I wouldn't be able to hear DS that way. I guess if we don't have enough room in our bed once #2 arrives I'll have to kick DH out :lol

[sophiekat]

:wave
still nursing 16 month old dd before naps and during the night. she too is getting molars :( and @#$! my nipples hurt! :lol
we're still co-sleeping, i'm sure that will continue for a while too.

[goddessgold1]

I still nurse and cosleep with my youngest, and cosleep with my 6 and 5 yo,s. They just started crawling back in my bed few months ago when my husband left again, but baby has always been there. I have no plans on stopping nursing or cosleeping the baby, but when i have 2 critters wanting a nunu, the bigger ones can sleep in there own bed for while till the new baby is older. People freak out when they come over and there is no crib,lol. I tell them, I have 2 cribs, they are both stored away in the basement...:lol

[KittyMommy]

Both of mine are still nursing and both co-sleep. I admit to being a little apprehensive about triandem nursing...tandem has been wild enough :dizzy: Fortunately, we got a king-sized bed last fall!!

[stacyg]

Count me in...My ds1 (4) and ds2 (2) still sleep with us. We have a king and full pushed up together. Don't expect anything to change when the new babe comes. Only ds2 is still nursing...ALL THE TIME! I read a good article on kellymom.com about nursing and being pregnant. It's a good read - I'll go find it and post it. It's fine to do it!

ETA link: http://www.kellymom.com/nursingtwo/faq/index.html

[sarahmae1]

I am still nursing and cosleeping with my younger ds who will be 3 in April. I love cosleeping and want that to continue, but I would really like to wean him from bfing soon. He does not want to stop though, and I don't know what to do. He will just cry and cry and can't calm down if I try and not nurse him. He's pretty much only nursing for naps and at bedtime right now, and occasionally if he gets hurt.

[cbmr777]

Nursing my 22 month old DD and co-sleeping, too. I've got mixed feelings about keeping on nursing. On one hand, I don't want to wean her at all. But she's a very... active... nurser. She nurses 20+ times a day, she does acrobatic moves, pinches, pulls, and bites. Despite gently teaching her not to. My boobs hurt so bad right now from being pregnant and then add on DD's roughness... UGH! :dizzy:

[Wugmama]

I'm co-sleeping and nursing (a few times per night at least) my 12 month old. I never planned to have two this close together, but will do everything I can to continue to baby my little guy, before and after the new baby comes.

~Tracy

[rach03]

Wow, it makes me feel so good to see so many other co-sleeping breastfeeding pregnant mamas! I will be so thankful for your support over the next months! :)

[bandgeek]

Still nursing and co-sleeping with my boob-aholic 2 year old. :)

We're trying to come up with a good co-sleeping arrangement because I know DS won't be ready for his won bed by the time the baby gets here.

[mommajb]

Still nursing and cosleeping here too. After several posts about how I think my soon to be 4 year old has weaned she was at it again today. So that makes me still tandem nursing and cosleeping with my 18 month old.

When I was about 5 months preg with #4 and #3 had just turned 2 we went to visit my parents. I put the two oldest in one bedroom and I had planned on sleeping in the other bedroom with #3 as we were still nursing at night and such. Well, #2 was sleeping on a queen size air mattress and her brother had the real queen size bed in the room. My two year old decided she wanted to sleep with her sister on the air mattress. At home the two of them now cosleep on a regular queen with their own blankets and haven't looked back. It worked out nicely and I didn't have the worries about all the not so gentle love a two year old often has to share with a new baby. I just thought I would share my story because sometimes things have a way of working themselves out.

[unityco]

Just found out yesterday that I'm breastfeeding and pregnant. I wasn't expecting to be expecting but am very excited. DS is 14.5 months and has been nursing 6+ times a day, but I just returned to FT work last week, so we've had to cut back. At least the positive pregnancy test explains the sore nipples and the antsy feeling I've had while nursing (and the bone-crushing exhaustion!) We also co-sleep, and like allbrightmama, DH works at night, so we've got the bed to ourselves. I'd like to transition DS to his own bed before the baby comes, 'cause I don't think I can share with two, but I don't want #1 to feel displaced.

[flapjack]

We gave up and moved Skye to her own bed. I know this is increasing the risk to my milk supply, but none of us were sleeping well at night- this way, she has one night feed and then the snuggly early-morning bit.

[Plaid Leopard]

I'm nursing and CS my 3yo. I have been nursing and/or tandem nursing and CS for over 8 years now with my 3 kids, although the 2 eldest share their own bedroom now. Things do work out.

[Ruthe]

I'm nursing and cosleeping with my daughter who just turned two. This should be interesting.

[mommajb]

mostly just bumping up...

my little one is taking so much energy from me right now (and I'm not sure there is enough to go around today). I can't wait for her to relax back into her usual easy-going self.

I must go get our day started and not sink back to sleep now that dh has left for work. :wink

[forestrymom]

Mommajb...this is the thread you were talking about :lol . I was :dizzy: I guess.

Anyway...here I am. We do not cosleep, but we are still nursing ALOT at night and throughout the day...8-12 times in a 24 hour period, at least 3 of which are at night. My dh wants me to wean...I told him that he could start going to her when she woke up, and his tune changed right away :lol . I just can't go to her and tease her with the breast and tell her she can't have it when that's all she wants. Not sure if I can post here since I'm not cosleeping, but I plan to with the next one. Dd just wouldn't. I am due Sept. 25, with number 2.

As for nursing while pregnant...it is generally okay. The only time it wouldn't be okay is if you were at risk for preterm labor and the doctor had said you coudn't have intercourse. Nursing will not take nutrietns away from the womb, will not cause miscarriage, and will not put you or your little one at risk. You need to eat right (which you should anyway, right?) and drink lots of water though. I have some really good websites I will look for later today.

Nice to see and/or meet all of you!

[Jennifer3141]

I'm still nursing and cosleeping with both our kids. I wonder how long the nursing thing will last this time around? :loveeyes:

[HeatherB]

My 28 month old still nurses at night, and co-sleeps with us. (Our nearly 5yo joins us most nights, too!) We're working on his being able to fall asleep with out mama milk, as we call it, but I'm okay with him nursing when he wakes during the night and in the morning. Once he's up, though, he doesn't nurse again until bed (or maybe nap). He's definitely still loving his mama milk, though!! He'll be 3 when the new baby is born, and I expect he'll be weaned by then.

[AbbieB]

My 3 year old cosleeps and nurses. It looks like she may wean before the baby comes (I'm secretly happy about that).

I worked on night weaning last summer in anticipation of concieving and she was clearly ready to since she did not put up a fight.

I've noticed a HUGE drop off in her nursing sice concieving. She went from nursing 7/8 times a day and clearly getting nurtition from it to 2/3 times a day and it being a comfort thing. i think she will wean soon.

The first change was she would ask for water after nursing and drink like she was dying of thirst. Now she is very good about excepting my limits on nursing-as long as she can latch on for a few seconds when she NEEDS to nurse. I'm amazed at this speed of the change in her nursing pattern.

I wonder if this is all from a change in my milk or if she is just ready to wean (or happy combination of the two).

[takebirthback]

Here, here!!:wave My 12.5 month old is an avid nurser and I'm not sure how things are going to go. I've just decided to take it one day at a time and be considerate of his needs as much as possible but also be able to have boundrieds for myself. (read: nipple soreness and bfing does not feel good). So sometimes I have to say no now, or divert attn. or only let him nurse for a couple of minutes. And as far as co sleeping I would like to get him into his own bed next to ours b4 baby #2 comes. Any suggestions?

[Jennifer3141]

I wish I could be happy about the whole weaning process. It just makes me emotional and want to cry (as much as it drives me totally insane sometimes!!). :gloomy:

[forestrymom]

Is anyone's dh out there not on board with nursing 2?

[Broccolilover]

i'm nursing 5 or 6 time a day/night and share a bed with ds for the last 3 or 4 hours of the night.
i'm not quite sure what i'm going to do as far as tandem/weaning goes.
i'm bfar'ing (breast feeding after a reduction) so i don't have a full supply.
what are you ladies thinking?

[stacyg]

I plan on tandeming if he's still nursing then. I haven't done it before. Ds1 was weaned before Ds2 was born.

I too am wishing he'd cut back some. I know he's not ready to wean though. He nurses lots during the day and it seems ALL night long. Last night was bad. I guess I'm feeling this way because I'm preggo. I'm just going to hang in there and do the best I can.

They both still sleep with us too. So he has me right beside him all night. I know that makes it so easy for him yk? Anyway - we don't plan on weaning.

[KarenMT]

I am still nursing my 28 mth old DD. She partially co-sleeps with us. She goes to sleep in her crib but typically ends up with us somewhere around 2AM. In addition to her we also have 2 small Bichons in the bed so I have no ideas where we will all go. I partially used a co-sleeper with DD and like it. I will probably end up using it even more once the baby arrives.

[mamatosaskia]

Hi

My dd is 31 months old and she is STRONG nurser! I am really freaked out about continuing to nurse her though, since I am pretty sure I don't want to tandem nurse. aT the same time, I don't want her to hate the new baby if i tell her she has to stop nursing because a baby is on the way.

Anyway, you aren't alone!