Anyone currently breastfeeding

mb314

I'm curious how many people on this board are still breastfeeding.  Here's a questionnaire of sorts:

How old is LO?
Have you found that nursing has changed since your BFP?
Do you plan to wean before the baby is born, tandem nurse, or play it by ear?

DS is 18 months.  I find that he still wants to nurse, but once he's on the breast, the sessions are a lot shorter now that I'm pregnant.  He switches a lot more between breasts and doesn't stay on for more than 30 seconds, maybe a minute. 

I don't want to tandem nurse.  I would love at least three months where I am not nursing any child.  I need a break.  I think I'm going to try to night wean in a few weeks.  I'm dreading it, but DS is up at least two to three times each night, and I need him to sleep better.  I'm hoping night weaning will help with that. 

WashingtonQueen

I breastfeed throughout my second pregnancy.
My son was around 18 months - 2 years while I was pregnant.
My nipples became supper sensitive and breastfeeding became very uncomfortable during my pregnancy.
Currently tandem nursing.

SweetMelissa5

How old is LO? 14 months
Have you found that nursing has changed since your BFP? She seems to be nursing more frequently for shorter periods of time, so I think my supply may have dipped.
Do you plan to wean before the baby is born, tandem nurse, or play it by ear? I wanted to wean her two months ago, so I'm still working on it. Hopefully it will work out soon.

Emerald27

How old is LO? 2yo, 4.5mo

Have you found that nursing has changed since your BFP?

Yes! Night nursing is very painful, so we've begun gently night weaning. Otherwise, still going strong.

Do you plan to wean before the baby is born, tandem nurse, or play it by ear?

I would like to tandem, but I suspect that DS will wean by the time #2 arrives. He'll be nearly 3, night weaned, and he has already cut down a lot on nursing. So we'll see! Stick us in the "playing it by ear" category.

mb314

@Emerald27 It's the same for me - night nursing is more painful then when I nurse him before bed.  I wonder why it is.  Last night about killed me.  DS was up every two hours or so and was hard to get back to sleep. 

Emerald27

mb314 said:

@Emerald27 It's the same for me - night nursing is more painful then when I nurse him before bed.  I wonder why it is.  Last night about killed me.  DS was up every two hours or so and was hard to get back to sleep. 

My DS was up every hour last night wanting to nurse! I couldn't believe it! I have had success with offering water, then nursing while I count to 10 (as slowly or quickly as I need to for my sanity), then asking him to roll over and go to sleep. "That's enough" or "all done" works pretty well. It's crazy tough!