Been advised to stop bf next time I get pregnant

[heavenlylily]

Have just found out that have miscarried when about 11 weeks, although could have been sooner, the scan was inconclusive. I have 1 year old dd who i still bf morning and night and sometimes in night too. Have no plans to stop and no problems with carrying on bf while pg and have been reasurred that was probably not the cause of the mc but have been advised by one member of medical staff to stop if I get pg again. While I do not want to put a new baby at risk the thought of stopping bf with dd is heartbreaking. We have such a bond and both enjoy it so much. Does anyone have any experience with this situation?

So sorry to hear your news. No experience I am afraid but I have also never heard of a link between miscarriage and breastfeeding. Was this advice specifically about reducing the risk of another miscarriage or was it just some misinformed general advice that pregnancy and breastfeeding are incompatable? Lots of information about all breastfeeding issues at kellymom.com including tandam breastfeeding - might be something useful there for you.

link here

Sounds like an ill informed hcp to me.
Someone else on here recently had mc whilst still bfing a 2yr old. I think she investigated further, and discovered that there was possibly a marginally increased risk when bf if you have a bicornate uterus, but not otherwise.

I am currently 11 weeks pregnant and still bfing my 2 year old, and as far as I know there are no problems with my pregnancy (scan on Monday!).

I'm very sorry for your loss.

Thanks for the replies and the link, certainly helped to put mind at rest as have been worrying that continuing bf may have had something to do with my mc. The advice came from a senior sister when went into hospital to discuss the next step now have mc. She just said that it probably had nothing to do with the mc but to stop next time, just in case. She didn't base it on anything or give me reasons though. As had normal pg first time round I am hoping this mc was not down to anything I have done but simply natures way of saying this baby would not have survived.

How sad- I hope you are recovering OK. Your BFing had nothing to do with your MC and you shouldn't have to feel pressured to stop should you want to continue.

Sounds like a uninformed piece of advice that you can safely ignore.

Best wishes, Emma (HCP)

heavenlily, sounds like we're going through the same kind of thing at the moment. Hope you're feeling ok, and looking after yourself. I'm still bfing my 13 month old, and just had a mc at around 10 weeks (baby died at 8weeks-ish). I asked about the bfing, and both the GP and the consultant at EPU said it had nothing to do with it, and there was no need to stop if I get pg again while still bfing.
Enjoy that very special time with your lo. I know that at the moment, bfing is actually really helping me when I'm feeling so sad about the mc.
thinking of you.