On a bad fire day, when i am packing an emergency 'if we have to go' bag, i am grateful that i am breastfeeding and don't have to think about bottles to pack.
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On a bad fire day, when i am packing an emergency 'if we have to go' bag, i am grateful that i am breastfeeding and don't have to think about bottles to pack.
for sure hotI! i read the aba's list of things you would need to ensure you had and it was huge!! even the wholw no guarentebof sterile water etc
Ladies hello! Just dropping in to say hello. DD is almost 11 months and we are still exclusively BF - cows milk in her breakfast cereal but that's the only milk change. She drastically reduced milk feeds at about 9.5 months too and we have about 4 BFs in 24 hours. They are small feeds except for the first one or two feeds of the day. We have been travelling - pretty much living interstate for almost a month over the festive season and during this time she only has 3 feeds sometimes as she won't readily feed if we are out and about and waits until we are at home- wherever that may be at any given day! I've also been told it is an age-related thing.
Jen interestingly my DD is comfort sucking too lately. Not feeding to sleep but reluctant to detach when she's about to go to bed after a feed.
DD2s birthday today. 12months!!
Also means I'm almost up to 4 years uninterrupted since DD1 and DD2 tandem fed.
congrats on 12minth J!!
Oh that's impressive jellyfish!
Ok I've just been confirmed I'm pg, gp tried to tell me to stop bf now. Due to the energy requirements of the body, it will be too much to feed ds whilst pg. Same gp who tried to tell me to only feed from one boob. I'm planning on continuing anyway lol, any tips you guys can give me? I figure if my body can get pg whilst bf, then it can handle bf whilst pg. It would be good if it would take away the little extra in the belly region lol.
WM I can't believe a GP told you that! That level of ignorance within a GP is scary.
Ps congratulations!
Thanks ladylove.
WM, I would think just keep doing what you're doing. Keep up your own fluids and energy levels and keep up the bf the way your are now. Only look to change things if its needed...
Late last year I was starting to honestly feel "over" bf dd. 3.5 years was just feeling too much (when combined with a couple of long term issues I have at the moment). Dd and I talked and said maybe it was time to give up boogie and just connect with cuddles. We were even down to only feeding s couple of times a week. Then she got a chest infection. So we didn't stop the feeds. Then she got food poisoning soon after that (poor poppet!). So we kicked up the feeds a bit. And I figured meh, it's not so bad. And she has had a crappy run of health. This past week she got tonsillitis for the first time. Badly. Ended up in hospital severely dehydrated due to the combination of heat and illness after less than a day. It hit her hard. The paed tried all sorts of oral rehydration with her. Hydralyte, water, juice. She wasn't interested. So when the paed was gone for a bit I offered boob. I'd been at work all day and by the time I got home she was beyond it. So I offered for the first time that day. And she drank. And drank. For the first time all day. The paed came back inland seen me feeding and said it was awesome to see, better for her than the other stuff they'd tried and apologised for not asking if I still fed because unfortunately it's anything but the norm to still feed at 3.5+. We were able to bring her home without needing iv rehydration and I spent the next two days at her beck and call. I'm feeling very touched out. Off nd on engorgement as my boobs are back in production overdrive. But my girl has bounced back and is doing well. And I've actually appreciated being able to still feed her for the first time in quite some time. Yay for bf!!
Oh BG I'm so sorry your little poppet has had such a tough run lately, ontop of everything else you have to deal with (not to mention her of course!) you are SUCH a trooper! Good on you for sticking with bf this long it sure is comforting for both when they are unwell. PS I hope you all get a little respite now.
WM yep your Dr is a noob! Actually I can barely believe you were told that, especially being in the medical profession yourself *pfft* to your Dr lol. FWIW I have been pg AND/or bf since June 2006 and I've had no adverse health issues! My babies/toddlers have all weaned a few months into og though but it hasn't really bothered me coz apart from #1 they all got at least a year and I wouldve happily continued if they wanted to. This time actually I am a little relieved almost that ds weaned a few weeks ago as bubby does have suspected IUGR and so of course I want to be doubley reassured she's got every chance to get all she needs :) keep at it with your little man as long as you both want I say :D
Oh BG I'm so sorry your little poppet has had such a tough run lately, ontop of everything else you have to deal with (not to mention her of course!) you are SUCH a trooper! Good on you for sticking with bf this long it sure is comforting for both when they are unwell. PS I hope you all get a little respite now.
WM yep your Dr is a noob! Actually I can barely believe you were told that, especially being in the medical profession yourself *pfft* to your Dr lol. FWIW I have been pg AND/or bf since June 2006 and I've had no adverse health issues! My babies/toddlers have all weaned a few months into og though but it hasn't really bothered me coz apart from #1 they all got at least a year and I wouldve happily continued if they wanted to. This time actually I am a little relieved almost that ds weaned a few weeks ago as bubby does have suspected IUGR and so of course I want to be doubley reassured she's got every chance to get all she needs :) keep at it with your little man as long as you both want I say :D
Congratulations WM!!! :) did your doctor give any reasons or is that just what they think? No experience her yet, but can't wait to see how it goes :)
BG: that is so good!!! I got warm fuzzies reading that :)
Dd seems a bit off her milk again...I have a feeling my cycle must affect it.
BG, that is great that you were able to bf her through such a rough run. Hope the engorgement settles though, not fun.
Congrats, WM! As long as you feel fine, there's no need to change what you're doing.
Arg DD had taken to screaming for a feed once or twice at night again. It's the only thing that resettles her.
Is it normal for my boobs to feel really really empty and soft at 6 months?
There is always milk there if I try and hand express but they just feel like nothing is inside them.
haha and more saggy? I will say yes to this because this is me!
I officially have "mum" boobs!
Do yours fill up between feeds? or overnight?
Oh yeah, got the saggy going on!!!!
They fill up to a point between feeds but not as much as usual. Definitely more overnight though. I have been feeling really anxious at the moment cos Miss G doesn't sleep at night these days and I spend half the day worrying about how bad the night is going to be which I am guessing does nothing for the sag factor ;)
That sounds the same as me then :)
Does she feed well before she goes down for a sleep?
They seem to and they don't wake hungry so I guess they are getting enough. Just seems hard to believe there is enough in amongst all the sagginess lol
At around 6 months your boobs become a lot more efficient at making milk and tailoring supply to your babies' needs. So feeling a bit saggy is pretty normal as is not feeling as rock hard between normal feeds anymore. But skip a feed and believe me you'll feel it!
After 12 mths my bbs went even further down - back to my normal size. This time around they settled quicker and were pre-pg/bfing size before 6 mths but DD2 has had a recent feeding increase and I have the cleavage to prove it. I'm enjoying it while it lasts!
The settling down thing happened by about 3 mths with DD1.
Phew, was getting all paranoid that my supply was dropping. Which I know is silly given we demand feed but you know what it's like when you get a thought in your head :)
Totes normal ;)
DS turned one, and we made a full year of breastfeeding! DD also still feeding, so 2 years and 8 months of breastfeeding with 1 year of tandem feeding.
My Mum, who is supportive, asked me yesterday how long i thought DS would breastfeed for. :rolleyes: i don't know when DD will finish, so no idea how long DS will want it.
i had a funny day yesterday, lunch with the folks for DS birthday and then there was a fire near our place and i was asked to help out with the radios. My Mum took both my kids to her place (first time she has had DS) with a couple of pots of EBM. They had dinner and bath etc and then i picked them up around 10. DS coped really well, had some of the ebm but was happy and didn't even want a feed when i picked him up. He had a feed when we got home though. It was nice to know that he will be ok if i have to, or choose to, be away for a few hours. My boobs were bursting though, and i even considered pumping while driving on the way home! I didn't but pumped when i got home, before waking ds in the car cos i knew he wouldn't take heaps and i was happy to restock the freezer a little.
fantastic work HotI!!
Excellent Hotl, I really admire tandem feeders.
How long did it take for you to get your af back after a baby? I've had it once and then not again for 43 days. Is this normal with breastfeeding? I know they say breastfeeding can change things, but i was irregular before, so i am trying to work out if i put it down to still having the same issues or is it a part of breastfeeding?
My cycle returned after 8 mths and first AF at 9 mths. My cycles have (unfortunately, since we're not TTC!) been completely regular. But I've heard it can be all over the place for a while.
My AF returned at 8 months, first cycle 39 days then 27 now... Waiting to find out!
I had a small bleed in June (so around 7 months), then nothing until September (10 months), a 26 day cycle, then a 39 day cycle and fell pregnant again on the third proper cycle. So yes, breastfeeding can cause things to be a bit out of whack for a while, but don't let that fool you into thinking you're safe *grin*
I'm one of these who doesn't get a cycle while bf. but my sister got hers back at 8 weeks.
I didn't get mine back til ds was 16mo. It was pretty regular though, for those 3 cycles lol.
First child got Af regular (every 26 days) since 6 weeks then got pregnant at 7mths lol. 2nd child and tandem feeding had D&C at 16 weeks for retained products and AF returned at 5mths and then again 40 something days later.
First one I got AF at 10 months, first cycle 62 days, then 31 from then on, although I got pregnant on 2nd or 3rd 31 day cycle, so who knows how regular they would have been.
I think we're going to start dropping the morning feed from tomorrow - down to one a day at bedtime. Not sure how that's going to work, but there's hardly anything left now. Tonight he was just chewing and it hurt so bad :(
i was quite irregular pre-baby, and very regular cycles post baby, like my clock got reset. AF returned at 4 months pp first time, 6 months pp second time.
ok...random question, thst doesnt actually affect me yet... but when you are tandem feeding, like twins, or newbie and toddler, how does letdown happen? do you get twice as many let downs? or is it the same as single?
TT, I always find I get way more letdowns tandem feeding than individually. Something I noticed when we tandemed all the time was once one girl was latched and sucking, I'd start hosing on the opposite boob which got other baby sucking like crazy. Pretty much because of the letdowns, as soon as one baby would start sucking, it would get the other moving too which is awesome for boosting supply as it means both boobs are getting constantly stimulated.
Don't know if the effect is any different tandem feeding two bubbas of different ages but that is my twin experience :)