re: Tandem nursing and nursing through pregnancy chat

Lo is almost 26 months, I am almost 28 weeks, she is still nursing to sleep. I've noticed my BH contractions pick up when she's nursing and stop immediately afterwards. I'm gonna ask either my OB or the woman I'm considering as a midwife, too, but any info? Couldn't find any on google..

Quoting anonymom + 1.5:" Lo is almost 26 months, I am almost 28 weeks, she is still nursing to sleep. I've noticed my BH contractions ... [snip!] ... I'm gonna ask either my OB or the woman I'm considering as a midwife, too, but any info? Couldn't find any on google.."

Kellymom has an article on nursing in pregnancy that covers contractions while nursing. http://kellymom.com/pregnancy/bf-preg/bfpregnancy_safety/

I personally can feel my uterus contract whenever I'm nursing, it just gets more intense when there's a little person growing inside it.

I want to wean my toddler (2 yr 7m). I'm just tired of nursing him.   He just nurses so much! even more than my 5m old I think. I don't let him nurse at night. I worked on night weaning him while I was pg and finalized it when the baby came home. He's taken fine to that, but I still let him get in bed and nurse with me in the mornings.

That was fine at first because it helped relieved engorgement and then because it meant I'd get an extra hour or two or three of sleep. But now he'll ask to nurse at 6am, 5am or even 4am and then won't go back to sleep, which totally defeats the purpose! My little guy is such a good sleeper and I miss sleeping in the morning. It's by no means "sleeping in", but I would at least like to sleep until 8 or 9am, or at the very least, maybe 7 or 7:30am.

ugh .. I've already decided NOT to wean him before we fly because I know it will be something easy to calm him down or get him to be quiet on the long flights (we are traveling over 24 hours . just me and the 2 boys), so it doesn't make sense to try and wean him when we are leaving in about a week.

but I am so over this.

Quoting dream:" I want to wean my toddler (2 yr 7m). I'm just tired of nursing him.   He just nurses so much! even more ... [snip!] ... me and the 2 boys), so it doesn't make sense to try and wean him when we are leaving in about a week. but I am so over this."

I understand. I have a few tips for what worked for us when you're ready! She still nurses before bed and for traumatic stuff but usually once a day which is just sooo much more doable for me.

Quoting dream:" I want to wean my toddler (2 yr 7m). I'm just tired of nursing him.   He just nurses so much! even more ... [snip!] ... me and the 2 boys), so it doesn't make sense to try and wean him when we are leaving in about a week. but I am so over this."

I'm sorry you're feeling like this..

I can't give you advice as far as nursing him goes, because as you know, after my infant was born, we weaned my toddler due to his illness.

I can tell you this though, regardless of weaning or not weaning, he is still going to get up early. My toddler gets up when my infant does, even when he hasn't had enough sleep/he's grouchy, and even if my infant goes back to sleep. On a rare occasion, he will sleep in even if we(mommy and brother) are up.

My infant is a GREAT sleeper at night too usually(teething has been a little rough though), its a nice change from my toddlers wackadoo schedule he's had his entire life. lol

Quoting anonymom + 1.5:" Lo is almost 26 months, I am almost 28 weeks, she is still nursing to sleep. I've noticed my BH contractions ... [snip!] ... I'm gonna ask either my OB or the woman I'm considering as a midwife, too, but any info? Couldn't find any on google.."

alot of the time the BH's don't cause anything serious to occur.

However, I will tell you, they're probably going to tell you not to nurse. I used to just smile and nod and carry on about my business. Babies don't come unless your uterus is ready..

My infant came early, but it had nothing to do with my nursing, he was just a whopper  

Quoting j0des(+2):" I'm sorry you're feeling like this.. I can't give you advice as far as nursing him goes, because as ... [snip!] ... has been a little rough though), its a nice change from my toddlers wackadoo schedule he's had his entire life. lol"

well, see, that's the thing, he actually sleeps a lot better when he doesn't nurse. he can sleep until 9am if he wants to, easily.

before, when he used to nurse all night, he was up all the time, but once I night weaned him, he slept a lot better.

then he would ask to nurse at 4am and want to nurse every 30-60 minutes after that until whenever we decided to get up. once I put a stop to that and said (in my head), nothing before 6am, then he sleeps through. He had one night where he threw a fit, but after that, it's like he just knew and would wake up at 6am instead.

I'm thinking if I cut out the morning nursing session then he will get the idea that he's not getting milk so he might as well sleep longer ... eh .. we'll see how I feel in a few months. lol

Quoting dream:" well, see, that's the thing, he actually sleeps a lot better when he doesn't nurse. he can sleep until ... [snip!] ... get the idea that he's not getting milk so he might as well sleep longer ... eh .. we'll see how I feel in a few months. lol"

from what I've heard, and what we did after night weaning.. taking away a feeding at a time seems to be the trick.

after we night weaned, I started getting him up and giving him a cup of milk and breakfast. So, there went the morning session. After lunch, he always wanted to nurse down for a nap. And, he always wanted to nurse to bed. But, once he stopped napping, he stopped nursing at naptime. The goodnight nursing was the hardest..  

I still feel terrible about it just thinking about it. (I was in the hospital)

Quoting j0des(+2):" from what I've heard, and what we did after night weaning.. taking away a feeding at a time seems to ... [snip!] ... The goodnight nursing was the hardest..   I still feel terrible about it just thinking about it. (I was in the hospital)"

luckily we've already eliminated the down to bed nursing session. When #2 came, I knew I could only do one at night. He took to it very well. I spent a week in the hospital and a month on the couch bed in the living room with the baby and he went to sleep in our bed (where he usually slept) with DH.

Then a few weeks after that, we transitioned him down to his own mattress next to our bed. Then for awhile he was ONLY nursing down for his nap and for a couple weeks, he wasn't nursing at all (DHs idea), but nap times were hell so I said "no more. I'm gonna nurse him. Life is easier" and then from there, it was once a day and eventually worked back up to just nursing regularly like he does now. a bit of a pendulum.

I am 13 weeks pregnant and breastfeeding my 16 month old. We were down to 3 feeds a day morning, nap, and bed, when I conceived. She now nurses non-stop and if I don't give it to her she throws a huge fit and screams. She will nurse for like < a minute unlatch and then say "want boob" over and over and over again. I am thinking maybe I am having supply issues. She also only nurses on one breast, if I offer her the other one she says no and points to her favorite and says "want that." I cannot even count how many times a day she latches on, I try to distract her, but it does not take long before she is back for more. I am so drained. I don't want to wean, but I am starting to resent it. What do I do? Also if anyone had their milk dry up in pregnancy when did it happen and did your lo continue dry nursing or pick back up on nursing after their baby was born.

Quoting blessed with girls x3:" I am 13 weeks pregnant and breastfeeding my 16 month old. We were down to 3 feeds a day morning, nap, ... [snip!] ... up in pregnancy when did it happen and did your lo continue dry nursing or pick back up on nursing after their baby was born."

I kind of forced my daughter to cut down when I was pregnant. I just said no a lot and distracted a lot and calmed a lot of fits. I can't much help because I actually hated nursing while pregnant.

My supply I think dried up around 12ish weeks, and she dry nursed all the way through until my son was born.

Quoting Chim Richalds:" I kind of forced my daughter to cut down when I was pregnant. I just said no a lot and distracted a ... [snip!] ... while pregnant. My supply I think dried up around 12ish weeks, and she dry nursed all the way through until my son was born."

about the same to all of this for me.

blessed with girls, I would tell her that the "milky is bye bye" most of the time. stick with the 3 times you think she needs it for comfort most. she will throw a fit at first, but eventually she'll understand, hopefully. I'd try that for a week or at least a few days and see if there is any improvement.

My toddler is nursing more than my 5m old! I know it's good for him and he needs the liquids and antibodies because he is sick, but sheesh he is just attached to the boob all day!

Any tips for weaning my toddler?  

http://forum.baby-gaga.com/about2365727.html

we are at 6 months tandem nursing!

I almost lost this thread.

how is everyone doing?