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Breastfeeding while pregnant

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NQWWW · 20/10/2004 19:59

Does anyone know if this is a problem? My dd is 13 months and I feed her once a day, and I'm now 6 weeks pg.

Am I taking nutrition away from the new baby? Will my pregnancy hormones be in my milk and affect my dd?

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Hausfrau · 20/10/2004 20:04

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alibubbles · 20/10/2004 20:26

I breastfed my daughter totally for 5 months and then twice a day until she was 10 months old. I was then 6 months pregnant when I gave up feeding her, or rather she gave me up.

My son was born a rather healthy 9.12 after a 4 hour labour, no pain relief and no stitches..

I didn't have any problems, so I wouldn't worry too much!

pixiefish · 20/10/2004 21:02

My cousin did this- no probs- but she did stop bfing dd a month

Tommy · 20/10/2004 21:18

My sister was advised by her midwife to give up once she was pg again but this was 16 years ago and the thinkiong on this seems to have changed. The female body is a fantastic specimen of nature - she will cope with anything!

geekgrrl · 20/10/2004 21:19

i did this and went on to tandem feed two kiddies for 15 months. I found that breastfeeding was uncomfortable during pregnancy with more sensitive nipples and that in the third trimester my milk disappeared pretty much (obviously it came back when baby was born!). Your body always puts the baby on the inside first so no worries about nutrition being taken away.

prufrock · 20/10/2004 21:56

No idea NQWWW, but just wanted to say congratulations and it's nice to see you around again.

JulieF · 20/10/2004 22:06

Its no problem at all.

Yo may find that your supply dips around 3 months and some toddlers self wean around this point. Also as you approach your due date your milk will change to colostrum for the new baby.

If your dd continues to nurse during the whole of your pregnancy you could even tandem feed. La leche league publish a book about this and there is also information on this site

Marina · 21/10/2004 10:05

I know of at least one Mumsnetter who tandem fed until after the next baby was born - like you, it was down to the very occasional feed. I don't think she found it any problem.
Nice to see you back NQWWW and congratulations on your pregnancy!

yoyo · 21/10/2004 10:09

I fed DD1 for about 4 months into second pregnancy. She gradually gave up (she was almost 2 by then) - no problems at all.

mumbojumbo · 21/10/2004 10:10

Hi

First of all, congratulations on your pregnancy.

I breastfed ds1 throughout my pregnancy with no problem apart from it became more difficult with positioning with a bump in the way! I fell pregnant with ds2 when ds1 was 13 months old.
DS2 weighed in at 8lb 15oz and I've had no problems breastfeeding him either. Now a strapping 11 month old!
Good luck!

Pidge · 21/10/2004 10:15

Congratulations! And breastfeeding during pregnancy is fine. As others have said, you may find you get sore, and you may find that the milk reduces or disappears - some kids lose interest at this point, others go on to happily continue feeding when the baby arrives.

I was breastfeeding my dd once a day when I got pregnant this time. She was nearly 2, and I don't know if it was coincidence because I think she was losing interest anyway, but she just gave up of her own accord. One morning I offered her a feed twice and she just wanted to read a book! Although I was fully prepared to feed her during pregnancy I was rather relieved as I was beginning to feel horrendously sick and the thought of trying to sit up in bed feeding her in the morning and not throwing up on her was getting too grim!

Good luck.

clairemagnolia · 21/10/2004 16:31

I'm about 7 weeks pregnant and still feeding my 2.5 year old ds. I've read all the up to date literature through La Leche which is very positive and I'm definitely going to carry on for as long as ds wants to. It has been a godsend this week as he's had sickness and diarrohea - breastmilk has been his only nourishment for days.
I have noticed that I feel starving a lot especially in the night, so I've just been out to Holland and Barrett's to buy some healthy snacks.

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NQWWW · 21/10/2004 19:44

Hi Marina and Prufrock - good to see you're still here. I got out of the MN habit a bit when dd was born - had a fairly fraught first few months!

Thanks everyone for the advice and congratulations - I won't worry about weaning quite as quickly as I thought I might have to, although I still think I'll do it before the new baby arrives - can't quite get my head around the idea of tandem feeding I'm afraid. Will probably try to have a few months gap at least so that dd doesn't remember that it used to be her and get jealous.

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serenequeen · 22/10/2004 21:52

crikey! no advice to offer just wanted to say hello again and congratulations! i used to be bossykate btw.

zaphod · 22/10/2004 22:06

I bf during two pregnancies, and was told by my GP and gynaecologist, that it would NOT take nutrition away from the new baby. My two were 6 and 7 months old, respectively, so I felt I would be harming them by ending breastfeeding early. Both new babies were fine, a good size and healthy. Congrats on your pregnancy.

Eulalia · 24/10/2004 17:47

I continued to feed ds when I discovered I pregnant even though he was 2 and also carried on when the baby was born. dd was 8 and a half pounds and very healthy. I've been breastfeeding continously for over 5 years now.

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