https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:08:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-already-breastfeeding-one-kid-when-you-gave-birth-to-another#post-2222186 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 20:22:39 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2222186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I nursed until the day DD2 was born and just figured I would tandem nurse. But as soon as we got home from the hospital and DD1 saw the new baby nursing, she decided she was done. She never asked to nurse again! She was 19 months old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-already-breastfeeding-one-kid-when-you-gave-birth-to-another#post-2222177 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 20:11:57 +0000 skipra 2222177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes you should make colostrum and it will make your toddler's poops pretty gross for a while! I had some over supply at first and it was actually kind of nice to let my older lo take care of it! When the baby was born we were at 2 nursing sessions a day and then when I got home he gave up the bedtime one for DH to put him to bed (broke my heart!) So just be prepared for your breastfeeding relationship to change when the baby arrives. I had midwives and nurses both tell me that often the toddler will give it up completely. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-already-breastfeeding-one-kid-when-you-gave-birth-to-another#post-2222143 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 19:47:50 +0000 matador84 2222143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I found out I was pregnant on my DS 10 month birthday. I nursed as long as I could but pretty much dropped the boob around 13 months (4 months preg) because I dried up. I think my boobs were ready for my 2nd child though because it was and has been such a breeze. Still nursing at 16 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-already-breastfeeding-one-kid-when-you-gave-birth-to-another#post-2222106 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 18:36:34 +0000 Kemma 2222106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My milk dried up at around 17 weeks or so but my big girl was happy to dry nurse once a day. Once Felix arrived my milk came in on day 3-4 and I nurse Miss A (32 months) once a day and the little guy on demand. Miss A would be ecstatic if I let her nurse on demand but I've been pretty firm with limiting her to either nap or bedtime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-already-breastfeeding-one-kid-when-you-gave-birth-to-another#post-2222061 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:32:57 +0000 chopsuey 2222061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My milk dried up, but I still nursed DD until DS was born and tandem nursed for 8 months.<br /> My milk came in by day 2 and DS definitely got colostrum. </p> <p>I always pumped for/nursed DS first and then nursed DD. I did have to nurse both at the same time a few times though :P<br /> having a nursing toddler really helped with engorgment issues! Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-already-breastfeeding-one-kid-when-you-gave-birth-to-another#post-2222058 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:27:28 +0000 sarac 2222058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As stated above, your body will produce newborn milk. I've heard of toddlers totally going nuts and gaining a bunch of weight from all the awesome fatty newborn milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-already-breastfeeding-one-kid-when-you-gave-birth-to-another#post-2222055 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:24:23 +0000 Rockies11 2222055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am 2 months postpartum with 2 nurslings. You do produce colstrum - as I understand it, the body works to produce for the youngest baby. The advice I was given in the hospital was to always make sure the baby ate first. This seemed sensible at the time, but it didn't really work in real life. My toddler went off solids and started nursing full time. She nursed more than my newborn. It was a nightmare. After about 6 weeks, I weaned her to only eating right after she wakes up in the morning. And then I was super engorged, and the baby was choking from fast flow, etc. I don't think that's a normal thing though. So pros: get to keep a close nursing relationship with a toddler, toddlers are efficient at nursing so they're really good at taking care of engorged breasts when your milk comes in. Cons: in my case, it was literally all we did because one or both were always eating. I was hungry and exhausted all the time, and just kind of burned out. Because my toddler was nursing so much, she started to nurse again in public, and I am a big hippie about nursing but I drew the line at tandem nursing with a toddler in public. Then she would throw a tantrum and cry and hit, etc. Anyway, in my case, it was sort of a fail! Maybe other people have better stories. My toddler has a high needs personality.</p> <p>ETA: from a physical standpoint - like enough milk produced, able to feed them at the same time, etc. it was a complete success, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-already-breastfeeding-one-kid-when-you-gave-birth-to-another#post-2222031 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:03:54 +0000 pui 2222031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How did that go?</p> <p>I'm going to still be breastfeeding my daughter when baby #2 comes along. Since I will still be lactating, I won't produce colostrum, right? My question is, is that a problem?</p> <p>Anything else I should know or consider about breastfeeding my new baby while still breastfeeding my daughter? </p>