Extended Breastfeeding

[Anonymous]

I don't think nursing a 16 month old is particularly shocking, but my question is - when you're nursing a newborn and a toddler at once isn't one of them getting the wrong kind of milk? Part of the interesting thing about breastfeeding is that the composition changes as your kid grows up and even in response to your kid's saliva (antibodies are created if baby is fighting something off, etc). The levels of protein in the milk go down precipitously after 3-4 months, and again at 7-8 months, etc.

Obviously if the toddler is getting "newborn" milk, it's not the end of the world. But you want to make sure your newborn is not getting toddler milk, which has roughly half the protein of NB milk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s encouraging to find other moms on this forum also nursing into the child’s 2nd and 3rd year. Again I’m not at all making any judgments here. Fomula is just as good I think. But breastfeeding has always worked for my newborn and toddler. How do moms on here manage nursing the toddler when out in public ? I tend to pack bottles in the diaper bag after my now toddler turned 1 year old. Now bottles for the toddler in public and nursing the newborn in public with a privacy cover I always keep in the diaper bag.

I feel sorry for moms who feel the need to cover up while nursing in public. I just did it and didn’t look at anyone else or think about what they might think of it. Who cares.

[Anonymous]

I nursed both kids until 3 and they are 2.5 years apart so there was some overlap. It was completely fine, kids are both healthy despite one possibly getting the wrong kind of milk!
However I did not nurse the toddler in public, I told him it was for home only. The only person who said a thing about it was my mother.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: hello moms. I recently gave birth on September 1st to a newborn baby girl. I also have a 16 month toddler daughter along with a 9 yr old son.

I’m my toddler has not weaned from nursing and now I find myself tandem nursing. Any advice around this ? It is appropriate to wean the toddler off to a bottle. Any advice would be appreciated

She should have been weened a year ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: hello moms. I recently gave birth on September 1st to a newborn baby girl. I also have a 16 month toddler daughter along with a 9 yr old son.

I’m my toddler has not weaned from nursing and now I find myself tandem nursing. Any advice around this ? It is appropriate to wean the toddler off to a bottle. Any advice would be appreciated

She should have been weened a year ago.

That's completely against medical advice, and you spelled 'wean' wrong-wrong like your advice.

[Anonymous]

What do moms recommend for a good cooler bag to keep breast milk cool. Looking for a small cooler bag I can keep in the diaper bag.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I nursed both kids until 3 and they are 2.5 years apart so there was some overlap. It was completely fine, kids are both healthy despite one possibly getting the wrong kind of milk!
However I did not nurse the toddler in public, I told him it was for home only. The only person who said a thing about it was my mother.

So far, I’ve not really had any issues with milk supply, even leading up to giving birth to the new baby. For some odd reason, I’ve always tended to overproduce milk can have to pump to avoid encouragement.

The only somewhat new thing that’s come up with the toddler ever since I gave birth is that she starting into this twiddling phase when I am not nursing, she wants to be able to use my other nipple like a rubber band.

[Anonymous]

This is absolutely insane to me, I cannot believe people want to do this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is absolutely insane to me, I cannot believe people want to do this.

mothers can be such strange martyrs

[Anonymous]

Tandem nursing is a challenge for me. So hard to position the newborn and toddler. Newborn has a hard time keeping the nipple in her mouth and just fusses like anything if she loses the nipple.

Toddler on the other hand doesn’t want to leave the breast as long as baby sister is still nursing.

[Anonymous]

If you didn't want to tandem nurse, the time to wean would have been a few months before the birth. I would be worried about sibling rivalry however 16 months might be young for that. Honestly do whatever makes you happy as long as the newborn is gaining weight

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s encouraging to find other moms on this forum also nursing into the child’s 2nd and 3rd year. Again I’m not at all making any judgments here. Fomula is just as good I think. But breastfeeding has always worked for my newborn and toddler. How do moms on here manage nursing the toddler when out in public ? I tend to pack bottles in the diaper bag after my now toddler turned 1 year old. Now bottles for the toddler in public and nursing the newborn in public with a privacy cover I always keep in the diaper bag.

I feel sorry for moms who feel the need to cover up while nursing in public. I just did it and didn’t look at anyone else or think about what they might think of it. Who cares.

I dont think you need to feel sorry for us. Some of us just feel more comfortable being covered up!