[Selesai]

So, I am excited to be pregnant but, as you may have guessed from my sig, a little surprised. I had planned to nurse Philip until at least 2 and possibly to CLW. I am a WAHM so I pump during the work week. I am very afraid of losing my milk.
I have added some pumping during the weekend, but I know this may not help because pregnancy affects the supply/demand process.

What do I do if I lose my milk or don't have enough to meet P's needs during the day? He does eat solids but his diet isn't balanced and it isn't enough to sustain him. Should I give him formula? (I would hate to, but will consider it if it would be best for him) Goats milk? Cows milk? I would get raw/grassfed of those two. I never wanted him on dairy, so this would be hard for me.

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Aside from nutrients, I'm going to offer him water (I don't really now) to make sure he's hydrated enough. It's summer and I know my milk may get salty.

I will continue to nurse him even if I don't have any milk, and hope that he continues once the baby is born. (February) But I am most concerned about his nutrition.

This makes me so sad. It nearly breaks my heart.

Also, I know I might not lose my milk at all. I typically have an oversupply and OALD. I often wonder if my worrying/obsessing will be a self-fulfilling prophecy. My DH doesn't quite understand how it could make me so sad.

Thank you for all of your help.

 

[queenbean]

I'm in the same boat. My daughter just turned one today, and I'm 8 weeks pregnant. I was asking a lot of the same questions that you are.

If he's almost one, he won't need formula. You can switch to goat's milk... I'm going to have to use goat's milk, because my daughter's allergic to cow's. Also, you're right, you may not lose your supply. Stay hydrated, eat well, take your prenatal vitamins, and keep pumping. You might want to increase your pumping for now -- you might be able to bring your supply up a little bit before the hormones kick in, and get a little extra milk stored.

Don't stress about it. I was stressed, and my supply did dip -- but when I calmed down, it came back. Just take it one day at a time, and know that this can work out just fine. Even if you lose your supply completely, it will likely come back in the last trimester, and you can continue to comfort nurse in the meantime. Then when baby comes, if you're comfortable with it, you can tandem, and you can still achieve your goal of nursing him until the age of 2. Good luck, and congrats on the pregnancy!

 

[Sagesgirl]

I have gotten pregnant twice when my kids were around a year old. The first time, Bobbie was 13 months, and the second time was a week after Linda's first birthday. Both kids were on solids already, and though I did have a very marked decrease in supply, I always had some milk & so never had a need to supplement. (My kids do get cow's milk from about a year on, so I'm not still their primary source of nutrition.) Both older girls nursed through my pregnancy & well afterwards. I weaned Bobbie when I found out I was pregnant with #3, in fact, & Linda is still going strong 18 months after Esther's birth! Of course it is different for every woman, but I am evidence that it can be done.