Hi ladies, i can't really join the group anymore as i'm no longer breastfeeding but i was when i fell pregnant.

I had quite a few questions at the time and started a few threads to get my answers but would have loved to have a little group like you guys to talk to back then.

I fell pregnant when DS2 was 12 months old and it was quite the surprise. I had no symptoms at all until i finally realised that AF was late. Probably because i was so busy and still feeding. I was hoping to bf DS2 until 2ish so i did feel quite guilty falling pregnant knowing what that would mean to him (does that make sense)?? But i continued to bf and even considered tandom feeding for some time there.

I think we made it til about 14-15 months of continuing to feed DS2. He still seemed very interested and in this time and i was more than happy to do it for him. After a little while it did get to seem like a little bit of a chore because i was getting so tired and he was still waking for a night feed (just out of habit i'm sure). One day he decided to bite me instead of feed. As to if it was to do with low supply or change in taste i don't know but it HURT a lot. I very hesitantly gave him a few more chances which still resulted in bites so that was it for our day feeds. I just cut them out completely and he didn't really seem to care. I continued to feed him when he woke at night for a little longer but it was beginning to hurt me, i would feel quite a bit of pain when he latched on and i'd be cringing anticipating him latching on. So the time came when i decided it was time to cut out the night feed also. Within only a couple of nights re-settling without a feed he was soon sleeping through.

I think i am happy with the way things turned out, it wasn't what i expected but i think it was for the best. So i made it to 13 months with DS1, 15 months with DS2 and we'll see how far we can go with out little one due in Dec.

I wish you all the best for your journey through breastfeeding while pregnant and maybe even beyond