Anyone else BF and pregnant? - Page 2

vicwick · Dec 7th, 2009, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by lumpybumpy

Hi Ladies I was going to post this very same thread so it's great to see that there are other pregnant Mum's still feeding. I've been bf for 2 years and 9 months now and have given up trying to give up as it is too traumatic! I too have a real booby monster but when you know it calms them down instantly it's hard to refuse. I've read that your milk changes at around 4 months pregnant and a lot of toddlers don't like the taste so maturally self wean, time will tell!!
I've had 3 mc and an ectopic over the last 12 months so I'm feeling a little nervous at the moment, I was worried that bf may have caused the mc but the Dr said it wouldn't so FX that this little bean sticks.

So glad to see there's a few of us. I'm going to get a book at my next LLL meeting about nursing while pregnant so i can read up on it. I hope the change in milk doesn't upset Alfie too much. He's got cold at the minute so he's not sleeping well at all, i'm like a walking zombie!!!!!

I think BF is the best parenting tool i have, if ANYTHING is bothering Alfie it settles him right away

lumpybumpy · Dec 7th, 2009, 15:41 PM

I agree it's the absolute best patenting tool possible, it's the only thing that is guareenteed to calm down any situation but my LO definitely plays it to her advantage. I'd be interested to see what the LLL say about nursing while pregnant.

vicwick · Dec 8th, 2009, 09:31 AM

I will read up and let you know

i'm gonna miss my meeting this weekend as i'm visiting my sister in leeds for the weekend but i'm gonna ask my friend to get it for me so i have some good reading over the xmas period

vicwick · Dec 11th, 2009, 15:34 PM

Hi Ladies how are you? Well i've started reading the Adventures in tandem feeding book which covers everything from feeding whilst pregnant and tandem feeding and its really really interesting. So far it says that from very early in pregnancy your milk changes taste then around 4 months the supply can start to dwindle as the body prepares for the new baby. It has some stats in aswell about how many toddlers are weaned or wean during pregnancy and from what i can see a lot of women choose to wean for one reason or another, mainly being nipple pain and the development of agitation whilst feeding your toddler which is very common, mid pregnancy seems to be the common time for onset of agitation.

It is really well written and highlights both the good and bad points. There are some absolutely gorgeous pics of mothers feeding both their toddler and baby and the toddler holding the babys head or hand, it just makes me melt

Let me know if you have any questions and i'll see if the book has the answer

Bec L · Dec 11th, 2009, 15:53 PM

Thanks for this Vicwick. I might buy that book myself!

Had my booking in appointment yesterday and the midwife was lovely but did express concern about the possibility of tandem feeding. She didn't go into detail - said she would ask the breastfeeding counsellor to contact me, but I think her main issue was the worry that if i tried to wean Poppy once the new baby arrived she may feel pushed out if the new baby is still allowed to feed but she isn't.

I am struggling a bit with the nipple pain at the moment - let's see what month 4 brings!

lumpybumpy · Dec 11th, 2009, 15:54 PM

Hi Vicwick
Thanks for that last post, sounds like an interesting book. I'm kind of hoping my LO will natuarly wean herself if this pregnancy continues but I don't want to force her into it, she will be 3 in March tho so she's had a good long time on the boobie!
Looks like we are exactly at the same stage in our pregnancy, have you got any symptoms yet. I've just got a lot of twinges and little cramping pains going on just like AF is around the corner! Slightly tingling mama's too. I never thought I would be desperate for MS but it would make me feel happier about the pregnancy!

vicwick · Dec 12th, 2009, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by lumpybumpy

Hi Vicwick
Thanks for that last post, sounds like an interesting book. I'm kind of hoping my LO will natuarly wean herself if this pregnancy continues but I don't want to force her into it, she will be 3 in March tho so she's had a good long time on the boobie!
Looks like we are exactly at the same stage in our pregnancy, have you got any symptoms yet. I've just got a lot of twinges and little cramping pains going on just like AF is around the corner! Slightly tingling mama's too. I never thought I would be desperate for MS but it would make me feel happier about the pregnancy!

Hiya, yeah its really interesting i keep reading it every chance i get!!

I keep getting the horrible and scary crampy AF like pains which i hate cos it freaks me out. My boobies are ok so far touch wood but have been getting waves of sickness, not actually being sick but terrible nausea one day then nothing the next, this also makes me panic lol i'm a nervous wreck!!! I'm so glad i have Alfie to keep me busy or i'd be goin crazy haha Keep getting headaches too on and off. I know what you mean about the MS sounds silly but i feel so much better when i have it!!!!

Dec 7th, 2009, 15:41 PM	#12
lumpybumpy Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Fife, Scotland Posts: 164	I agree it's the absolute best patenting tool possible, it's the only thing that is guareenteed to calm down any situation but my LO definitely plays it to her advantage. I'd be interested to see what the LLL say about nursing while pregnant.

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Dec 8th, 2009, 09:31 AM	#13
vicwick Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tyne and Wear Posts: 1,145	I will read up and let you know i'm gonna miss my meeting this weekend as i'm visiting my sister in leeds for the weekend but i'm gonna ask my friend to get it for me so i have some good reading over the xmas period

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Dec 11th, 2009, 15:34 PM	#14
vicwick Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tyne and Wear Posts: 1,145	Hi Ladies how are you? Well i've started reading the Adventures in tandem feeding book which covers everything from feeding whilst pregnant and tandem feeding and its really really interesting. So far it says that from very early in pregnancy your milk changes taste then around 4 months the supply can start to dwindle as the body prepares for the new baby. It has some stats in aswell about how many toddlers are weaned or wean during pregnancy and from what i can see a lot of women choose to wean for one reason or another, mainly being nipple pain and the development of agitation whilst feeding your toddler which is very common, mid pregnancy seems to be the common time for onset of agitation. It is really well written and highlights both the good and bad points. There are some absolutely gorgeous pics of mothers feeding both their toddler and baby and the toddler holding the babys head or hand, it just makes me melt Let me know if you have any questions and i'll see if the book has the answer

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Dec 11th, 2009, 15:53 PM	#15
Bec L Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,303	Thanks for this Vicwick. I might buy that book myself! Had my booking in appointment yesterday and the midwife was lovely but did express concern about the possibility of tandem feeding. She didn't go into detail - said she would ask the breastfeeding counsellor to contact me, but I think her main issue was the worry that if i tried to wean Poppy once the new baby arrived she may feel pushed out if the new baby is still allowed to feed but she isn't. I am struggling a bit with the nipple pain at the moment - let's see what month 4 brings!

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Dec 11th, 2009, 15:54 PM	#16
lumpybumpy Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Fife, Scotland Posts: 164	Hi Vicwick Thanks for that last post, sounds like an interesting book. I'm kind of hoping my LO will natuarly wean herself if this pregnancy continues but I don't want to force her into it, she will be 3 in March tho so she's had a good long time on the boobie! Looks like we are exactly at the same stage in our pregnancy, have you got any symptoms yet. I've just got a lot of twinges and little cramping pains going on just like AF is around the corner! Slightly tingling mama's too. I never thought I would be desperate for MS but it would make me feel happier about the pregnancy!

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