Nursing/Weaning While Pregnant

My son at first wouldn't drink whole milk only 2% wich isn't good enough. I bought almond milk,vanilla flavor and he would drink that. You could try that. After a few months he finally takes cows milk wich is way cheaper than the Silk Almond milk. I was sick of nursing so I just made sure he had his dairy from other sources not just milk. At almost two he is probably just nursing for comfort and cows milk will never replace yours. You could always refuse him he will probably have a fit at first but after a few days or so he will probably just forget about it. If I sound unsensitive I appologize but my son really turned me off to nursing the last couple months before I weaned him. Good luck and your child won't suffer any emotional damage when you finally cut him off. My son is younger than yours and once we stopped he forgot all aobut it the day after the last feeding.

hehe Cheryl, Wrong R. D. This one is new or it is the same and just a new profile? hehe

Anyways, R..
When you are pregnant your milk supply will change. The flow, the amount even the taste.
I agree with Cheryl, with the expressing and mixing it with cows milk.
Or try replacing each BF session with another food. Doesn't have to be milk. Could be anything really. That way you can be down to night time feedings. Might make it a little easier for you.

He probably will self ween after all of this though. My babies do. Stay strong you guys will work it out together :)

I went through the same thing. Have patience, once your colostrum comes in it will get easier. The books Adventures in Tandem Nursing by Hillary Flower and Mothering your nursing toddler(cant remember author)really helped. You should go to your local Le leche League meeting to talk with other moms and leaders who have gone through the same thing! Don't know where you live but there is one in Andover this Friday! Good luck!

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I nursed Greg while pregnant with Nicky. Nicky was born in July and Greg was weaned from June to July - it was a VERY hard process for both of us as Greg was already 2...

I would express what milk I have and mix it with the cows milk until it's 100% cows milk.....it will help to slow down the nursing too...Roman is 19 months but with the trauma of the leg thing - he may just need the breast for soothing instead of actual milk...

Try a LLL meeting, ESPECIALLY if there's a Toddler meeting in your area. I think they're the place for the best ideas on extended nursing/ toddler nursing/ nursing while pregnant/tandem nursing.

And he might be hitting the period around 2 where they start nursing a LOT more again.....

If you are distracting him from nursing - then you are causing your own milk supply to dwindle. He's still an infant, I'd let him nurse on demand and offer the breast often. Your milk doesn't just suddenly disappear due to pregnancy - most women who choose to nurse during pregnancy can thru-out the whole pregnancy - you are barely past 2 months gestation.

I'd read up on tandem nursing and nursing while pregnant on breastfeeding support sites like www.llli.org, www.kellymom.com and www.drjacknewman.com