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Tandem nursing.. A question (for a friend)

Traycee1242Traycee1242 member
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No definitely not me... DS weaned at 15 months and really don't think I could do it! I bow to those that can!!
So a good friend of mine that is having babies 14 months apart (yikes!) was asking me about it and had a really good question and I have no idea what the answer is..
If you are currently nursing your baby/toddler and have a new baby... Does that newborn not get any colustrum?? Because your milk is already "in" (obviously from nursing currently) She is worried about this because she knows how beneficial colostrum is and doesn't want her newborn to miss out on it..
Does anyone know?? She has made me curious... TIA
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Re: Tandem nursing.. A question (for a friend)

  • Mrs.Cooley2beeMrs.Cooley2bee member

    I recently researched this...for no real reason since I am not tandem nursing.  But the short answer is "yes".  The new baby will get colostrum.  When a nursing mom gets pregnant her milk chanhges throughout the pregnancy and by the end it will switch over to colostrum.  I'm kind of bad at explaining what I read but here is the article from Kelly Mom.

    Will I produce colostrum?

    Yes. The changeover between mature milk and colostrum production begins, on average, between the 4th and 8th month of pregnancy, but some mothers start producing colostrum somewhat earlier than that. Many mothers who nurse through pregnancy have noted that their milk contains mostly colostrum during the last month before baby is born. You will continue to produce colostrum throughout the latter part of your pregnancy - your older nursling cannot "use it up."

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  • hannah&benhannah&ben
    mrs.cooley's post is a pretty good explanation... basically your pregnancy changes your milk to fit the needs of your newborn.  but, it's still really good for the older little one as well!
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  • Traycee1242Traycee1242 member
    Awesome, thanks!!!!
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  • adamsbabbleadamsbabble member

    Like the others said, yes, and also her milk will 'come in' again.  Even though I was already producing when I had Lila, my supply adjusted to the new demand- so you still have that whole huge breasts, drowning your baby in milk experience a few days post partum. 

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