https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:29:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mamas-who-bfed-wile-pregnant#post-505947 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:42:43 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 505947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First tri was brutal for me- nipples super sensitive and it didn't help my nausea at all. BUT, I just stuck with it and after a while it got better. I was lucky though that I didn't lose much supply, as that seems to be the main issue for most people. Just try to snack a little throughout the day and keep your fluid intake high (I couldn't drink straight water for a while but luckily that went away with the nausea too). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mamas-who-bfed-wile-pregnant#post-505923 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:38:08 +0000 chopsuey 505923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I dried up completely 3 months into my pregnancy. LO was 15 months old </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mamas-who-bfed-wile-pregnant#post-505865 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:26:51 +0000 glimmersnaps 505865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was breastfeeding for the first few weeks of my pregnancy, but my son was nearly 2 and we were in the process of weaning anyway. </p> <p>I'd say to make sure to keep snacks around at all times-- maybe granola bars/nuts/dried fruits in your bedroom so you can get at them in the middle of the night or ASAP in the morning. Also eating heavier foods like oatmeal can help. </p> <p>I've heard that breastfeeding helps to reduce nausea, but I didn't really find that to be the case. The nipple pain was pretty strong but it only lasted for a minute or so at the latch. So try to avoid distractions that might cause your LO to pop on and off. </p> <p>I think it's also very common for the milk supply to reduce or stop all together. (When we weaned I didn't feel engorged at all.) I've also heard that it can change in taste/become thinner. I imagine this might be a natural way to encourage nurslings to wean. </p> <p>Good luck! You might also want to check out Adventures in Tandem Nursing, it's a great book!</p> <p>@Mrsbells Nursing does cause the uterus to contract but it's primarily to help it go back to it's un-pregnant size in the first couple of months after birth. As long as there's no preexisting condition, the contracting on an already "shrunken" uterus would be negligible :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mamas-who-bfed-wile-pregnant#post-505413 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:47:30 +0000 duckduckkristen 505413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: nope, not true at all! Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mamas-who-bfed-wile-pregnant#post-505411 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:44:55 +0000 purrpletulips 505411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't done it but during a LLL meeting, one woman discussed her experience. She said that she stopped because of severe breast pain when she was about 12w pregnant and resumed when she was around 28w; however she was nursing a toddler who didn't really need the BM unlike your LO. She also stated that she knows her milk "dried up" at some point in there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mamas-who-bfed-wile-pregnant#post-505404 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:42:55 +0000 Mrsbells 505404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow i didnt even know you could breastfeed while pregnant, so the whole nipple stimulation causing the uterus to contract isnt really true then? </p> <p>@duckduckkristen: Congrats!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mamas-who-bfed-wile-pregnant#post-505360 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:28:55 +0000 duckduckkristen 505360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: thanks, even though you already knew. Lol. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mamas-who-bfed-wile-pregnant#post-505183 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:25:42 +0000 mediagirl 505183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yayyyyyyyyyy!! Congratulations!! (ps...no advice, just wanted to extend my congrats here). :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mamas-who-bfed-wile-pregnant#post-505171 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:21:55 +0000 duckduckkristen 505171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: thanks! I've had my d checked and it was normal, plus I take a d supplement. But I will have my midwife do some bloodwork just to check everything when I go for my first appt on Thursday. I think I just need to be better about eating more often (including in the middle of the night) and drinking tons of water!</p> <p>@littlek: thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mamas-who-bfed-wile-pregnant#post-504983 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:11:50 +0000 littlek 504983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice, but congratulations!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mamas-who-bfed-wile-pregnant#post-504980 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:08:57 +0000 runsyellowlites 504980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know a couple moms that have bf'd through pregnancy. They all dealt with the nipple sensitivity but I think, atleast for one, it passed.</p> <p>You may consider getting your levels checked, like vit d, etc. I know a bf'ing mom that dealt with dizziness &amp; lightheadedness &amp; it was due to vit d deficiency.... Given the season I figure its even more of a possibility.</p> <p>Congrats on your pregnancy &amp; GL continuing to bf! I know a good handful of mommas that have, hope you have similar success! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mamas-who-bfed-wile-pregnant#post-504944 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:54:26 +0000 autumnlove 504944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was only able to do it for a month because my supply dropped drastically. I was STARVING too...</p> <p>Good luck and congrats again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mamas-who-bfed-wile-pregnant#post-504936 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:52:43 +0000 duckduckkristen 504936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@prettylizy: thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mamas-who-bfed-wile-pregnant#post-504932 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:51:23 +0000 prettylizy 504932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have no advice but I didn't know you were pregnant!! Congrats!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mamas-who-bfed-wile-pregnant#post-504924 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:48:41 +0000 duckduckkristen 504924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How difficult was it for you? </p> <p>I'm 6.5 weeks pregnant and BFing my 8 month old. My nausea hasn't been as bad this time, but I've been much more lightheaded and wake up at night completely desperate for food and water and am having trouble not losing weight, even though I eat a lot. Plus my nipples are killing me so latching on is painful!</p> <p>I'd like to BF LO until he is a year old, but man, this is rough! </p>