Tandem feeding in the early days.

[Oodsigma]

Does baby still need to constantly suck if my body is already producing a lot of colostrum ?

And do you still get the Pamela Anderson chest? hoping you don't but not that confident

Sorry, don't quite understand what you're asking here.

The first few days when the baby sucks all the time until your milk comes in, I wondered if they still need to do it as much as dd3 is already getting/keeping it going.

And if she is feeding as well is the milk coming in bit so dramatic?

Are you saying you have a toddler still feeding, and are wondering what the first few days will be like feeding both toddler and new baby?

My dd2 was still feeding from me once a day at 16 months old when her sister was born. I continued to feed dd2 once a day (morning) while feeding dd3 too. During my pregnancy, towards the last month or 2, my milk went to colostrum. dd2 used to break off to have a drink of water then feed some more! It also hurt at bedtime feed, which is why we dropped that, just keeping morning one. I was glad to keep going with that one, as it gave me some intimate time with dd2 (she was still so young!) and I'd had trouble getting going with newborn dd1 and dd2. I had no trouble with dd3 at all, no sore nipples, yay! Can't say I noticed any difference with her early days than the others, other than the difference in personalities anyway.

I did sometimes feed both at once, but I didn't like the feeling, and had to latch dd3 on first and get dd3 to wriggle in. Felt like a cow then. Found instead that if I'd fed dd3 at 5am ish, then I could feed dd2 at 6.30, get us all up for school and feed dd3 again downstairs 7.30/8ish.

Is that the sort of thing you wanted to know?

Yes that's it! Not explaining v well.

My milk changed over a couple of weeks ago , she was a bit at first but has been feeding the same although my I'm starting to expand again (first time this pregnancy)