nursing and preg

[nhapmom]

the sept. ddc had a thread like this so i thought i would start one here.

this is the issue that worries me the most. my 2 yo nurses alot still.

im trying to eat oatmeal, drink mother milk's tea and stay stress free to ensure my supply continues strong but i do worry.

anyone else?

[Mrshawwk]

Hi! My two year old also nurses for nap and night time. We have stopped all other nursing, but she makes up for it at night. I still have a good supply, but I usually get very very sick with pregnancies, and I know I won't be able to continue nursing. I'm trying to slowly get her used to not nursing every time she turns over at night. So far so good. But she wil be sad...very very sad. I'm kind of waiting to see how it goes. She's 26 months, and is getting better at reasoning a little, so hopefully she won't just think I'm being mean if I have to stop. I do not want to tandem nurse. Nonoonononono. :) That sounds completely unfun. Anyway, what are you doing?

-Beth

[nhapmom]

i planning to tandem but thats not my concern right now. keeping my supply up is my huge issue as im worried and i know E wont be happy..he's not a big eater at all.

[dany]

Nursing an almost one year old here. My gut feeling *for myself* is that my supply will be OK, but I'm still taking the same steps re: oatmeal, tea, and no stress.

Of course the trick then is not to stress about not stressing to keep my supply up, which is a point of stress... that I'm trying not to stress over. :dizzy:

[DreamsInDigital]

I'm also nursing an almost one year old. Mine isn't a big eater either, she doesn't have many teeth. I ordered a tincture from Motherlove called More Milk For 2 which has milk supply boosting herbs that are safe for pregnancy. Trying to stay hydrated, nursing DD as much as she wants and not limiting her time at the breast, and trying to eat oatmeal although it makes me gag.

[nhapmom]

Nursing an almost one year old here. My gut feeling *for myself* is that my supply will be OK, but I'm still taking the same steps re: oatmeal, tea, and no stress.

Of course the trick then is not to stress about not stressing to keep my supply up, which is a point of stress... that I'm trying not to stress over. :dizzy:


hahahaha!! that is SOOO me right now!

[nhapmom]

DID, i cant stand oatmeal!!! im right there with you

[DreamsInDigital]

One thing to be careful of is fenugreek. It's often touted as a milk supply booster but it is a uterine stimulant and so not safe for pregnancy. It's one thing to check for in any teas or herb mixtures you might be taking. I remember when I took it while I was nursing DS2 it would always bring on AF early and I'd bleed like twice as long as normal. So be careful about what you're taking!

[ibusymomto5]

I'm nursing my almost 1yo who isn't a big eater too. I'm also worried about losing my milk supply, because it happened to me last time at about 4th month of pregnancy. I have mixed feelings on tandem nursing. It seems like it would maybe help ease the transition for the toddler, but then the thought of nursing her at 9mo pregnant doesn't sound appealing. I don't know. I guess I'm going to do all I can to keep my supply up - eat oatmeal, drink fluids, get enough rest, not limit her feeds, etc, and hope for the best. Some of my babies have weaned themselves somewhere around 18mo anyway, so we'll see.

[DreamsInDigital]

I've tandem nursed for the last year, but I did not nurse all the way through pregnancy. After DD was born DS3 started nursing again and we made it a year! At times it has been really difficult, especially with DS3 getting jealous when he wants to nurse and DD is sleeping on the boob or something, but there are times when I don't know how I would have gotten through some of these days without nursing them both.

[ColoradoMama]

This is the fourth pg that I've had where I've been nursing an older child. Dd2 weaned herself during my last pg, but she was two when I got pg. My youngest was ds1 who was only 14 months when I got pg, and he wasn't a big eater. As my milk supply went down though, he just started eating more. The only thing I'm worried about is that I know I'll start to get really uncomfortable around 4 months. BUT - I've done it three times before, so......

[TryingMommas]

I'm nursing a 19 month old, and I would like to tandem if thats how things end up ... I'm not planning on weaning #1, but I realize that either he may decide to if my milk goes, or that I may change my mind if things get really hard. But I am pretty committed to CLW, so it would have to get really bad for me to want to give it up I think. We nurse morning and to bed every day (I work FT out of the house weekdays) and then also for naps or whenever he asks on weekends. He's definitely not ready to stop. I'm sorta worried about teething - I just realized the other day that he'll most likely teethe a bunch during this pregnancy, because he still only has 4 1/2 teeth (yes, you read that right - very slow in the teeth department)! So, I realize that he may very well want/need to up his nursing instead of decrease ....
it will be an adventure, I'm sure! I've already started thinking up and trying nursing positions that i think will work when I have a big belly again.

[Changed]

My 3 year old is still nursing but SOOO close to self weaning, I'd love to tandem but I am doubtful he will continue that long. We'll see.

[Marcimama]

My ds is only 9 months old and I am so afraid my milk won't hold out for him! He is thin anyway, and I really want to nurse him as long as possible...What can I do????

[nhapmom]

im trying to drink as much as possible right now...eat alot and healthily...and eating lots of oatmeal. also im drinking ale beer every few days (1 every other day or so) but some arent comfortable with any alcohol during pregnancy.

im sure others will have more suggestions.

[ColoradoMama]

My ds is only 9 months old and I am so afraid my milk won't hold out for him! He is thin anyway, and I really want to nurse him as long as possible...What can I do????

Hopefully your milk supply won't start to be affected until around four months. There are a lot of high fat foods that are really good for little ones like avocados. Will he eat that? You can also try nursing him for longer sessions on each breast so that he is getting a lot of that fattier hindmilk.

[Irish]

I shouldn't have clicked on this thread, now I AM stressing! DD is going to be 1 next week and I'm already noticing a drop in supply in the last few days - she's always been such a fervent nurser, my biggest concern right now is how to continue through this pregnancy and beyond.

[nhapmom]

dont stress too much Irish..stress reduces milk supply (said from teh queen of stressing! lol!).

i think that learning all we can do to help our supply, and follow through, is the most we can do. what will be will be but i will work to prevent a dip in my supply. i have been eating oatmeal every am. i dont like oatmeal!

[veganmama719]

My DD was still nursing 7 X per day when I conceived DS. She was 12 month. By 15 months she had completely weaned herself, much to my chagrin.

DS will be 4 in March and is still nursing 1-2 times per day. it will be interesting to see what he does.

[Irish]

I know that I'm a complete crackhead for even considering this but...

DD has been sleeping through the night most nights since Christmas (we cosleep). She often gets restless, moves around/adjusts position and goes back to sleep. I'm wondering if I should encourage her to nurse when she starts moving around?

My first woke every 2 hours until she around 2 1/2 and I've been in absolute shock these past couple of months that we seem to have gotten so lucky this time....maybe I'll sleep on it for a day or two....

[nhapmom]

Irish! hahah! leave a sleeping baby be! lol!

does anyone have any symptoms? im feeling that E is being so rough, but im not sure if thats just me being sensitive.

[DreamsInDigital]

I think DS3 has weaned. DD is still going strong but DS3 hasn't asked to nurse in 2 days. I feel good that I made it a year tandem nursing but tandem nursing through pregnancy is a little much for me. DD's latch has been really bugging me especially as my breast gets empty. She has 6 teeth and is getting another on the bottom so it may be affecting her latch.

[Irish]

I'm feeling pretty sensitive too, and DD has stopped nursing to sleep although it seems as though my supply is normal (maybe higher?) after a dip earlier this week. DD broke her first molar almost a month ago and it's still not all the way through and the second molar just made the teeniest appearance so I'm wondering if that's why she seems more aggressive...

DD has never been super cuddly, too busy - lol, but this week she's been such a cuddle bunny!

[nhapmom]

i have never been able to gauge my supply.

[Irish]

i have never been able to gauge my supply.

I haven't either, I've just noticed the last few days that she seems to be actively 'gulping' longer and has pulled off choking a few times.

[nhapmom]

well, its good to know that im not alone in that. i have always been jealous of women who know how their supply is. If i drink Mothers Milk tea (not now but during nursing not prego) i could feel an instant fullness...but after the nb stage, nothing except that.

[Changed]

All of the sudden it doesn't hurt anymore. Cool!

[nhapmom]

yeh!!!!!

[DreamsInDigital]

I've been having a little trouble with my supply in the evenings. So far my More Milk 2 tincture seems to be helping with that though.

[Jane456]

Hi all!

Can I join you? We just got a positive pregnancy test yesterday, our 3rd month TTC #2. DS is 17 months now and nurses usually Morning, evening & a couple times over night. Unless I'm home (I work full-time) on weekends - when he nurses every 3 or so hours! I am hoping he will wean himself due to lack of supply sometime during this pg, as I don't want to tandem nurse. Does anyone know when that typically happens? Is it around the 2nd trimester?

[nhapmom]

oh my goodness i am so sore!
pls. someone pls. tell me that this feeling will go away. it just hurts when he nurses..like alot. :(

i really know that he isnt ready to wean and he does not take well to being told "nursies hurt" or "nursies need to go nigh night".

someone please reassure me that i will make it though.

[CindyCindy]

Wow I am really glad there is this thread. My dd is 10 months and still nursing. I am 5 weeks along and really nervous about all this. How much exactly should I be eating? How much Mothers Milk Tea do you all drink? Is any oatmeal okay to eat?

[nhapmom]

Mothers MIlk tea is not good during pregnancy. :(

eat lots of oatmeal and drink lots of water..thats all i konw to do right now.
i am in lots of pain right now.

[birthdancedoula]

Jumping in too...

My DD is 19 mos and doesn't show any signs of weaning any time soon. In fact she's at my side demanding to "nurse ya" as I type, LOL!

My first DS temporarily weaned at 18 mos-ish but picked back up when DS2 came along and didn't stop til he was 5 and some change. DS2 stopped when he was 18 mos...cold turkey. He declared he was not a baby and that was that. DS3 weaned at 26 mos b/c it tasted "yucky." It'll be interesting to see what DD does. She loves nursing and I can't imagine her stopping. So far things have been going good. I have some soreness here and there but nothing I can't manage. I really enjoyed tandeming my first 2 DSs and hope to do that again.

[Changed]

DS has been nursing less and less over the last 6 months. I doubt he'll be nursing when this baby arrives. Bittersweet I guess. I don't feel ready for him to wean but I don't know how much I'd enjoy tandeming either. He'll be just a month short of 4 when the new baby arrives though so I feel good about how long he has nursed. :)

[birthdancedoula]

He'll be just a month short of 4 when the new baby arrives though so I feel good about how long he has nursed. :)

Heck yeah you should feel good! That's so awesome that he'll have had mama's milk for that long.:thumb

[Irish]

I'm feeling optimistic as the soreness seems to have abated and DD is nursing just as often as always - I'm crossing my fingers that it continues...

I've been doing some reading on preventing morning sickness (had terrible bouts with both DD's) and am not sure how I'd function while caring for a toddler. I was thinking a combo of Vit B6, milk thistle and dandelion root but then I read that sometimes nursing can help with it (or make it worse depending on what reference you look at) - any thoughts???

[nhapmom]

i dont know but pls. share the research you do. i will be willing to do anythign to abate m/s and increase nursing. :)

it doenst hurt as much today as it has the last few days. i wonder if it will come and go??

[Mrsboyko]

Last week for the first time ever, I got a cut on my nipple from DD's teeth. I thought it was just a bad latch for 3 days till I actually looked. She has 12 teeth now and will start working on the next 4 probably soon. We should have 20 by the time #2 is born.

I plan on tandeming, but we shall see how things go. DD is currently almost 15 months and i am 5w,4d. I have noticed I am more full lately than normal. It could be her sleeping a bit better, but i just don't know. I can't see DD giving it us anytime soon. She has grown SO attached to nursing in the last month. Maybe she knows.....

[Changed]

Heck yeah you should feel good! That's so awesome that he'll have had mama's milk for that long.:thumb

Thank you. :shy

[mkmb129]

When is it that supply is normally affected? I'm about 4 weeks and no change. My ds only nursing once a day, though, so I don't think it'll be a big issue for him. He's not very interested in it these days anyway :(

[DreamsInDigital]

My supply seems to have drastically decreased in the last few days. My DD turns 1 tomorrow and she is way too young to wean. I hope we can keep going but it feels awful in the evening when my supply is lowest.

[JoyfullySubversive]

I'm one of those women who can't nurse while pregnant. I had a miscarriage in October from too much nursing induced uterine cramping. However at the time my youngest was nursing all of the time. I started encouraging her towards other things, and she has cut back amazingly. She still nurses to sleep, and sometimes during the night, but she is starting to sleep through the night more often now. I think I'm really comfortable leaving it the way it is. I don't think that minor an amount of cramping is too risky for us, and I really don't want to make her wean, I've only been encouraging, and that feels best. I doubt my supply will hold though, with as little as one session a day on most days. However I have very high hopes that she will return to the breast after the baby arrives. She is 2.5 BTW. :)

[TryingMommas]

hmm - at 6 weeks I'm starting to feel sore almost every time he nurses (not unbearable, just unexpected if I forget to think about it first).
Also a few times i've felt a tiny bit agitated/irritated while he nurses (esp with the gymnastics/"nursing yoga"), and other times it is still blissful (usually the calm wake-up nurse) and I'm thinking how much I'll miss nursing him uninterrupted once there are two competing for my attention. But i really do hope to tandem.

[mkmb129]

I haven't done much reading up on nursing while pregnant, it's completely new to me. So I'm just full of questions! With nursing only once a day my supply won't last? My son only nurses once a day, by his choice, but that one time still is an important part of his day. I'll feel terrible if I lose my supply :(

[nhapmom]

i cant wait to get Adventures in Tandem Nursing.

i think if your supply is X, then you will continue that as long as you continue nursing X amount (as much as anyone who nurses Z of course)....everyone is different.

kellymom.com has been really helpful to me.

im still feeling very very sore but not as bad as it has been . i was able to nurse E for only a few minutes last night and get him to unlatch and go back to sleep. ive never lilmited him like that before but he's a "latcher" and i just cant take it.

i dont want to wean at all so trying to satisfy his "hunger" and reduce the comfort nursing at night is where i have to draw the line i suppose.

[triple07]

the sept. ddc had a thread like this so i thought i would start one here.

this is the issue that worries me the most. my 2 yo nurses alot still.

im trying to eat oatmeal, drink mother milk's tea and stay stress free to ensure my supply continues strong but i do worry.

anyone else?

I am nursing a 7 month old and plan to tandem nurse when #2 is born. I don't really hav a supply issue YET but I was wondering what supplement(tea) or anything I could take if/when supply takes a nosedive... I remember reading that fenugreek wasn't good because it could induce labor (esp when my DS was perterm) then i read different things about some of the ingrediens in mother's milk tea like nettle and raspberry leaf, etc that they, too, werent good for pregnant women...

[nccrunchymama]

I've noticed several people have mentioned oatmeal for keeping up or boosting milk supply. Does it matter in what form? It sounds like everyone is eating it as hot cereal. I'm just curious if it's the prep or just the oats that make the difference. I like oatmeal but sometimes I want granola or even cookies. :D

[CindyCindy]

I have the same exact questions as the past two PP's. What kind of oatmeal? What teas? (if any). I was simply told by my Dr. to eat about 3000 calories a day (and eat every 2 hours) and consume 4 quarts of water. Any thoughts or more suggestions?

[mkmb129]

Real oatmeal, not that instant stuff. And however you want it, hot, in cookies.. there's a "nursing cookie" recipe out there somewhere. Also, artificial maple syrup is good, too. Oatmeal really helped me out in the beginning of ds' and my nursing relationship. I eas eating 2+ cups a day for months.. can't eat it anymore! lol

[nccrunchymama]

Real oatmeal, not that instant stuff. And however you want it, hot, in cookies.. there's a "nursing cookie" recipe out there somewhere. Also, artificial maple syrup is good, too. Oatmeal really helped me out in the beginning of ds' and my nursing relationship. I eas eating 2+ cups a day for months.. can't eat it anymore! lol


:lol I bet you can't eat it anymore! That's a lot of oatmeal. I like oatmeal but I also like a little variety. I eat it mostly as hot cereal or homemade granola. But once in a while, I just want a good cookie. We only use the real stuff. Thanks! I'll have to look for that nursing cookie recipe. If anyone finds it, please share. :D

[nccrunchymama]

Is this the cookie recipe you were talking about? I googled it, but it took a few tries. It sounds good. Does it taste good?

Housepoet's Famous Lactation Boosting Oatmeal, Chocolate Chip & Flaxseed cookies ™
Ingredients :

* 1 cup butter or marg
* 1 cup sugar
* 1 cup brown sugar
* 4 tablespoons water
* 2 tablespoons flaxseed meal*
* 2 large eggs
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 2 cups flour
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 3 cups oats, thick cut if you can get them
* 1 cup or more chocolate chips
* 2 tablespoons of brewers yeast* (be generous)

Directions:

Preheat oven at 375 degrees F. Mix together 2 tablespoons of flaxseed meal and water, set aside for 3-5 minutes. Cream (beat well) margarine and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, mix well. Stir flaxseed mixture and add with vanilla to the margarine mix. Beat until blended. Sift together dry ingredients, except oats and chips. Add to margarine mixture. Stir in oats then chips. Scoop or drop onto baking sheet, preferably lined with parchment or silpat. The dough is a little crumbly, so it helps to use a scoop.

Bake 8-12 minutes, depending on size of cookies.

Serves: 6 dozen cookies

Preparation time: 15 minutes

*can be found at any local health food store.
*NOTE* IT MUST BE BREWERS YEAST, NO SUBSTITUTIONS.

I made these for a friend who's having supply issues and they were so flippin' good. You can feel yourself lactating as you nibble on them. If you don't like chocolate, who doesn't like chocolate tho, you can substitute for carob chips, raisins, butterscotch chips, whatever.

[mamaleche]

I'm nursing my 3 yo DS but my breasts are so tender. It hurts for him to nurse esp at night. We had thrush when he was a baby. It was a crazy way to enter motherhood but we survived with serious diet changes and LLL support. Anyways this pain reminds me of that pain. So I'm gently weaning at night. Its so sad but he gets it. He looks at me cautiously when he nurses during the day to see if I'm okay. He doesn't nurse much during the day. I miss our snuggle times so much but I just can't stand the pain. Anyone else considering weaning your toddler partially right now?

[mkmb129]

I'm nursing my 3 yo DS but my breasts are so tender. It hurts for him to nurse esp at night. We had thrush when he was a baby. It was a crazy way to enter motherhood but we survived with serious diet changes and LLL support. Anyways this pain reminds me of that pain. So I'm gently weaning at night. Its so sad but he gets it. He looks at me cautiously when he nurses during the day to see if I'm okay. He doesn't nurse much during the day. I miss our snuggle times so much but I just can't stand the pain. Anyone else considering weaning your toddler partially right now?

I had to night wean mine a couple of months ago. He just does not sleep well when in bed with me, he HAD to nurse ALL night long, and he HAD to switch sides EVERY half an hour. After nearly a year of that kind of sleep, we both needed good sleep. A few times he'd fall asleep, and I'd put him into his bed, and he's sleep alllll night long.. and I knew he was ready. Now he's a MUCH happier little guy, and I am much more pleasant to be around. It didn't take more then a couple of days of me just snuggling or rocking him for him to stop needing to nurse all night long. It's unforunate, though, because once we stopped that, he went down to just a few nursing a day. Now he's down to 1, before bed, and he's slowly showing lack of interest in it. We, too, had a seriously rough start, and I didn't think I'd make it past 6 weeks, let alone 16 months! So, as long as he holds out for the cold weather to pass, I will be okay with him weaning himself.

[Irish]

I'm nursing my 3 yo DS but my breasts are so tender. It hurts for him to nurse esp at night. We had thrush when he was a baby. It was a crazy way to enter motherhood but we survived with serious diet changes and LLL support. Anyways this pain reminds me of that pain. So I'm gently weaning at night. Its so sad but he gets it. He looks at me cautiously when he nurses during the day to see if I'm okay. He doesn't nurse much during the day. I miss our snuggle times so much but I just can't stand the pain. Anyone else considering weaning your toddler partially right now?

I'm now finding, at 6 weeks, that the pain has REALLY abated. It was at it's worst between week 4 and 5. Here's hoping it gets better for you!

[nhapmom]

the pain isnt as bad for me now either (im a little over 6 weeks right now).

Mothers Milk is NOT OK during preg. I think it has fenugreek????

i have reduced E's nursing at night a few times (meaning, that instead of nursing 7 or 8 times he now nurses 5 or 6...which is an improvement for me).

[Mrsboyko]

G is sick again so last night was stressful. She is so stuffed up that she is braking her latch after every suck. It was driving me nutty, so I finally told her no more at about 4 am. That was the beginning of WW3. She did not go back to sleep at all, so I now have a very cranky baby, still asking to nurse every 5 mins. I need to get some saline nose drops and one of those sucker things in the house again. Not sure where they went, but I can't find them anymore.

I was having major pain the last 2 weeks or so, but we have been battling thrush since Dec, so i didn't think much of it. I just found out I am preg on Friday because I had gotten what i thought was AF at the end of Jan.

DH did mention weaning her this weekend. I was not to happy about that. I just told him that my milk may just go away. If it sticks around (and I am crossing EVERYTHING that it does) we will just keep on like we have been. He thinks it is strange to (a) nurse a 2 y/o and (b) nurse 2 babies at once. It will be a bit of a culture shock for him I guess.....

[nhapmom]

Wendie, boo hoo on your dh! i hope your little one feels better soon.

[happy & blessed]

Hi all! I'm about 5 weeks prego, and nursing a 20 month old. My supply dropped a lot about 2 weeks ago, and was my first clue that something was up.... then i missed a period, and then i felt quesy a few days ago. I'm going to start eating oatmeal every morning. I hope that helps. I really can't imagine that dd is going to quit nursing anytime soon. She is so in love with the nonnies, that I don't expect her to clw until 5 :) I think she'll probably continue whether there is milk there or not, but I would really like for there to be milk there for her! Crossing my fingers that the oatmeal with help.

[nccrunchymama]

I'm glad to hear that some people have less pain around 6 weeks. I hope I get the same effect. We don't seem to have any supply problem yet, but I eat a lot of oats, so maybe that's helping. My nipples are SO sore. The breast itself is fine but when dd touches my nipple, it takes effort not to cry out. Fortunately, it does ease after the first few minutes, but it's still there. I'm hoping it will ease up soon. 8 more months of this would be really tough.

[nhapmom]

i had to give E a sippy cup of raw milk last night. i felt horrible but he woke up at 2:30 am and was inconsolable. it seems my milk supply is dwindling at not even 7 weeks. i am feeling sick so hard to eat/drink...i have to work harder on that.

this is just making me so sad.

[BabyHaysMama]

Thank you for the cookie recipe nccrunchymama! :eat:

As for nursing my toddler, I'm finding that he wants to nurse a lot more than he had before conceiving. I'm not sure if it's due to a change in the milk or his teething.

[titania8]

i am nursing my 2 year olds. they do seem to be slowing down a bit in the last few months, which is good for me. now that im pg, i can't handle the tandem nursing for long. *shudders*. im ok when they nurse individually, but tandem sends me into stimulation overload. i hope they continue to nurse a few times a day. i am happy to continue nursing them after baby is born but not all day and night. it will be an interesting journey! :)

[nccrunchymama]

Thank you for the cookie recipe nccrunchymama! :eat:

As for nursing my toddler, I'm finding that he wants to nurse a lot more than he had before conceiving. I'm not sure if it's due to a change in the milk or his teething.

I haven't tried it yet. I hope it's good.

[DreamsInDigital]

I've definitely noticed a drop in supply if I don't take my More Milk Two tincture, and along with the supply drop I get nipple soreness. As long as I take it 4 times a day I so far seem to be fine.

[nhapmom]

i need to order some.

[JoyfullySubversive]

Sad and happy.

So, DH put DD to sleep last night! No nursing! And then she slept through the night! No nursing! And because of my risk,this is happy and good news. BUT I felt so sad. I was thrilled when she asked to nurse when she woke up. :lol

[DreamsInDigital]

i need to order some.

Yes! I'm serious! Tonight, after I'd taken my third dose of the day, I was nursing DD and I realized I was actually kind of engorged! It was weird.

[myrmom]

I am nursing my 22 month old and he still nurses about 8 times a day and it can be very draining especially now that i'm finding myself tired and my nipples are hurting. I nursed my first all the way though my second pregancy and never lost my milk but my first weaned 2 weeks after my second was born...he was 21 months old.

I would really like my son to be able to self wean but I can honestly I wouldn't be sad if that happened during the course of this pregnancy as I am already not sleeping well.

[nhapmom]

is anyone sore more on one side than the other? it seems like my left side KILLS but my right side is ok??? thats sooo strange!

and i just cant eat any more oatmeal! omg im done w/ oatmeal! lol!

[happy & blessed]

is anyone sore more on one side than the other? it seems like my left side KILLS but my right side is ok??? thats sooo strange!


I'm the exact opposite! right side kills me, but left side ok..... weird.

[Irish]

I'm the exact opposite! right side kills me, but left side ok..... weird.

Me, it's my left side that often hurts more...really weird. I kept thinking it was thrush (that's what it's been feeling like) but there are no other signs of it and we're both taking probiotics.

[nhapmom]

i have never had any issues w/ bf'ing (i know that i am very very lucky) so im not sure that anything is actually wrong or not..i dont think so though..its only when he latches on that it hurts, yk???

[DreamsInDigital]

I'm not having any problems with soreness and my supply still seems good. I totally credit it to the tincture I've been taking. :thumb

[Bee21]

May I join?

I'm nursing my 20-month-old. I've really noticed my supply drop in the last week, but I'm only 4 weeks and that seems awfully early to lose my supply. My dd had already begun to lose interest in nursing before I was pg, and she had cut down to 2x a day. Now she's even dropped her morning session in the last week.:( At least she seems to be nursing a little longer at bedtime, so I have hope that she won't wean quite yet. I'm hoping we make it until she's at least 2, which was my original goal, but I'm really starting to doubt that we'll get there.:(