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<div>Originally Posted by <strong>Mama Poot</strong> <a href="/community/forum/post/10715399"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/community/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border:0px solid;"></a></div>
<div style="font-style:italic;">Now this is interesting because Henri was the same age your dd was when he weaned (however it was pretty much on his own accord, I literally tried to force him to nurse a few times and he wanted zip to do with it) How did it come about that your dd resumed nursing after being weaned for those months? Did you have to teach her how to latch again?</div>
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My son was born with a tongue tie and did not latch on at all until it was surgically repaired at 6 days old. I tried to pump, but I wasn't prepared and had a cheap pump that didn't work well, not to mention that colostrum is thick anyway. I was worried about drying up and that by the time his mouth was fixed I wouldn't be able to nurse him.<br><br>
A wise friend suggested allowing dd to nurse to bring my milk in. It worked well. I was afraid she would bite, but that didn't happen. At first she just put her mouth on me and didn't suck. It didn't take long for her to remember what to do. It really helped reduce sibling rivalry too, since she didn't feel she was being "replaced". Of course, she didn't stop nursing when my milk came in. She kept on for a few more years. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/wink1.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="wink1"> I hadn't anticipated tandem nursing, but it worked for us.