Anyone still nursing their J12 LO?

Re: Anyone still nursing their J12 LO?

• versed member

  August 2014

  A still nurses once a day, but he nursed on demand throughout my pregnancy, during which he was 10-19m. Any drop in supply I experienced didn't slow him down a bit.
  
  Once the baby came, he upped his nursing because he wanted it whenever baby wanted it. We put some limits on for my sanity, since I was nursing like 15x/day. I dropped him to wake-up and bedtime, and about a month later, he was down to just wake-up time. That's where he still is: he wakes up, nurses, then goes back to sleep for an hour, and then gets up.
  
  The book "Adventures in Tandem Nursing" from the LLL website was awesome. Definitely a great resource about what to expect.
  
  The biggest thing I learned is that it's okay to say No to the toddler. Each time we cut back, we only got like two days of asking before he stopped asking out of designated times.
  
  Good luck - it's a lot of work nourishing two!

  
  
  

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• ashleynaka member

  August 2014

  Thanks so much for all the replies! @versed, I have heard of that book and am glad to gear your success story! @jfresh‌, my cycle is still a little off, but I see my OB next month. My biggest concern is losing all milk when I get pregnant and my LO still loves to nurse. @nursedesi‌, good luck with everything! I can't believe your next LO will be here already!

  

   

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• APendola member

  August 2014

  Yes, I still nurse LO.  I never thought I'd go this long.  I have been back at work for a year...so she nurses in the morning and evening.  I sometimes nurse in the MOTN too.  Everytime I try to break that habit, DD ends up having a cold, or teething, or we are travelling - so I end up putting it off a little longer.

  
  

  DH and I want to start trying for baby # 2 in a few months from now.  I'm not really keen on the idea of tandem nursing or nursing while pregnant.

  
  

    
  

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• ashleynaka member

  August 2014

  @APendola, I am right there with you, but will continue if LO wants and it's not too uncomfortable during pregnancy.  I have a feeling that LO will want it more than ever once a new baby is here.

  

   

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• sarahandeddiejune212008 member

  August 2014

  Avery weaned 3 weeks before she turned 2.
  
  I was still nursing DD#1 when I got pg with A. I had only had 3 cycles pp. DD#1 nursed until I was about 16 weeks or so. My nipples were really sensitive.
  
  DD was pretty much weaning herself and I just gave her that little extra push to fully wean. She was 17m when she weaned. I think she didn't like the way it tasted anymore.

  

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• ashleynaka member

  August 2014

  PaddyB said:

  @ashleynaka  He does still like to play with my nipples while snuggling from time to time (sorry if that's TMI!). I am trying to break him of that habit now.

  
  @PaddyB‌ I actually chuckled out loud at this and nothing's TMI on here! Can't believe #2 is almost here!!

  

   

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• versed member

  August 2014

  @PaddyB‌ - DS likes to kiss the boobs whenever I have any cleavage showing. He also throws in the occasional "raspberry kiss" which ends up looking like motorboating. Yup. My son.

  
  
  

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• versed member

  August 2014 edited August 2014

  @nursedesi‌ - I did let A nurse once per visit while I was at the hospital, but at the hospital, I just let him have some 1:1 time while family members held the baby. I felt like it was important for him to have some "mommy time" during our first multi-night time apart.
  
  Once we got home, I did let them nurse together once/twice a day. The book from LLL recommends different positions, and I'm sure there are a few positions that are c/s-appropriate. A was off/on about tandem nursing - sometimes, he was pulling the boob out of S's mouth, and sometimes, he helped him get latched (aka pushed S's face into the boob).
  
  I ended up choosing to stop the tandem nursing after the first few days - I felt better doing one at a time, and then we ended up limiting A to the 2x/day. I wanted him to have 1:1 time with me.
  
  ETA: sometimes, toddler can be helpful nursing first. If you're engorged, toddler can work the first let-down so newborn has an easier time latching. I have an oversupply, so I often let toddler go first to soften things for baby.

  
  
  

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