Problems with bf while pregnant

[ChasingButterflies]

I'm 9wks pg, and am bf-ing ds, who is 13mo, mornings and bedtime. His feeding habits have definitely changed since I got pg - for a few weeks he was feeding for aaaaaages; often just lying there attached to my nipple, not actually sucking, but not coming off by himself. quite often i would take him off (i don't like doing that, as a rule, but he was never bothered when i did).

in the past week or so, it's changed again and now he's not really feeding for very long at all, and coming off a lot - usually with a bite [is there an "ow!" emoticon?]. he's also driving me up the wall with pinching and hitting my breasts while he's bf-ing, which is making me wonder if my supply is affected by being pg. the hitting has been going on for a couple of weeks, come to think of it.

anyone have any experience of this? i get the feeling he's getting frustrated at the moment, and i am getting unreasonably irritated by it all too!

Bumping for you.

When I was at a similar stage of pregnancy my dd started to complain sometimes that my boobs "weren't working properly" and sometimes that it didn't taste nice - so in my case I think it affected both supply and taste! We made what was pretty much a mutual decision to stop bfing when I was about 4 mths gone. I know several people who have bf throughout pregnancy though, so I'd imagine it's worth perservering if you don't want to stop yet - I'm sure someone will be along soon with more experience.

thanks frances (and PR for bumping!)
i did wonder if being pg has affected the taste - ds used to get a bit annoyed when i had my period and i thought the same thing then. but this seems so much more frustrating for him. don't really want to stop but it's not very enjoyable for either of us at the moment...
anyone know if this will pass or if my milk is on the way to disappearing?

Background: My eldest was allergic to milk and soya and I had been advised that he was unlikely to accept a formula like nutramigen as he was too old when it was being discussed.

By the time I realised that he wasn't going to grow out of his milk allergy as I had hoped I was already PG with DD. I contacted the Association of Breastfeeding Mothers in a panic and was told about the possibility of tandem feeding - phew!

But as the pregnancy progressed he got less and less interested. I do think there was less milk or - as I have heard - the milk was more colostrumy. He also used to mess around.

More strangely, I started to have an aversion to him feeding. I actually felt, as you mentioned "unreasonably irritated" by it. He is my PFB, I loved him desperately (as I do them all) but I never had that feeling when DD and now DS2 were the same age.

I put it down to it being "nature's way" of weaning a child to make way for the new one. Trouble was, I didn't really want to wean him as there was nothing else I could give him.

By the time DD arrived he had 99% lost interest. I used to let him have a little go but only after she had finished as I didn't want him scoffing the lot, but he really wasn't bothered.

But then again many people successfully bf all through pregnancy and go on to tandem feed.

hi i was feeding my 15 mth old once in am and once before before bed when pg and i think she got frustrated as well, i was in two minds whether to continue and go with tandem feeding or hope that she would wean. She weaned herself at 14 wks which although i was sad about it it was getting really uncomfortable for me and it was nice to have a break before the new baby came along. I think it is quite common for your milk to get less when pg and for babies/toddlers to wean. I think some women dont notice a differece. There is a really good book i read called adventures in tandem nursing which has lots on bf during pg and tandem nursing. Congrats on the pg.