Nursing Mamas?

[triscuitsmom]

Is anyone else still nursing?

I nurse my 21 month old a million times a day still :lol 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 :lol 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 :lol

[Eliseatthebeach]

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.

[Thursday Girl]

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.

[DreamsInDigital]

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.

[rjruiz_415]

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:)

[RunnerMommy]

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. :D.

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?

[Nourishma]

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.

[PaigeAnThem]

I am still nursing my 19 month old dd.:eat: 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:D). 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.

[fiandaca]

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.

[LionTigerBear]

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. :shrug

[rjruiz_415]

hmm... idk about that...but i do know that 9 dpo is verrrry early to get a BFP, even if you are pg:)

[LionTigerBear]

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. :D

[Kelly1216]

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!

[rjruiz_415]

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...

[Elijahs Momma]

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!

[LionTigerBear]

Oh, wow, okay, I'll try again at 14 dpo! Thanks for the tips! :love

[luv]

Nursing my 9.5 month old here :)

[tulipmama]

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. ;-)

[Gracerenee]

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!!

[nighten]

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.

[milli249]

I nursed my son through my pregnancy with my daughter, no problems. Then tandemed for a year. I laughed that by the time my daugther weaned I had nursed for 5 years straight!
I'm looking forward to breastfeeding again! And that's so funny that you produce that much milk---I was the same way and would have loved to donate some but I was on meds that kept me from doing that :(

[Lisanne]

I'm nursing my 18 month old. She's slowly stopped nursing during the day and just wants it once before bed now. I'm kind of hoping she'll wean herself before baby comes, but I'm not opposed to trying tandem.

[mellydis]

I admire people with the stamina to tandem nurse. I don't think it'll be for me either. My hormones are going insane and my irritability is pretty high up there. I'm nursing my 23 month old son but he's already started to slow down since I got knocked up...he barely asks for it and only uses it for nap time and when he wakes up at night. I hate to say it, but I'm starting to work on gently, gently, gently night weaning him. He's a sensitive guy and my goal is to get him through this pregnancy and sibling addition with as little trauma as possible.

[alison_in_oh]

I nurse my 19 month old, but being pregnant has made it much more irritating. At least the frequent snacking. I don't mind the major fill-ups at nighttime, 4am, or just before a nap, but I can't just pop a boob out when he wakes up an hour later or when he's cranky in the mid-morning. I just can't. So, I don't know where we'll go from here. If we keep these nursings and end up tandeming I think I'm OK with that. If he cuts back even more now that the momentum has begun (he's asking a LOT less), I think that's OK too. And if the mid-trimester supply dip discourages him, I don't think I'll go to great lengths to keep him nursing. At least he'll get pretty close to his full two years of nursing that way!

[BathrobeGoddess]

Nursing my almost 19 month old a bunch still...I nursed my ds until I was about 6 months along with dd but he self weaned then....he was about 2 1/2 when he weaned. I don't exspect dd to wean though so I'm in it for the long haul!

[boscopup]

My 19 month old is down to nursing 2 times a day (nap time and bed time), and he has never been a comfort nurser, weird child that he is. So I highly doubt he'll continue through the pregnancy. I think when it dries up, he'll probably self-wean like my other son did (and my other son *was* a comfort nurser). I'm ok with that though. I'm not really jumping at the chance to tandem. I wouldn't force-wean though. It's not a big deal to nurse him to sleep.

[RabbitDancer]

My son is just shy of turning one, so he's still nursing about 4-5 times a day and probably will be for some time. I've never been pregnant while nursing before, but I guess I'll just play things by ear!

It's weird -- I had what I thought was a cracked nipple very recently that seems to be all healed now; it was my first one ever and this is baby #3 who's been nursing like a champ for 11 months now. I thought it was strange but chalked it up to my son's teething with molars and maybe subtly changing position to soothe his gums or something. But it would hurt like HELL right on the end of my nipple the entire time he was latched on on that side. I found a little relief in Lansinoh and a little more relief in finding new positions to nurse in on that side, and it cleared up after a week or so. Whew! Anyway...could it be that my son was experiencing changes in my milk due to a brand new pregnancy that I didn't yet realize was there? This is all new to me!

[JoyfulChaosMom]

I'm nursing my 10 month old and my 2 year old. I have been tandem nursing for over 11 years straight now - with intermittent triple nursing.

[luv]

Lisa - wow.. hats off to you mamma :)

[Brittan]

nursing my 3 year old and 7 month old:)

[brokensemaphore]

I'm still nursing my 11-month-old. In fact, my incredibly sore nipples are what made me realize I was pregnant before I took a test. I'm just crossing my fingers that my supply doesn't drop.

[LionTigerBear]

I'm nursing my 19-month-old, still about 4-6 times a day, although he would like even more. But I've been feeling irritated about "too much" nursing.

[SABE]

I'm still nursing my 27 month old. I ended up nursing all the way through pregnancy #2 and tandem nursing for 15 months. I nursed for 30 weeks through pregnancy #3, at which point my son weaned himself. I'm willing to tandem nurse this time around if needed but I won't be disappointed if my 2 year old weans himself during the pregnancy. I've been pregnant and/or nursing for over 6 years straight now--eek!

[SuperB]

I am still nursing my 27 month old, a couple during the day and at night. I am hoping she is night weaned when the new baby comes. Its hard enough having to nurse one at night!
But I would like to tandem during the day is she is still interested.
My nipples HURT!

[Queen of my Castle]

nursing my avid 14 month old! I want to keep going, and am experiencing no discomfort! Less than when I get af!

[nighten]

Gosh, I'm so jealous of you mamas who have little or no discomfort nursing right now. It is excruciating for me. :( Worse than when we had Thrush From Hell, even.

I'm so sad to think of her weaning and it not being 100% child-led, but I've got little blood blisters on my finger from biting down on it so hard when she nurses at night. I honestly don't know how much longer I can take it. :(

[tulipmama]

Gosh, I'm so jealous of you mamas who have little or no discomfort nursing right now. It is excruciating for me. :( Worse than when we had Thrush From Hell, even.

I'm so sad to think of her weaning and it not being 100% child-led, but I've got little blood blisters on my finger from biting down on it so hard when she nurses at night. I honestly don't know how much longer I can take it. :(

Yeah, at about 6 weeks the discomfort started for me and now my 3 yo is weaned. She wa down to once a night before bedtime and I think she is ready for some gentle parent-led weaning because she doesn't put up too much of a protest to me reading books to her while she falls asleep. Of course it takes 40 minutes instead of the 4 minutes nursing to sleep took, but I could not stand the pain. I am happy we had more than 3 wonderful years of nursing.

[emilet]

Yep, my 10.5 month old dd is still going strong and nurses about 4x/night as well as all throughout the day.

[Pariah]

DS is 2.5 and still nursing...I have no plans to wean, and tandeming sounds good to me. My nipples are sore lately, but I haven't gotten the overall breast pain yet...they were seriously painful a few weeks in during my first pregnancy, I'm hoping it isn't too bad that it interferes with nursing.

[JoyfulChaosMom]

Gosh, I'm so jealous of you mamas who have little or no discomfort nursing right now. It is excruciating for me. :( Worse than when we had Thrush From Hell, even.

I'm so sad to think of her weaning and it not being 100% child-led, but I've got little blood blisters on my finger from biting down on it so hard when she nurses at night. I honestly don't know how much longer I can take it. :(

Yeah, it's not comfortable - I know. For me though, it eases up a bit after the first trimester. The discomfort lets up, but then the 'skin crawlies' kick in. That's the challenge for me, but I have learned from experience, it is so worth it for the special sibling tandem experience. Hope it settles for you soon also.

[InDaPhunk]

I'm still nursing my 2.8 yo DS and nursing is *quite* uncomfortable :yikes: . They're sore during the session and then often remain sore for an hour or more afterward. Wtf??? I think my supply is already dropping bc DS asks for it after his typical stopping point. Actually, he says "more mommy nee nee" so sadly and it just about makes me cry.

We only do before and after naps, before bedtime and first thing in the morning but those times are very important to me and I know they are still very important to DS. My heart breaks when I think that my supply might dry up before he's ready to stop, but I guess I'll take each day as it comes.

[martinshockeymom]

hi all. this is my first post in this ddc. just found out i am pg last night and i am not handling it too well.....we were not planning on ttc for another few months and while a few months may normally seem like nothing, it isnt feeling like nothing to me right now :(
as far as nursing - yup - still nursing my 28 month old dd.....and my almost 6 year old ds.....he only nurses before bed for about 3 seconds...she nurses all day and all night.....when i was pg with dd i thought my milk dried up around 12 weeks, but my ds insists it did not ...he kept right on nursing through the whole pregnancy and my colostrum came in early and they have been happily tandeming ever since....dont think i will get to triandem - he will be 6 1/2 when the new baby comes and i dont think he will still be nursing - he is actually starting to talk about weaning for the first time.....no discomfort - just fear of changes for dd....she has special needs and i am terrified of how all this is going to impact her.....

[deuxceleste]

Yes. Okay. My nipples are on fire.

And sometimes DS thinks it's funny to give the boob a good ole CHOMP, which is absolutely hilarious for absolutely no one.

[Eliseatthebeach]

hi all. this is my first post in this ddc. just found out i am pg last night and i am not handling it too well.....we were not planning on ttc for another few months and while a few months may normally seem like nothing, it isnt feeling like nothing to me right now :(
as far as nursing - yup - still nursing my 28 month old dd.....and my almost 6 year old ds.....he only nurses before bed for about 3 seconds...she nurses all day and all night.....when i was pg with dd i thought my milk dried up around 12 weeks, but my ds insists it did not ...he kept right on nursing through the whole pregnancy and my colostrum came in early and they have been happily tandeming ever since....dont think i will get to triandem - he will be 6 1/2 when the new baby comes and i dont think he will still be nursing - he is actually starting to talk about weaning for the first time.....no discomfort - just fear of changes for dd....she has special needs and i am terrified of how all this is going to impact her.....


Welcome ans congrats!! :D

[InDaPhunk]

..dont think i will get to triandem - he will be 6 1/2 when the new baby comes and i dont think he will still be nursing - he is actually starting to talk about weaning for the first time.....no discomfort - just fear of changes for dd....she has special needs and i am terrified of how all this is going to impact her.....
:hug

Things have a way of working themselves out, though I know it's hard not to worry. Take each day as it comes, try not to think too far into the future unless you can actively plan something because otherwise it does you no good and only causes stress...and we know that stress isn't good for that precious little bean you're carrying ;).

April <-----bonafide, class A worrier

[Enudely]

I'm still nursing my 26 m.o and sort of hoping that she will gently wean as my supply drops. I am actively trying to night wean her and it's going pretty well

[QuantumMama]

I'm still nursing my almost 18-month-old son...he nurses a few times during the day and a few times at night. This is his method for going to sleep, so I'm not going to be weening him. I'm not sure how I'll feel about tandem nursing...not sure if I'll have much of a choice ;)

[DreamsInDigital]

DD has really drastically cut back her nursing lately. She was nursing 8-10 times a day but the last week it's been more like 3-4 at most, first thing in the morning, at nap time and at bed time, and possibly once in the middle of the night. I wonder if my milk is changing already. Poor baby, she sure does love boobies.

[She2dancer]

I am still nursing my 18mo DS....most days he nurses quite a bit at night and a few times during the day. He is very much a comfort nurser, so I have no idea how this pregnancy is going to affect him. I am very open to tandem nursing....so we will see what happens...

I will be very sad though if he weans, as I really would like our nursing relationship to continue for as long as he wants....

[mamamelia]

still nursing 3.75 years later.... nursed dd#1 through dd#2's pregnancy and will nurse again through this pregnancy. i was pretty irritated with nursing during dd#2's pregnancy from week 5 onwards but not so much with this one (i would just call it slight irritation).

[Enudely]

does anyone know if the milk supply always drops off during pregnancy? I'm kind of counting on this to help us wean, but my supply seems to be going pretty strong

[SABE]

does anyone know if the milk supply always drops off during pregnancy? I'm kind of counting on this to help us wean, but my supply seems to be going pretty strong
I think it almost always decreases at some point during the pregnancy, but there's no way of predicting when that will happen or even if the toddler will care!

When I was pregnant with ds2, my milk supply dropped down to next to nothing by 6 weeks or so, yet ds1 kept on nursing 1-2x a day anyway--the comfort of nursing was more important to him than the actual milk. I started making colostrum at around 28 weeks, he liked it, and he kept on nursing and ended up tandeming for 15 months after the baby arrived.

When I was pregnant with ds3, I seemed to have a full supply of milk until after 20 weeks. Ds2 weaned abruptly at 30 weeks when I started producing colostrum and he hated the taste of it.

[NaturalNixi]

I occasionally nurse my 24 month old. I actually decided to lead the weaning the week we concieved. We weren't planning another baby either. LOL So right now I nurse 1-2 times at night and usually when ds wakes up. My milk seems to be drying up though. I'm not able to express much but a few tiny drops. It hurts to nurse too.

I nursed through my entire pregnacy with ds. My dd was 18 months when I got pregnant with ds. I weaned my dd a few months after tandem nursing. She was about 27 months.

[KatenMiasMom]

Nursing a 23 month old here, though only about once a day & for comfort as needed. I don't think I am expressing milk at all, but I'll continue to be available on demand as long as she wants to nurse.

I haven't had a lot of breast tenderness this time around (luck? Worn in?) and nursing has been fine. :thumb

[MisaGoat]

Nursing my 21 month now. I would say it is uncomfortable now but not painful. I wish he would just nurse less. We had some success last night, he slept in his own bed and didn't wake up once. Usually he sleeps in our bed and definitely wakes up to nurse at night.

[Past_VNE]

I'm still nursing my 3.5 yr old. He has just recently gone from boob-aholic to nursing only at bedtime, naptime, first thing in the morning and if he gets sad/hurt.

Nursing is NOT fun right now. Once he's latched on, it's barely tolerable, but the latching on itself is just about enough to make me scream. I talk with him about it and basically beg him to get all his talking done before he tries to nurse, so that he only latches on once. It's moderately successful. He only nurses for a few minutes at a time, mostly. Though, the other night, he wanted to just keep nursing, switching sides several times and popping off to talk, too. I thought I was going to die. :lol:

I made it through to 17 weeks last time, nursing until I miscarried. I figure I can handle it again.

I don't really want to tandem, but will unless he chooses to wean.

[2goingon2]

Yes, still nursing my 9 month old. This new little one was a complete surprise. I am hoping my supply isn't affected too much by this new pregnancy.

Janet

[babyluvr]

peeking in here...am still in shock about the bfp but we're very excited to welcome baby #4!!! i am nursing my 15mo day and night, hope to nightwean in a few months, but keep nursing and tandem nurse if my body and mind lets me.

[SABE]

6.5 weeks pregnant and my milk is gone with very little warning. My 27 month old isn't too happy about it, either, although he keeps on trying to get something out. I'm wondering if he will continue to dry nurse through pregnancy like my oldest did or if he will go ahead and wean. I'd really prefer to not tandem nurse again, but him weaning while so upset isn't much cause for celebration. :(

[Pauline3283]

I'm still nursing my little guy, he's 16 months old. I am hoping to tandem nurse but I'm worried about what will happen once my supply decreases.

[Past_VNE]

My boobs are suddenly less swollen and my nipples aren't excruciatingly painful anymore. They're a little tender, but it's totally tolerable.

It has me worried. I hope all is plugging along okay in there.

Are any of you guys feeling more comfortable while nursing?

[Rev1053]

I am not having any pains while nursing but I am having cramps.

They freak me out! I wish they would just stop.

DS only nurses 3 times a day anyway...

[InDaPhunk]

My boobs are suddenly less swollen and my nipples aren't excruciatingly painful anymore. They're a little tender, but it's totally tolerable.

It has me worried. I hope all is plugging along okay in there.

Are any of you guys feeling more comfortable while nursing?
Right after I posted in this thread a week or so ago nursing got less painful for me. Then it got even better so I, too, was a little concerned. Then this morning....:yikes:. Feels like he's gnawing my nipples off. I guess the hormones change and maybe along with it the sensitivity to nursing changes, so I guess we have no cause for concern.

In general, I don't feel pregnant anymore (aside from some some bloating), whereas last pregnancy I felt totally wonky from the second that sperm hit the egg. I'm trying not to let it concern me bc whatcanIdoaboutitanyway, kwim? What do I want, horrendous MS like last time??? Der.

Congrats btw!!!! :joy:

[BathrobeGoddess]

I have never had breast issues except for my when I was prgant with dd#1. I nursed throughout my last pregancy as well without any pain or discomfort at all...same this time. So if it feels better, try not worry! Some just don't get that! Lucky us!

[fiandaca]

I posted about a month ago . . . I'm still nursing my 29 month old but the pain is excruciating! I don't know how much longer I can stand it. Luckily, the pain is usually gone after 2 or 3 minutes. I've been letting my son nurse almost as often as he wants, just cutting the nursing short when I'm feeling really exhausted/grouchy/need to be alone. He protests and cries, but usually accepts it if I can lie there a while longer and let him touch my belly.

But the last couple of days, I've been feeling craps/tightness in my uterus. I always try to stop my son nursing when I can feel the contracting and it usually goes away pretty quickly, but today, it's lasted a few hours and I'm a little concerned.

Is anybody else having cramping? Is anyone else worried?

[twins10705]

I still nurse one of my ds... he only nurses 2-3 times per day though. I have been a bit senstive, but not excruciating like some of the ladies on here. I have been feeling some uterine discomfort here and there, but not terrible. Mostly I'm just really tired and hungry(for strange food combinations!).

[Lisanne]

well, my dd just weaned herself in the last couple weeks :( I think my supply must have dropped too because I had no pain. It was very easy, she just stopped asking for it. I think we have nursed 2 or 3 times in the last 2 weeks and if she asks again I'll let her of course. Not much there though. She's 19 months now.

[Past_VNE]

Wow, how things change. I can now squeeze out, barely, one drop of sticky, thick milk with a slight yellow tinge. I guess that's my body doing things differently this time with a normal pregnancy?

DS is now skipping a day here and there, but other times asking to nurse two to three times a day.

A few mornings ago, he sleepily crawled into our bed from his mattress right next to us (we were all sleeping on the floor in MIL's house that we were packing up.) and he says, "Nursies, Daddy," cuddles in with DH and goes back to sleep. :lol: :love

[itsrtimedownhere]

i'm nursing my 25 month old. so far, no discomfort. i'm nervous that it's going to start soon though.

[Past_VNE]

I'm back to hurting, most excrutiatingly during latch on, but sore the rest of the time, too. I can't squeeze out even one droplet now. DS is still nursing two times or so, most days. He may dry nurse right through this pregnancy if I can stand it. He's such a strong-willed, stubborn kid. If he wants to nurse, no lack of milk will stop him. ;)

[RunnerMommy]

A few mornings ago, he sleepily crawled into our bed from his mattress right next to us (we were all sleeping on the floor in MIL's house that we were packing up.) and he says, "Nursies, Daddy," cuddles in with DH and goes back to sleep. :lol: :love


Awww so cute :)

I'm not really having pain, I guess just discomfort sometimes.

However, I have noticed that I'm not gaining weight as fast as I did with #1 - actually I haven't gained ANY weight, which kind of concerns me because I feel like I'm eating every minute that I'm awake :D. Did any of you mamas who nursed through your entire pregnancies have weight gain issues? DS nurses 4-6 x per day now.

[SABE]

Awww so cute :)
Did any of you mamas who nursed through your entire pregnancies have weight gain issues? DS nurses 4-6 x per day now.
Actually, I gained a lot more weight in the 2 pregnancies that I nursed through than I did in my first pregnancy. That never has seemed fair!

I've been down to just a trickle of milk for the past several weeks, but my 2 year old is showing no signs of totally weaning himself anytime soon. At least the lack of milk seems to have encouraged him to finally night wean! :thumb Initial latch-on is a little uncomfortable at times but still bearable. Ds rarely ends nursing sessions on his own anymore, but he's usually fairly cooperative when I've had enough and ask him to stop.

[bluebunny]

I have had some pain when DD first latches but not too bad. When I was pregnant with DD and still nursing DS, the pain was excruciating and I ended up weaning him when I was four months along. Nursing also creeped me out and I could barely stand for him to nurse for two full minutes. This time, I haven't felt that way so I hope that I can continue to nurse DD the whole pregnancy.

[fiandaca]

I think I'm going to have to wean my son soon. Nursing is so painful and I just can't stand it. It makes me resent him and after I nurse him, I am so annoyed with him that I just want to be alone. It is terrible to feel this way. I'm only 11 weeks along . . . I had fantasized that I'd either nurse him throughout my pregnancy or that he'd self-wean when my milk dried up at 20 weeks. This is not the ending I wanted for our nursing relationship. It makes me really sad. He clearly wants to keep nursing and I don't seem to have a supply problem so he's not getting discouraged from that.

If anyone else is actively doing mother-led weaning right now, I'd love to hear your techniques. I think this is going to be sad and stressful for my little family. :(