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No, sorry. It was MOST uncomfortable/painful between about 18-24 weeks. IF you read that book, you will learn how to correct your daughters latch etc so it won't be that bad. When I followed their suggestions, it was really not bad at all. You feel sore, and it can be a little annoying. But I am 30 weeks pregnant now, and have no problems at all. I know a lot of people who gave up around the 20 week mark because it was too much, but get through it if at all possible (I cursed a lot...) Just remember..it does get better.

Oh, and I had NO morning sickness this pregnancy, after really bad MS with my other kids. It is mentioned in the book that it may be (not proven) a result of nursing.

~C~

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DD is 22 months and I'm 36 wks pregnant. I didn't get sore until later in pregnancy(around 6 or 7 months)when my supply started to drastically diminish. She only nurses now at nap time and bed time and for comfort. We plan to tandem if she chooses. It hasn't been that terrible(the pain), but I can only nurse on one side...the other is just too tender and sensative. I think her latch has changed as well...she's gotten lazy and sometimes uses her teeth which doesn't help my irritability! It's been worth it though.

My dd is 3 years so I didn't do a thing, but if I had a baby I would seriously consider a freezer stash. I lost my milk almost at implantation, and developed VERY sore nipples. I'm only 10 weeks and am counting the weeks until the soreness gets better, nursing right now is not pleasant, I have to deep breath during the sessions.

It was very uncomfortable for me, especially during the first two trimesters. Actually it was ok the first few weeks then got rough. It was easier once my colostrum start being produced.

In my second pregnancy my milk supply dropped drastically around 8 weeks pregnant. My DD weaned around 20 weeks pregnant (she was 14 months). I don't think her weaning was bad, but it wasn't what I wanted for her.

My third pregnancy I worked hard to keep my milk supply up. I drank a lot of water and ate a lot of oatmeal (lol) I also tried to let my DS nurse as often as he wanted. To be completely honest, it was really hard for me. But I didn't want him to wean before he was ready (he was 15 months when I got pregnant). I nursed him throughout pregnancy and it got easier when I had colostrum start coming in. He mostly wanted to nurse down for his nap and comfort sometimes. I nursed him right up to the day that I went into labor.

After his little brother was born, he nursed one time, and after that never asked to nurse again, so I don't have experience with tandem nursing. I'm more satified with DS2's nursing experience than I am with DD's (I think I'll always wish she'd nursed longer )

My Dh and I think we want at least one more baby but we've decided that we want to wait several years so that my body has some time not being pregnant. I do hope that DS2 will continue to nurse for a long time though, so I anticipate that I'll still be nursing when we TTC again. I'm working on eating lots of nourshing foods and taking cod liver oil supplements now to help the richness of milk, and I will do the same as we TTC

I didn't do anything to prepare either, but admittedly I wasn't fully expecting to get pregnant yet (6 day luteal phase) and my son had just turned 14 months when I got my BFP. I don't have a pump or else I probably would have pumped some to put in the freezer, mainly because my son was sensitive to dairy and soy at the time.

My sore nipples have come and gone a few times. They were sore from weeks 6-8, then went away. By about 10 weeks my milk changed, became very salty, but DS kept nursing but only about 4 times a day. I think my supply dropped because I could no longer express any drops of milk but my DS was still getting some when he nursed. At 20 weeks my DS (18 months then) came down with rotavirus and would do nothing but nurse, and I had enough milk to keep him hydrated. By the end of the week his poop had reverted back to exclusively breastfed baby poops. Around 22 weeks my nipples got sore again, and around 23 weeks my colostrum came in. DS was thrilled to have the colostrum and now nurses between 8-12 times a day.

I didn't do anything to prepare either but my dd is 18 months and only nursing 1x a day now so supply is not really a big concern. My nipples hurt a bit when I nurse her but really not too bad (definitely no where near unbearable or even really uncomfortable). I'm 7 wks pg btw.

Good luck with TTC!

My DS was 12 months when I got PG and I didn't do anything to prepare. Though I wasn't quite expecting to get pregnant and I didn't know what to expect about nursing and pg either. At about 4 months along my milk almost totally dried up and at 5 months it was gone. DS went from nursing 5x a day to once a day, at night. BUT, I'm now 7 months pg and he is back up to wanting to nurse 3-4x a day. I have a tiny bit of colostrum, but not much.

I don't know if having a freezer stash of milk would help, because for my DS it is much more about comfort than milk, I think. And then you'd still have to give them a bottle or something, so it wouldn't necessarily guarantee that they wouldn't wean. To be totally honest I wish that DS would have quit nursing a few months ago. It completely gives me the heebie geebies to nurse, and it has ever since I got pregnant. I also had very sore nipples at about 10 weeks along, and I have them now, too. It's difficult to nurse through pregnancy, but if you are dedicated, and you encourage her to, I bet she'll keep on keepin' on.

Nuthin!

I spent my first night away from DS a week after his 2nd birthday and just a couple days before getting pg (hehe) and tried to pump before the trip and got very little. I wanted to have a bottle in case he asked for Mama milk while I was gone, but didn't try very hard at all and it was fine.

I'm still producing milk just fine, but not responding to the pump and that's just fine. I have no reason to, at this point nursing is much more for the behavior, not the liquid

I had a little nipple sensitivity, but no biggie. I'm 26 weeks now and all is still well - except for 2 1/2 year old antics. We are talking a lot about sharing with the baby (Thumper) and sometimes he pushes up my belly and indicates that Thumper is to nurse! He's really being an affectionate nurser these days, giving my boobs hugs, kissing them sweetly, looking up from nursing and saying 'Licious'!

I'm really looking forward to tandem nursing - there is no weaning in sight here (although he gently and quickly nightweaned in January which I am very grateful for).

Hope you have a great experience with nursing during pregnancy, sounds like experiences differ widely.