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dominique23 - 297 days ago.
jennfinn411 - your supply wont decrease, your body will adjust. my baby will sleep from 730pm until 7am sometimes she eats @ 4 or 5 sometimes not. i wouldnt worry about getting up and pumping, if you really wanted too then if your baby did wake up you would still have plenty for him your body makes more while hes nursing.

jennfinn411 - 297 days ago.
Hello. DS will be 3 mos tomorrow and he is starting to sleep longer stretches at night (4-7 hours). He isn't completely consistent with this just yet as some nights he will sleep maybe 3-4 hrs. So I am just wondering what you ladies suggest to do so my supply doesn't decrease. I assume I should get up and pump? My only worry about this is that I never know if he is going to sleep longer or not. So I worry I will get up, pump and he will wake up shortly after and then I won't have any milk for him. I EBF and would like to NOT use a bottle as I want to stay with him associating me with breast ONLY! (He only gets 1-2 bottles a week from DH). Thank you in advance!

laurae2001 - 297 days ago.
my second child just turned 12 months last week.. i got my first period when he was 6 months old and thats when i started birth control.. by that time it was too.. late cuz im now 4 months pregnant.. but.. i do want to ween my 12month old in the next couple of weeks any ideas from the seasoned moms out there.. ive never had to do it.. and i really dont want too.. kinda makes me sad.. but i know it must be done

1Byfaith - 298 days ago.
Does anyone have the Paragard IUD? I am EBF'ng my 3mth old dd and I had one inserted about 3 weeks ago. I have had a period since it was put in and I was wondering if I should expect a period every month or was I just bleeding from having it put in? Usually when I bf AF does show up for about a year.

mommy2jr - 298 days ago.
Do most of you EBF mommies have your cycle back? Or not? It is so weird how different evertone is.. I have a few girlfriends who got theirs 6wk postpartum. . . another one who got pregnant 4 months after while EBF and on the pill... I want to be pregnant and of course.. no cycle :( I was on clomid to get pregnant with my LO and was hoping I wouldnt need it again. My LO is officially partially weaned. No more day feedings :( Only bedtime and morning. He is just over 5 months. Hoping I start ovulating soon.. we really want to TTC ASAP.. Praying by summer It is back. My OB said its common for it to not return until 6 months after completely stopping :( I sure hope it doesn't take that long. I was emotional talking about it, however, now that he is on a bottle during the day (Soy formula as milk based hurt his tummy) I dont feel sad about it. I can go run errands without feeling rushed :) Im thinking when we are weaning the other feedings it will be a bit more tough for me. I am surprised how well he is doing as well!!

mcpris214 - 298 days ago.
Margareeto- PUPPS is the WORST! I too had it after I gave birth, but that is extremely rare. In almost all cases, PUPPS occurs during the late stages of pregnancy. Mine decided to rear its ugly head a few days after giving birth when my skin was all loose and skwishy. It started in my belly (try scratching loose skin-gross) and then spread to my inner arms, butt, and thighs. It was the most horrible thing and looked like I had some kind of disease. It was so bad, even my doctor was taken back. The scars from the rash lasted for months! So glad it only occurs one time in your life. I would lather anti itch cream, but nothing helped. I had a severe case of PUPPS, sore, bleeding nipples, an episiotomy that ached, and anal fissures after the birth of my first born. It's a wonder I ever got pregnant again (and again). LOL. Good luck!

sanner5955 - 299 days ago.
I had an overactive letdown problem with my first child, 33 weeks pg now, and just wondered if its a sure thing that it will be an issue again??

Bri - 299 days ago.
margareeto - It's not PUPPS. PUPPS happens during pregnancy and the itching STOPS as soon as you give birth. Believe me, I had a horrible case during my first pregnancy.

heidiml82 - 299 days ago.
have any of you ever had a milk blister and if so how did you get rid of it?it hurts to nurse i just want to give up between mastitus then this i just want to nurse with no pain

mummy22 - 300 days ago.
mine did the same... they were back 2 normal in 6 mths :'(

mummy22 - 300 days ago.
mine did the same... they were back 2 normal in 6 mths :'(

babymichael(Danielle) - 300 days ago.
After 18 months of not having a period, it came back! I am only seeing a little bit of a change in output, not much. I have noticed that the flow and cramps are less severe then they were before i got pregnant with my daughter. I am hoping this is a new trend! I joked with my husband that my body was ready to start thinking about another baby... NOT!

margareeto - 301 days ago.
Hey Ladies..question any of you ever have a postpartum rash that itches? OMG I have this rash that's spreading.. I thought it was PUPPPS? bc it started in my lower belly stretch marks..just thought I'd ask:-)

dominique23 - 302 days ago.
sanner5955- like you boob spraying everywhere and soaking or choking your poor baby? then yes lol. i found leaning back or pumping/hand expressing some before helped a lot.

shiz - 302 days ago.
Not me..but if you go to Kellymom.com there is a section just for that.

sanner5955 - 302 days ago.
Anyone have experience with overactive letdown?

shiz - 302 days ago.
Hisbabymama-that is totally normal. I am 10 months into it and am still a bit lopsided. No worries...Just nurse off that side as much as you can but still keep nursing from the otherside...i hope that makes sense...

Bri - 303 days ago.
It's definitely ok to breastfeed throughout pregnancy as long as you don't have a history of preterm labor. I breastfed my first son while pregnant with my second no problem. You do tend to eat and drink a little more but your body can handle it. My question is how long do you plan on breastfeeding?? For those with preterm labor it is recommended to wean somewhere in the second trimester. Or, for those with incomplete cervixes, sometimes sooner. Another issue that sometimes arises with low supply. Because pregnancy does through your hormones out of whack it can lower supply. I've known women to see a supply drop before they even know they are pregnant. But at 11 months you could technically wean once it happens. Another issue is taste. Again the hormones change things. If they are going to wean because of taste it usually happens iin the second trimester. Older children have complained of the taste. It didn't effect my son. I got pregnant when he was 17 months and continued on. I'm nursing my 15 month old now and plan on getting pregnant in August and nursing him until he wants to quit. May or may not be before the third is born. My first had breastmilk until he was close to 3. In your case, if you want your child to breastmilk for the 2 years the WHO recommends then I would probably hold off of getting pregnant. But, if you don't really care when she weans then go for it. Most knowledgeable OB's will know it's ok for at least the first and second trimester for those with the history. I just don't know if I would risk it. I personally would wait until my child self weaned if I had the history. But. my body has a longer gestational cycle. Nothing sends me into labor until about 42 weeks so I don't have the risks.

charmedby3 - 303 days ago.
14 months, 1 week. That's how long I've been nursing Braeden now! It's hard to believe it's gone so quickly. I've been back at work since he was 11 months old, and I pumped for the first month, then went through the freezer supply I had built up, and then finally at 13 months started giving goats milk at daycare, and nursing at home. I tried him on cow's milk, but he didn't like it. He'll suck back the goats milk like he's starved though! When he was first born I thought I'd go to one year, and then wean, but now I can't imagine forcing him to wean. I'm hoping he slows down a bit soon though, now that he has learned how to sign he wants to nurse constantly! I'm beginning to think he'll still be nursing when he's gone off to college! LOL He probably nurses about 4-6 times per day when I'm at work (which is quite an accomplishment, considering I'm gone from 6:45am - 5:15pm! And about 10 times a day, or more when I'm home! Not for long most times, it's like he just wants to know he'll still get boob if he asks for it. Funny little guy!

charmedby3 - 303 days ago.
Actually nusring while pregnant is just fine, unless you have a history of pre-term labour, or some other reason to believe the baby might come early. The reason is that when the baby nurses oxytocin is released by your body. Oxytocin both encourages milk let-down, and causes contractions. Since you do have a history of pre-term labour, it probably isn't a good idea to bf while pregnant, although I believe it's still okay during the first trimester. Many who get pregnant while bfing though, discover that their milk supply really suffers during their pregnancy.

MG5 - 305 days ago.
Mileysmommy08-They usually dont recommend nursing while pregnant. That's such a great demand on your body! Nursing does cause the horemones that make the uterus, contract. I can only imagine it also might be difficult to get pregnant while nursing, not impossible, but a little harder with the extra hormones. The first place I'd start would be talking to my Ob/gyn to find out from a medical stand point why or why not. But good luck and obviously you're doing a great job still nursing! I just know my SIL had to stop nursing to get pregnant. They tried and tried, then finally she stopped and Bam! It happend the next month. :)

Mileysmommy08 - 305 days ago.
Hi ladies! I am a mommy to two little girls. I am currently bf my 11 month old, and currently debating trying for another baby Starting in June. Would it be bad for me to bf while pregnant? I struggled with preterm labor with both my pregnancies, so I am worried that bf will cause problems with a new pregnancy. Any suggestions or thoughts on the subject?

mmjohnson33 - 306 days ago.
domininique-Cole is 15 weeks. I will try the motion thing....its so frustrating....

HisBabyMama85 - 306 days ago.
I have been having a problem with my breast size, my left is 1 up size larger than my right. I tried to pump and BF off of both, I tried just BF off of 1 and not the other it seems like nothing is working. My LO is going to be 6 weeks and I just feel so akward and really want to start feeling myself again, any suggestions?

dominique23 - 307 days ago.
btw how old is your baby