https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:22:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explaining-breastfeeding-to-your-older-child#post-1785303 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 13:40:53 +0000 Mamaof2 1785303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As a side when I was nursing my DS a friend's DD came by and asked me what I was doing - I told her I was feeding DS and she said "But where's the bottle?" :silly: </p> <p>I looked at her mom like you answer that one!! haha<br /> She FF both her kids - </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explaining-breastfeeding-to-your-older-child#post-1785296 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 13:37:22 +0000 autumnlove 1785296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We never talked about it but she was 15ish months when the baby was born. She thinks it is totally normal to nurse a baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explaining-breastfeeding-to-your-older-child#post-1785279 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 13:25:55 +0000 Mamaof2 1785279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think we ever talked about it until he brought it up while watching his sister nurse - then I told him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explaining-breastfeeding-to-your-older-child#post-1783621 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 12:43:12 +0000 Aandmklover 1783621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Skadi: thanks! A book is a great idea</p> <p>@beachbee: I think giving him his own milk while I nurse is really smart. I will try that when the time comes. Thanks!!</p> <p>@locavore_mama: when I change in front of DS he will smile and want to touch my nipples but never tries to nurse. We've been doing big boy/big brother too so hopefully he will adjust okay. </p> <p>@Maysprout: wow! Awesome point. We Need to talk about daddy with the baby too. Right now he's so used to mommy being pregnant and not able to do things because if the baby but it hasn't really changed his relationship with daddy. </p> <p>@LemonLong: oh that's great news. DS nursed for longer and there will be a shorter gap in time form when he stopped to when the new one arrives but hopefully it will be as seamless. </p> <p>So I did try to explain to him that mommy is going to nurse the new baby but somehow I failed. Now when you ask him how the new baby will eat he says "it eat nipples" :shocked: :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explaining-breastfeeding-to-your-older-child#post-1783457 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 09:16:45 +0000 LemonLong 1783457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What to Expect the First Year recommends just letting your older child try to nurse again if they are interested, since they will probably realize it's not that great. </p> <p>My LO nursed until she was 13 months, and her little sister was born when she was about 21 months. I didn't do anything to explain nursing to her, but she doesn't seem interested at all and we haven't had to deal with any jealousy issues yet (but we're only two weeks in) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explaining-breastfeeding-to-your-older-child#post-1783408 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 08:16:57 +0000 Maysprout 1783408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO was still nursing too during the beginning part of my pregnancy so she knew what it was. I think one of the explanations that she took to most is baby doesn't have any teeth so needs mama's milk, even though she had teeth and still nursed. We talked about it a lot though.<br /> She was a little jealous of mama's attention to baby for the first couple week, she liked baby though. She accepted me interacting with baby though bc we'd talked about it so much. What we hadn't talked about as much was papa holding baby, so for the first couple weeks she'd cry if she saw my husband holding the baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explaining-breastfeeding-to-your-older-child#post-1783360 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 06:05:05 +0000 regberadaisy 1783360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@beachbee: those are some great suggestions! </p> <p>LO 1 was weaned at just past 24m and she will be 28m when #2 arrives. She doesn't pull at my shirt but a few times when I've changed in front of her she's tried to nurse. Lol! Every time I laugh and tell her she's a big girl and doesn't need any more and she usually laughs too. So "big girl" route seems to be working for us. Hopefully this still does when baby sister arrives. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explaining-breastfeeding-to-your-older-child#post-1783352 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 03:05:25 +0000 beachbee 1783352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 was 18 months when DD2 was born and I was dressing about this. She too was BF until I weaned around 12 weeks pregnant and she transitioned to WCM. We didn't get any books about it (great suggestion @skadi), but we did talk about it a lot. She had a "big sister" book that we read constantly and each time we did we would talk about the baby after finishing the book. One thing I always made sure to mention was that the baby would be drinking mamas milk and that LO had "LO's" milk and it was special just like her. Sounds silly but she really took to that and her face always lit up. Fast forward to baby being here, and while DD1 still pulls my shirt, she always says "mamas milk for baby sister", so I know she gets it. I always make a point to give her her milk sippy cup while I'm nursing and we sit on the couch so the girls can drink their milk together. She's done really well which completely surprised me! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explaining-breastfeeding-to-your-older-child#post-1783349 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 02:25:44 +0000 Skadi 1783349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We haven't been there yet, but maybe a book like this?</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mamas-Milk-Michael-Elsohn-Ross/dp/1582461813/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Mamas-Milk-Michael-Elsohn-Ross/dp/1582461813/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/explaining-breastfeeding-to-your-older-child#post-1783333 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 00:00:34 +0000 Aandmklover 1783333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS did nurse for 16 months and I weened when I was 15 weeks pregnant. He's going to be 22 months when #2 arrives and I curious on how he's going to adjust with the new LO not only taking mommy's attention but also nursing on mommy too. </p> <p>Did you explain breast feeding to your older child/children before next LO arrived? If so, how did you go about it? </p> <p>How was the adjustment period?</p> <p>Thanks for any insight, ladies!! </p>