breastfeeding with 4 kids under 5?

I will have an almost 1 1/2 year old, 2 3/4 yr old and an almost 4 1/2 year old when we have our next baby (if all goes as planned) and im thinking about trying to bf this time around.

Am I absolutely nuts? Im afraid I will be so overwhelmed by it with 3 other small children running around!

As long as ur SO is available to help. I found it hard with only one other kid.

If anything it'll be easier. One less thing to prepare. You aren't tied down when Bfing (maybe the first couple weeks when u get used to it) but u can put baby in a wrap and run around and bf at the same time.

I'm planning on BFing, I will have a 4yr old, 3.5 yr old and just turned 2 yr old when this baby is born. I think bottle feeding would be harder for me, but then it's not my first time Bfing. So nope, I don't think you're nuts, and I hope it works out for you!

I nurse my LO and had a 2 year old, 3 year old and 5 year old when she was born! It's hard, but not impossible! Now she is 16 months old and still nursing! And I'm pregnant with #5! Good luck!  

You're not crazy, you want to give your baby the best! You can wear your baby and Breastfeed at the same time (takes some practice!), which would make your life easier. You're going to be tired enough without getting up 6 times a night to make bottles!

Quoting lolajessup:" If anything it'll be easier. One less thing to prepare. You aren't tied down when Bfing (maybe the first ... [snip!] ... Bfing (maybe the first couple weeks when u get used to it) but u can put baby in a wrap and run around and bf at the same time."

this! no bottles to wash, or prepare. I shopped, did chores, cooked etc... EVERYTHING with baby latched on. no big deal

<blockquote><b>Quoting Sofia's Mummy♥:</b>" You're not crazy, you want to give your baby the best! You can wear your baby and Breastfeed at the same ... [snip!] ... which would make your life easier. You're going to be tired enough without getting up 6 times a night to make bottles!"</blockquote>



Oh yeah this reminded me. Sleep. Ahhh just letting baby latch while you sleep is wonderful   never having to get out of bed or sit up or get stimulated. You get much better sleep  

<blockquote><b>Quoting lolajessup:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Sofia's Mummy♥:</b>" You're not crazy, you want to give ... [snip!] ... latch while you sleep is wonderful   never having to get out of bed or sit up or get stimulated. You get much better sleep  "</blockquote>




I still do with my almost 2 year old! It's wonderful  

Quoting lolajessup:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Sofia's Mummy♥:</b>" You're not crazy, you want to give ... [snip!] ... latch while you sleep is wonderful   never having to get out of bed or sit up or get stimulated. You get much better sleep  "

This is going to sound ridiculous haha....do you not have to burp a bf baby? I feel like such a retard when it comes to this stuff!

Quoting snglemama:" this! no bottles to wash, or prepare. I shopped, did chores, cooked etc... EVERYTHING with baby latched on. no big deal"

I didnt really even think about that. It drives me nuts being tied to the chair while I give my youngest a bottle. The whole I'm I sit there I'm thinking about everything I need to be/ should be doing haha

Quoting Sofia's Mummy♥:" You're not crazy, you want to give your baby the best! You can wear your baby and Breastfeed at the same ... [snip!] ... which would make your life easier. You're going to be tired enough without getting up 6 times a night to make bottles!"

Good lord, I would hope baby wouldnt be up 6 times in the night for bottles  

Quoting •mommy of 4•:" I nurse my LO and had a 2 year old, 3 year old and 5 year old when she was born! It's hard, but not impossible! Now she is 16 months old and still nursing! And I'm pregnant with #5! Good luck!  "

Wow, kudos to you!!

How often was she eating the first few months of life?

Quoting L&B +1:" Wow, kudos to you!! How often was she eating the first few months of life?"

Thanks!  

She was a very difficult baby, she was colicky and only liekd me. She wanted to nurse at least every hour or hour and a half. She wasn't happy if she wasn't latched on! It got easier abvout 6 months though and even easier about 8 months when she finally started eating solids! But, she was very demanding, out of my 4 kids, she has been the onhly one like that! So, hopefully yours wont be like her! lol I wouldnt trade her for anything, but she is the hardest baby I've had so far!

I had four 4 and under and breastfed all of them (they were 4.25, 3.25, and 13 months when baby #4 arrived), it wasn't any harder for me with the fourth than the first in fact in my experience it's SOOOOOOOO much easier. You no longer have to stop and go make a bottle. If baby is hungry, no matter where you are you have what you need. I have often nursed while helping my older two with school work, giving the others baths, in the middle of the night (you don't have to leave the bed even to make the bottle just pull out the milkies, making dinner (with baby in the ergo) etc. I actually did give my first and second pumped bottles but my third and fourth never had a bottle and went straight to sippy cups for other drinks eventually.

I am now expecting #5 and will definitely be breastfeeding again (am still nursing my 13 month old for now as well so may tandem we'll see). Unless my baby was maybe in daycare I honestly couldn't imagine nursing not being the easiest option.