breastfeeding while pregnant

[MummaFug]

I am still breastfeeding my 16mth old son (morn, night and middle of night) and have jsut found out that I am in the early stages of pregnancy NO 2 :yelclap:
Has anyone else breastfed while pregnant and what were your experiences and how do I go about weaning (not wanting to use bottles) as i have tried this and am not making any progress..but think weaning would be the best thing at this point
Any help or suggestions would be GREAT

[biscotti]

:wave:
I was breastfeeding last year while pregnant and I found that as the pregnancy progressed, she weaned herself, I think the taste changed, got more colostrumy (is that a word) and she fed less and less until none. I tried everything and I was really sad for her as I had planned to feed them both but it was all over for her :(
Good luck :flowerz:

[MilkOnTap]

I'm 11 and a bit weeks along now, and yesterday Jedd didn't have as much :(

Some people find that bf'ing hurts more during pregnancy. Others find that their babies tend to self-wean. Others find that their babies want more! Every one is different.

BUT!!!

Bf'ing while pregnancy IS possible and IS fine. It wont have any harmful effects on either developing bub or your feeding bub and there is no reason why you should 'have' to wean before bub is ready to.

Good luck!!! :hugs:

[Emi]

my mum fell pregnant when i was a bubz breast feeding... i she said i refused her as the milk changes... and she said that i probably didnt like the taste...
she had afew probs with mastitis though coz i just suddenly refused her milk...
if you wean ds now... it should be asll good... if you let him go and wean urself off... jsut be careful if he weans suddenly... or try bottle feeding... even if ur expressing it... so he get used to the bottle... my mum did that a for a little after i refused her milk.. then went to formular for a bit...
i was only 9 months old though when my mum fell pregnant again...

hope this helps!

[stellarella]

If you don't want to wean then there is no reason to.

I'm 24 weeks pregnant and BFing my son heavily. I have almost run out of milk, but he doesn't care.

You will probably find once you reach mid pregnancy you will have less or no milk anyway and gently weaning will be easy.

I just want to stress that unless you really want to wean there is absolutely no need to for health reasons or social reasons....people will be shocked/confused that you are still BFing but they will get over it.

[hayleysmummy]

:iagree:With Stella I'm 21 wks preg and still breastfeeding my 19 month old all the time she has noticed the change in milk but will still happily gulp it down at about 17wks my milk disspeared for about a week and then returned even throughout that week she was still trying to feed (more for comfort) we have had no problems at all and my boobs are just starting to get BIG now :laughing:

Unless your pregnancy is high risk I see no probs at all, I'd keep BF until he self weans but its up to you :thumbsup:

[Pixie]

Still BF my 2 year old and I am due in a few weeks. It has been for me horrible the entire time. Painful and frustrating. I have had breast aversion nearly the whole way through it comes and goes but mostly it's present! I am now only feeding 2-3 times a day for max 5-10 mins.

I will never ever breastfeed through pregnancy again I know that much.

She spent the first 20 weeks desperate for more feeds and was on me all the time, then I had to stop the twiddling as it was driving me mental! then cut the feeds out.

So yes I have had a very negative experience but not all women do.

[Mum&bubs]

Why wean? You don't have to wean your bub just because you are pregnant, if bubby is happy to stay on the boob then I would just let him. I breastfed the whole way through my second pregnancy. In the beginning it used to drive me nuts, because my daughter seemed to like the taste of the milk more and was constantly on my boob- I just felt drained.

But that was mostly during the first weeks of pregnancy- after that it got easier and I continued to breastfeed and I'm really glad I did.

[ikis84]

FAK...

I fed DD1 throughout my pregnancy, and am now tandem feeding. I am finding it very convenient for toddler tantrums and jealousy to still be boobing!

I can't really offer any advice as to weaning (I've never done it), but I would stop offering, but not refuse feeds, and perhaps offer a drink of water from a cup instead, or distract with toys etc. You may find this easier to do later in your pregnancy once the milk drops off a little.

[Rainbowbrite]

I am another who fed right through pg. MJ weaned herself after Anakin was born, no pressure from me.

If you don't want to wean, don't. Its too much hassle imho :)