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I can tell you how it goes in a few weeks, lol.

I'm almost 37 weeks pregnant and I still nurse my 21 month old at least 3 times a day. There was a while I thought he would wean (I almost dried up) but I was pretty set on nursing him until he's at least 2 so I continued to offer regularly and now that I have more of SOMETHING (now colostrum, not milk) in there he's happy to nurse.

I'm excited to tandem nurse, my friends who have think it has been a great bonding experience for their little ones

It was a good experience! If you have any questions I'm happy to field them!

I'm currently tandem nursing my daughter (25 months) and 3 month old. My daughter was super attached to nursing when I got pregnant, but during the pregnancy she went down to 1 or 2 times per day; she really wasn't getting much, it was mostly for comfort. Much like @Navy_Mommy, I was also really committed to nursing to at least two, so the desire was there on both sides.

Once my son was born and my milk came in she became MUCH more interested. For the first few days, she wanted to nurse when he nursed. Now it's back to a few times a day, sometimes more, sometimes less. Sometimes for just comfort and other times for actual milk. She knows that her brother always gets to go first, and there's never been any sort of jealousy or ill-will toward him. (I'm not sure if that's simply her personality, or a result of tandem nursing, but I have to believe that it doesn't hurt). I also LOVE that I still have that quiet nursing time with her where it's just me and her. Splitting attention between two kids is hard, so it's wonderful to have that built into our daily lives. I know that she asks to nurse more when I'm a bit checked out, so it's a good reminder to be present with her.

I'm not going to lie. It's trying at times. I get touched-out, especially around growth-spurts. I worry a lot more about my supply than I ever did with my daughter (I had an over supply, now it's just normal), and I tire of the comments from my family and friends about how "crazy" I am. I also feel like there's very little support out there for moms that choose to tandem...mostly because the general reaction is so adverse.

I just keep saying that we'll tandem nurse for as long as it makes sense for everyone. I can't be touched out when my son needs to nurse, and I can't resent my daughter for nursing. So as long as I keep those feelings in check and take care of myself, we're good. But I still hold my commitment loosely. I'm interested to see how long I keep it up for though.

Also, for what it's worth, I NEVER thought that I would consider tandeming. It just kinda evolved, but it's been mostly positive so far. I'm also happy to answer any questions or offer any support!

I'm 24 weeks pregnant and plan to tandem nurse. My son is 15.5 months old and nurses 3 times a day. People always ask when I'll wean DS and think I'm crazy when I say I don't plan to before the baby is born. I worry about lack of support and feeling overwhelmed by it all but I really hope it works out.