A few questions about being pregnant and breastfeeding.

[haloflo]

Hello I wondered if anyone could answer a few questions as I'm not ready to tell anyone in RL that I'm pg.

I am 6 weeks pg, DD is nearly 15mo.

When will my nipples hurt less?!

Could my supply be dropping? I never feel full anymore and I certainly did a month or so ago. When I hand express there is milk though.

Could she be crying on the breast due to supply? It could just be teething but she seems to dislike feeding (crying whilst sucking) but keeps latching on and off because she still wants the comfort. (ow ow ow!) Would it be awful to not feed her when she does this?

When will she sleep through the night? (only joking, I doubt anyone has a crystal ball!)

Don't really know anything about being PG and bfing sorry halo so hopefully someone will be along shortly how knows a bit more about that.

Just wanted to say regarding the sleep that waking at 15 monhts is perfectly normal. No matter how you feed a baby, half still wake at 12 months so stopping bfing may have no effect whatsoever.

Does she wake often? Have you read 12 alternatives for the all night nurser and 31 ways to get your baby to sleep and stay asleep.

It might also be worth phoning or going along to your local La Leche League as they may be able to lend you this book. Haven't read it but have heard it is quite useful .

The taste of your breastmilk changes when you become pregnant- perhaps it is less palatable to her now?

She wakes a minimum of twice a night. We were getting somewhere I felt with 5-6 hour stretches the norm but she seems to have regressed. I usually feed her 2 or 3 times (I count anything before 6am as a night feed) We co sleep after her first wake up though so I'm not so tired and she naps well in the day so i get to catch up once a week when Im off work. She is better than she used to be.

I've see those links before thanks jilted although they are always worth a read. The bit dr sears says at the bottom always makes me smile. I read an old baby care at my mums last week and it warned against stopping bf too soon as you might not be able to get your baby back to sleep so easily. It made me all weepy!

If I'm honest the front cover of that book puts me off even considering tandem feeding, is it really worth a read? I could probably reserve it from the library if so.

I read that about the change in taste icouldstillbejoseph but why oh why does she go back for more!?

I think I'd be sad to wean but if it was on DDs terms that would be something I would be happy with.

Maybe she goes back for more as she wants the comfort and wants it to taste like it did before but then is getting annoyed when it doesn't?
I don't know, just musing on it....

As an aside, a friend of mine found out she was pregnant twice when her DCs started to fuss at the breast

If you don't fancy reading the book, how about having a chat with an LLL leader about what is happening?

the book is great as there is a lot of information on the pg part and loads on mothers who weaned (either baby or parent led) in pg.

LLLs nearest branch is 25 miles away but I do attend my local surestart group. I'll pop down for advice next week.

I also know another extended bf'er who might know someone who fed in pregnancy.

I will check out the book. I didn't mean to sound snobbish or anything, just wish extended bfing had a more normal image!

Thank you

Oh I know what you mean about the image halo. The term extended bfing always bothered me too. 15 months is still a baby and saying it is extended imples that you've been doing it for too long which just isn't the case.

I have a copy if you struggle to get hold of one, I doubt I'll be having another one

Hello have done bf and pregnant several times. Yes it can hurt when the milk dwindles, my DD4 was able to tell me there was still milk but sometimes it tasted 'yack' (hate that word). Mine have all wanted to continue through though so its comfort feedi g and there's nothing wrong with that. They love the creamy milk when baby comes so its worth their wait.
As for the pain. I was introduced to tommee tippee stick on cooling soothing pads when pregnant last time. They were amazing and meant I was able to carry on.
Congratulations on your pregnancy. Make sure you eat enough and drink drink drink.

Hey, congrats on the pg!
Personally my nipples were sore the entire time and in the end we finally stopped when I was 7mo pg. DS was nearly 2 and he didn't seem to miss it too much when the time came. But the good news is that the sore nipples seem to improve after the first trimester for most people. It seems I was unlucky!
Colostrum comes in anywhere between 4 and 8 months and that's when the taste and texture changes.
Tbh pg changed my relationship with bf from something lovely and wonderful to something I hated, but that all changed when the baby was born and we started all over again.
The 'Adventures in Tandem Nursing' book has some info on bf in pg...
Good luck

The Tandem Nursing book is much better than its front cover (that put me off too). There is lots and lots of useful information in it.

I'm 21 weeks pregnant and breastfeeding a 3.5 year old. My nipples don't hurt as much as they used to, and I am becoming happier about feeding. I'm pretty sure there's no milk left now, and that colostrum production has not yet kicked in, but DS says there is still 'a little bit'. Fortunately, he is old enough to understand that he must make sure he has a good latch and not keep messing about coming on and off!