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Breast, Baby and Belly
Can You Breastfeed Through a Pregnancy?
By Neilia Sherman
Milk production may diminish at this time as the milk changes to colostrum in preparation for the newborn. Although the milk automatically reverts to what is best for the newborn, Fisher explains that a nursing toddler is unable to use up the colostrum, and there should be enough milk for both children once the baby is born.
Some toddlers continue to nurse in spite of the changes to breast milk, because of the comfort factor. "I'm actually amazed that he's still nursing," Berggren says. "I can't express more than a few drops by hand ... but he'll stay latched on, sucking for a long time. I think it's a real comfort to him." For toddlers, this is fine because they are consuming other types of food by now, but for babies, Thompson suggests monitoring weight gain if breast milk diminishes.
If your toddler doesn't wean spontaneously and you would like to hasten the process, mother-led weaning is always an option. Some toddlers wean during the pregnancy but ask to taste the milk again when the new baby is nursing. "There is no ideal time to wean during a pregnacy," Thompson says.
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Breast, Baby and Belly by Lilla75 on 10/31/2009 04:35PM
ONE baby is enough, not for fatigue or a doubled nursing work by me, but just because... It's better. I have a marvelous little baby and he fulfills my life, so I don't need to have 10's of other babies, like some other do. Are you concerned about tandem breastfeeding? Anyway, I really don't understand your concernements about breastfeeding, it had NEVER hurted NO ONE in the centuries, why it should be dangerous right now?