BF whilst pregnant i is it normal for milk to just VANSIH?

[pastalady]

I'm four months pregnant and still BF my 24 m/o. I've been trying to wean him gradually, but I've noticed that all my milk seems to have disapeared. I was expecting it to turn back into colestrum, and about this time in my last pregnancy I could express tiny drops of it. Now, there is nothing there at all and I think my DS is just suckling for comfort. I'm really suprised and a little worried that it has just vanished and not been replaced with the colestrum, which I was expecting to happen. Has this happened to anyone else?

I found that the supply dropped to almost nothing for a few weeks. If the toddler is highly motivated, they will work through this dip, and resume breastfeeding when the supply returns.

Colostrum isn't usually expressable until around 28 weeks.

Mine stopped completely at about 5 months pg. I weaned DS1 at this point as he was using me as a giant human dummy. I then had no milk - no leaking at all (unlike my first pregnancy) - until DS2 was born.

At which point it all kicked back in with a vengeance.

It sounds like my boobs are behaving in the same way. I had problems BF at the start with DS, hence feeling a bit wary of having problems with this next one. How did you go about weaning your DS Rowan, f you don't mind me asking? As there is nothing there, I feel like a giant dummy as well.

Well, tbh I weaned very badly indeed! Just went cold turkey one day (5 months pregnant, very little sleep 'cos DS1 wanted to keep the nipple in his mouth all night long, one day decided I couldn't take it any more). Daytime was quite easy as I could distract him, but the nights were hellish for about 2 weeks until he finally gave in, by which time we were all pretty hysterical. If your DS uses BFing to go to sleep, I'd really recommend introducing some other ways for him to go to sleep before you wean completely - give him a chance to get used to the idea.

Try googling Kellymom or Dr William Sears websites for bf-friendly weaning. They'll hopefully be a lot more use than me!