Pregnant And Breastfeeding Support Thread

[Erin (redstarfalling)]

Congrats Monika!!!  I was just thinking about you the other day - nice to hear such great news! 

[JacobMarksMummy]

Yay Monika! We've missed you! Hope your doing well and you have a great pg!

[deenz]

Congratulations Monika!!!

[daisymelan]

Monika, how old is Anna now?

How is everyone feeling?  I've been cramping lately. 

Also, my breasts are the smallest they have been in my life.  I'm trying to make sense of this.  Even my sister commented on it.  I feel sorry for ds.  He grabs at them when nursing as if to try and pull out more milk.  I think I'm building my supply up more than it was a few weeks ago, but what gives?   (Small history here, I was going to wean, but changed my mind and also went from doing the two feeds both in the morning to the first feed and last feed of the day.)

Anyway, hope all the other nursing mamas out there are doign well and same with their los. 

 

[CaedensMama]

Jodie - can you get the "adventures in tandem nursing" book? It explains what your breasts are going thru in preg and the "seasons" they have - great explanation. And you do sound normal to me! More later - go check your library or LLL and get that book!

[daisymelan]

Jodie - can you get the "adventures in tandem nursing" book? It explains what your breasts are going thru in preg and the "seasons" they have - great explanation. And you do sound normal to me! More later - go check your library or LLL and get that book!

Hey Jenn, I went to the library today and they dont' have it anywhere in the province but they did have another book by Karen Gideon (not sure of the name) so they have ordered it in and will call me when it's available.  It was released in 2004 so I'm optimistic it will be helpful. 

Has anyone else read the book I have mentioned?  I'm curious if it's as good as the Adventures in tandem nursing one. 

BTW, he fell asleep last night while nursing so I actually got him to do some "extra" sucking to help out my supply.  He even went back to sleep and stayed that way after I stirred him to make sure he started a proper sleep cycle.

[CaedensMama]

I searched the LLL site and tried to see if there are any groups near you that may have the book too you could borow.
No clue how close these 3 cities are to you - but they are the ones that came up for New Brunswick.

http://groups.lllc.ca/groups.php?prov=NB

This is the link for the book in their cataloge, so you know what it looks like. If you have an extra $20, I would say it is worth the money!

http://shop.lllc.ca/details.php?id=170&cat=2

Hope that helps, and I haven't heard of the other one, but I hope it is good too!

[Monika aka annamum]

Anna is almost 27 months now. It is hard to say how often she is nursing because we don't have a strict pattern here anymore. On busy, exciting days she forgets about nursing while on boring days, when we are mostly at home, she will remember and ask more often. This doesn't bother me at all, I actually enjoy nursing her as I get a moment of rest while she nurses. But I wish she was a more sleep loving person than she is. She doesn't nap anymore and goes to sleep at 8pm. I am already exhausted before her bedtime but, of course, I don't go to sleep that early.

Still no morning sickness but I have a decrease in apetite. I am only 5.5 weeks but I already have a small bump...

[daisymelan]

Hi there ladies.

I think I have come to a sad realization.  Last night my son slept through, the two nights before that, he did not and downed a 8oz bottle (I supplement with formula) each time.  Last night, my mom had him and gave him a bottle before bed.  I think I am drying up and he is not getting enough.

I only bf twice a day and I think my supply is drying up.  I know I could increase it if I worked at it, but I don't have the energy to do it. 

I have only been bit I think three times until this morning.  He has bit me twice today.  During our evening feed he was very fussy on the breast and I knew he was only swallowing every 5 seconds or so.  He was not getting enough to fill his belly.  I gave him a bottle and he drank 6oz. 

I have decided to wean I think twice before and have switched my mind both times, but I think today was the day.  I will see what tomorrow holds and I know I will really want to bf him, but I really think I should just offer the bottle.  I can't fill the little turd anymore. 
 
 

Thanks for sharing my short journey of being pregnant and bfing.

Good luck to all you mamas, I will be lurking and will update when the deed is done.

[Monika aka annamum]

<<<HUGS>>> Jodie,

You may wake up tomorrow and want to continue or you may give it up, you will know the best what is for you. Breastfeeding alone doesn't make you a perfect mom, mothering and responding to you child is far too complex and I think you know it .

[daisymelan]

Thanks Monika,

I did wake up and want to bf him, but I just got in a snuggly bottle.  Luckily he likes a cuddle during his bottle so at least I still get that from him.  I think we are officially done.  I think I don't really want to admit it just yet and will be able to in a few days.   

[KimRebecca]

Hi, I am new to this website. I have a 15 month old baby and I am 10 weeks pregnant and still breastfeeding number one. It is nice to know there are so many of us out there! Would like to wean because she is so dependent on the breast at night, but finding it difficult! Worry how I will cope with two waking babies!!

[Lilah'sMommy]

Mind if I join you?

Lilah is almost 20 months old and still nurses two times a day.  I'm now four weeks pregnant.  I miscarried three months ago at 7.5 weeks and now that I'm pregnant again, I'm overanalyzing every symptom.  In my last pregnancy (the one I miscarried), I didn't have sore boobs at all.  This time I do, but they fluctuate so much!  Right after I nurse dd, they don't hurt much at all.  By the next nursing session, they are tender again.  Anyone else have this?

I know last time I was pregnant, I lost a fair amount of my supply pretty early on.  So far I haven't noticed a difference.  But it's still quite early right now... plenty of time to lose my supply...

I'm not planning to wean, but if dd decides to wean during the course of the pregnancy, I'm fine with that.

So glad we have this thread!

[GraceKellysmom]

Worry how I will cope with two waking babies!!

I think that is a very common worry for ALL second-time-mothers-to-be. I hope to encourage you by saying, your "baby" has 30 weeks to grow up and change, they will be so different by then. My ds is nearing 2 yrs old and his independence shocks me! His night wakings are completely different now, he is starting to be reasoned with. Be so glad you have 30 more weeks to work on the night feeds. As Tracy says, start as you mean to go on. Decide what you hope for )with #1) when the baby arrives and take the baby steps you need to get there.

My #1 had weaned by the time #2 arrived, she was 17 months. Even then, she had some night wakings but would accept me or dh. #2 was a much better sleeper and I wish that for every one of you! DD adapted quickly to hearing DS cry in the night, it didn't wake her. That is always amazing to me.

One comment I always try to pass on is just before you are ready to give birth, #1 will really push the limits (nightwakings increased a ton in the weeks prior to birth) and boundaries (and shortly after birth too). I think they have a second sense, they know something is about to change/big happen. My doula talked to me about this and recommended that I remain firm, keep #1's schedule very similar after the baby was born, and make sure the rules remain the same (still can't jump on the couch, etc). Grace seemed to relax once she realized that life wasn't that much different and that mommy was still going to be there for her as needed. I think if you prepare yourself for this you will recognize it when it happens and not be so stressed about it.

Best of luck and it is fun to see the journey!

[charliegirl]

Firstly, congratulations to the two new pregnant mums. This gang is growing fast!

With regards to KimRebecca, Stacy's comments seem spot on. I know that all babies are different but I have been amazed at how quickly mine has adapted to any changes we have made. Each change was made with careful foreplanning and super-charged resolve not to crack but ds was incredibly compliant, so maybe we were just lucky as well.

Loved the comments about pre- and post-birth boundary pushing.

As regards the sore boobs, mine were incredibly sore as ds latched on but were fine after that and fine at any other point in the day. At about 12 weeks I wasn't noticing it so much. I had often had it in mind to wean my ds before the birth, hoping that he would do this himself as time went on. I was sure there was very little actually coming out for him. Fate stepped in and for 2 days it just so happened that I was not in my usual feeding place when he was due and he never complained once!     So, as from 2 days ago we dropped both 'feeds' and we haven't looked back since. Bit sudden though.

Charlie