Breastfeeding during pregnancy

[SilverStarfish]

Hello Pinky :wave:

I'm currently about 7 weeks pregnant with my second baby and my daughter is almost 10 months old.

Between teething and being unwell, my daughter has all but gone off her food at the moment (not that she's ever been a big eater) and I'm having a really hard time keeping up with her. The constant night feeds are especially tiring. Co-sleeping isn't an option for a number of reasons, not the least of which being that Sarah doesn't like sleeping in our bed anyway.

I know that pregnancy hormones can affect breast milk supply. Will her frequent (really frequent!!) nursing help me to build up my supply again? It feels like I'm battling up hill against the hormones.

I've also noticed that my nipples are a lot more sensitive than they were - esp during accidental contact with Sarah's teeth!! Is this something that my body will adjust to? Or will they just stay sore for the rest of the pregnancy?

cheers,

Wendy

P.S I'm reading your book at the moment, "Sleeping like Baby". It's wonderful! :thumbsup: It makes me feel a lot better about what my instincts want me to do, as opposed to what I "should" be doing.

[Pinky McKay]

Hi Wendy - pregnancy hormones definitely have an effect on milk production
and sensitivity -ouch!

Nipple sensitivity will probably decrease as your pregnancy develops, but
you may find you will need to introduce some 'othermothering' to comfort
your current baby -it will still be possible to continue breastfeeding a
little at least, but please be realistic that you may have to offer other
foods/ other comfort as the milk supply will be reduced because the
pregnancy hormones will take over.

A good book to read may be Adventures in Tandem Nursing -available through
Mothers Direct.

Pinky