Community› The Bump Message Boards› Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding
New Discussion

Nursing young toddlers, a question about efficiency

CNYBride05CNYBride05 member
edited September 2014 in Breastfeeding
My girls are 14 mos old. Sometimes, they nurse for 5-10 min/session, but often it's more like 2-4 min. Are they actually getting "enough" to count as nursing or are they just checking in? We nurse every 3 or so hrs, sometimes more frequently.

ETA They eat really well (solids) and don't seem ready to wean (nor is mama!!) by any means.
Natural m/c Oct. 2005

Dx: balanced translocation and LPD

TTC since Oct 2011

BPF 02/19/12, EDD 10/31/12, natural m/c 02/28/12 (4w6d)

IVF (BCPs starting 10/30/12, ER 11/18/12, 5dt of 1 beautiful, healthy embryo 11/23/12)
BFP 12/02/12, u/s @ 6w,5d showed 2 HBs! Identical twins!!
Bed rest from 21w-35w due to short cervix, hospital bed rest from 23w-32w due to PTL
Our rainbows were born 07/19/13 (36w, 5d)

Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
Report Reply to Post

Re: Nursing young toddlers, a question about efficiency

  • CNYBride05CNYBride05 member
    I'm still pumping the same amt on work days. So I figure they are still eating about the same :). BFing can be such a mystery sometimes! Today, my boobs are sore and itchy, so I know they've had less than usual. Hopefully this is a flukey day.
    Natural m/c Oct. 2005

    Dx: balanced translocation and LPD

    TTC since Oct 2011

    BPF 02/19/12, EDD 10/31/12, natural m/c 02/28/12 (4w6d)

    IVF (BCPs starting 10/30/12, ER 11/18/12, 5dt of 1 beautiful, healthy embryo 11/23/12)
    BFP 12/02/12, u/s @ 6w,5d showed 2 HBs! Identical twins!!
    Bed rest from 21w-35w due to short cervix, hospital bed rest from 23w-32w due to PTL
    Our rainbows were born 07/19/13 (36w, 5d)

    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
    Report Reply
  • CNYBride05CNYBride05 member
    I'm so torn about pumping @casey78‌. I'd like to stop but it's been such a security blanket for me through our very rocky start. And I'm worried about a supply drop if I stop since I only work 3 days/wk and feed on request (sounds much nicer than demand) the rest of the time. If I worked ft, I may have been more inclined to ditch the pump.
    Natural m/c Oct. 2005

    Dx: balanced translocation and LPD

    TTC since Oct 2011

    BPF 02/19/12, EDD 10/31/12, natural m/c 02/28/12 (4w6d)

    IVF (BCPs starting 10/30/12, ER 11/18/12, 5dt of 1 beautiful, healthy embryo 11/23/12)
    BFP 12/02/12, u/s @ 6w,5d showed 2 HBs! Identical twins!!
    Bed rest from 21w-35w due to short cervix, hospital bed rest from 23w-32w due to PTL
    Our rainbows were born 07/19/13 (36w, 5d)

    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
    Report Reply
  • Loading the player...
  • surpriseadditionsurpriseaddition member

    My LO definitely comes for a quick hit for emotional reasons, and those only last about 2-4 minutes.  This could be the dog knocked her over, I'm making dinner and she just wants mom for a few minutes, etc.  I think it's completely normal. She's almost 17 months.


    **DD1 - 7/9/98**

    **DS - 11/9/00**

    **DD2 - 4/30/13**

    Report Reply
  • mommatotwo2mommatotwo2 member
    edited September 2014
    At 16 months, this is also where we are at, mostly 2-3 minutes at a time and then every night before bed and before naps on the weekend. During the week we are mostly only nursing at night before bed.  My boobs don't feel as full as they did, but when I hand express I can still get quite a bit.  She's doing well on wcm now (we were dealing with a sensitivity which she seems to have outgrown).  At this point, I'm mostly comfort nursing and hoping to give her a little bit of an immunity boost over this coming winter. 
    Lilypie Second Birthday tickers Lilypie Kids Birthday tickers
    Report Reply
This discussion has been closed.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards
"
"