Comments on: Goodbye, sleepy nursing …

By: kim

kim — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:15:17 +0000

Aw, Nadine, I’m so glad that you’re able to better tolerate nursing Nate! I gotta say … I didn’t want to be the only one tandem nursing It’s amazing how much less room there is on the lap, eh? And it’s DEFINITELY a plus when Daddy gets involved in the bedtime routine - such a weight off your shoulders for figuring out how it’s all going to work with the new one …. although I have NO IDEA what I’m going to do for naps!

By: Nadine

Nadine — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:31:42 +0000

Hi Kim,
You know, I think my milk is still there - a little - I was shocked to discover a little dribble of milk rolling down his cheek after I nursed him down for his nap the other day. It’s not hurting as much either - I can now count to 300 on one side and then add another one or two counts to sixty before I have to boot him off. Which actually means I can nurse him down for a nap nowadays if he doesn’t fall asleep in the stroller…

I’m also getting a little better about offering the other side as well. I think it’s helping that he’s mostly sleeping through the night (there’s water in his sippy cup if he’s thirsty) and Daddy is doing the whole bedtime routine now - potty, diaper, pj’s, milk & stories, brushing teeth, and rocking to sleep in the rocking chair. It’ll be good for when the new one arrives - I’ll be able to get one down and he can get the other…

I was really HATING nursing for a while there - am looking forward to it being easier again after the birth (as well as NOT being pregnant anymore!) Thank goodness it’s getting a little easier.

I’m actually looking forward to the birth now too - instead of dreading it - I think it will be easier this time (never challenge ‘worse’) and I’m looking forward to having Mommy, Daddy & Nate in the tub together! It’ll be fun!

By: kim

kim — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:01:43 +0000

That’s part of what the blog is for

By: Christina Scovel

Christina Scovel — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:56:06 +0000

You should journal it all down!

By: Shannon

Shannon — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:17:29 +0000

I was amazed and kind of sad when Ellie stopped nursing during my pregnancy. I wish I’d taken a pic of one of those last times, but I didn’t realize that we were reaching the end. We transitioned from nursing to sleep to rocking to sleep too. I miss rocking her, but I still lay down with her while she goes to sleep. That’s the sweetest time of my day

By: Brandy

Brandy — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:23:47 +0000

I wish I had taken more pictures of us nursing. I wish I had paid more attention to her last major feedings.

Isabel can go days without asking. She asked the other morning and got mad when I lifted my shirt. Apparently she had meant “wat” for water not “mana” for milk like she had said.

She will ask and then its like 30 seconds and she’s done. I think she is too busy and the taste has changed for her. I’m hoping when super engorgement comes back and there is a new baby touching her “mana’s” she will have interest again and help me out with the flood that happens!!

By: kim

kim — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:20:24 +0000

Jen - it’s funny how different kids react differently to the back-to-work thing, huh? Some babies nurse for years with mom at work and others just don’t care to continue!

re: Colostrum - yep, my milk will change to colostrum around the time of the birth. One of my good friends is a few weeks behind me in her pregnancy and her milk has already changed to colostrum. I’m not sure when mine will change! Some toddlers love colostrum, some hate it, so that will remain to be seen! But yes, verbal toddlers often let mom know that her milk tastes different when it changes to colostrum.

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:18:25 +0000

I am glad you and Gwen have been able to cherish such a great nursing relationship. Anderson decided on his own at 13 1/2 months that he was done (after some gradual weaning because of my return to work), and I totally relate to that feeling of wishing you’d soaked up those last few moments more carefully, because I didn’t really know the last time was coming (June 6!). On the flip side it is so wonderful that she’s made a healthy transition and that she is able to sleep without nursing. I think you will appreciate that immensely in the months to come!

Just out of curiosity, your milk will change back to colostrum, right? So will Gwen still like the milk in the same way as she does now? I am assuming the taste/texture is noticeably different in those first weeks…