http://forums.llli.org/ Breast milk continues to be a valuable source of nutrition and disease protection for as long as a child breastfeeds. Find information and support for breastfeeding beyond the first year here! en Sun, 19 May 2013 13:22:11 GMT vBulletin 120 http://forums.llli.org/images/misc/rss.png http://forums.llli.org/ http://forums.llli.org/showthread.php?117025-Latching-on-but-doesn-t-seem-to-be-nursing&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 05:14:41 GMT My daughter is 16 months and we are still nursing on demand, which is usually at night, when we wake, and before naps. Sometimes less and sometimes... My daughter is 16 months and we are still nursing on demand, which is usually at night, when we wake, and before naps. Sometimes less and sometimes more :love
She has been difficult to get to sleep for about the past 2 weeks, sometimes she will have a good night, and then sometimes she will cry and no bedtime action (rocking, nursing, singing, walking, bouncing, swaddling, or just letting her cry) will soothe her then as we have been waking up in the morning she has been nursing a lot. She is usually fast, but she takes her time in the morning. The past couple days it feels like she is getting a latch and just holding it, almost biting, and it stings and starts to hurt and I have to force her to break the latch to get relief, sometimes we seem to fight over my nipple. I'm not sure if I'm more sensitive because my period may be starting in a week or so, or if she is latching on and not letting go. If it's the second and not the first does anyone have any suggestions... ]]> Breastfeeding Your Toddler (12+ months) @llli*sugarfoot289 http://forums.llli.org/showthread.php?117025-Latching-on-but-doesn-t-seem-to-be-nursing http://forums.llli.org/showthread.php?117015-Low-milk-supply-at-2-years&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 09:14:31 GMT Dear mums, I m nursing my twin girls for 27 months now. I ve been on a business trip recently. I ve staid overnight (2 nights) and brought a... Dear mums,

I m nursing my twin girls for 27 months now.

I ve been on a business trip recently. I ve staid overnight (2 nights) and brought a pump with me. That was first time after more than a year i ve used it. I ve got out of my breasts only 300 ml after a whole day of not nursing. I ve last nursed at 5am and pumped at 11pm. This means i ve skipped 3 nursing session: morning, 2pm and evening one.
In the morning i ve struggled to pump some 200ml more. That would be about 2 nursings (1 night and 1 morning session).

This should mean i produce about 500 ml of milk a day (250ml per child).
Is this much?

My daughters both started to eat a lot of solids for all 3 main meals during the days since a couple of months. The number of nursing sessions stayed the same. Also the duration is similar. But i noticed that the milk is flowing only for a minute or two. The rest of the time (some 5 minutes in total) they just enjoy sucking.

That is a little bit annoying especially at night. It used to be that they d wake up, get some milk and fall asleep immediately afterwards. But now they wake up, get the little milk there is and then roll around for a while (sometime an hour or more) to fall back to a sound sleep. They keep on demanding the breast, but i m not so willing to give it more than twice a session. There is no milk left anyway. And it is really uncomfortable for me. Couple of minutes is O.K., but after that my back and shoulders, my arms begin to hurt due to an unrelaxed position. Having 2 at the time, sometimes simultaneously, other times in a row is very tiering. Especially because it has been easier before.

This is now like this for the last 2 weeks. I hope its just a growth spurt or a milestone that will pass soon. Probably i should also mention that they actually started to sleep thorough - if you define it as Dr. Shears does: 5-6 hours of continuous sleep. And then what i ve described above happens...

We are not nursing much during the day. Only around 2 pm and then again around 5pm if they are fussy. Both sessions are not very long, some 5 to 10 minutes. If they are not so much after the milk, but more after sucking and some exclusive time with mummy, would it help to nurse more frequently during the day? I work from 9am to 2pm, sometimes longer. During the weekend they get more nursing sessions.

It s been very exhausting - is this a sign of weaning that i should push a bit? How? I dont mind keeping a couple of nursing sessions a day but i wanted to end up slowly in the next half year or so... I dont want to continue long after they turn 3 years.

What are your experiences? Suggestions? ]]> Breastfeeding Your Toddler (12+ months) @llli*jagoda http://forums.llli.org/showthread.php?117015-Low-milk-supply-at-2-years http://forums.llli.org/showthread.php?117001-Where-do-I-go-from-here-1-year&goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 17:51:49 GMT So glad to have made it to a year! LO is eating *pretty much* 3 meals a day, but really its more like snacks throughout. He eats what we eat... So glad to have made it to a year! LO is eating *pretty much* 3 meals a day, but really its more like snacks throughout. He eats what we eat generally, and it has really helped us to eat more healthfully and wholly. He is also still nursing, I guess? alot? Many times, don't even really know, through out the day and still wakes at night. I never scheduled and still nurse on request. Really going great.
But now what? Am I suppose to start another milk? COWS or goats Vit D? It's against the law to sell raw milk in the state of KY, so I'm really not sure what to do. And, he only usually has a little bit of water with each meal, just to learn a sippy, and never any juice. Is it ok for diluted juice now?? What do I do Ladies. Love hearing from you and all your experiences. Thank you Thank you.

Erin ]]> Breastfeeding Your Toddler (12+ months) @llli*mommylove http://forums.llli.org/showthread.php?117001-Where-do-I-go-from-here-1-year http://forums.llli.org/showthread.php?117000-Ya-ll-we-made-it!-And-many-thanks&goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 17:46:25 GMT Hi there Ladies!

Aw, just am so blessed to share this... My LO and I made it, I mean we made it to 1 year, ya'll!!! Wow. So thrilled. Thank you so much for all your support. I am thinking of several of you who I have followed religiously this past year, your posts have really been lifegiving, encouraging and inspiring to me and so many others. I wish I could give each of you a big HUG! So happy to get to actually write this post. Nursing is the most amazing experience of my life and I wouldn't trade it for the world.

Thanks for reading! Hang in there to you Mamas struggling through some rough times. Please take some time and trust what these ladies have to say. They won't steer you wrong!

Blessings
Erin ]]> Breastfeeding Your Toddler (12+ months) @llli*mommylove http://forums.llli.org/showthread.php?117000-Ya-ll-we-made-it!-And-many-thanks http://forums.llli.org/showthread.php?116998-Has-biting-caused-a-nursing-strike&goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 17:20:51 GMT My son just turned 1 and recently has bitten me a couple of times, but not too hard. Today however was different. When I offered the breast this... My son just turned 1 and recently has bitten me a couple of times, but not too hard. Today however was different. When I offered the breast this morning, instead of latching on he looked at my nipple, smiled a little as he took it into his mouth, then bit me. I put my finger in his mouth and took him off immediately, and looked at him, I think I looked upset, because he started to cry. Now whenever I have offered him the breast, he does the same thing. I am quite worried because he hasn't had a proper feed for around 12 hours - he has had some solid food and water, but not loads.

Is this the beginning of a nursing strike? I am hoping he will feed normally before bed today and through the night, but what do I do if he won't? ]]> Breastfeeding Your Toddler (12+ months) @llli*indigoelectron http://forums.llli.org/showthread.php?116998-Has-biting-caused-a-nursing-strike