We’ve been talking about why people might want to nurse through pregnancy and breastfeed their toddler and infant at the same time. There are numerous benefits to doing so, although the decision, is not necessarily an easy one to make. With that said, there are strategies you can implement to help make it a little easier. Setting boundaries All of my children have been over a year when I’ve gotten pregnant with the next one (or two!) With the exception of my oldest daughter (and I’ll deal with her situation in a minute), the older baby was eating solids but … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I wrote substantially on all the studies, surveys and research that talk about whether or not you are able to breastfeed while you’re pregnant. In fairness, I did also want to bring out some of the potentially negative aspects about breastfeeding while pregnant. Thinking About Your Needs No doubt about it, it takes a lot of energy to be pregnant and it takes a lot of energy to breastfeed. We have already talked about how if you eat when you’re hungry and drink when you’re thirsty there’s no reason to think that you wouldn’t be able to breastfeed while … Continue reading →

Later today I will post a review of the baby blog of 2007 so why does breastfeeding get its own category? Well, in part as an answer to readers who want to read what I’ve written on breastfeeding. I’ve written so much on breastfeeding at this point that you all have asked for an index of sorts so it’s easier to find what you’re looking for. It’s also in part because I’ve become known as the breastfeeding lady. . .guru. . .whatever you want to call it. I’ve been at this breastfeeding business for a long time and many of … Continue reading →

I remember when I was still nursing my oldest daughter while I was very pregnant with my son, someone asked me what I was going to do after the baby was born and they both wanted to nurse. This simply was a non-issue for me. I would nurse both. I have now talked to many mothers who do the same thing (although it is not, in my opinion a very common practice). Here is a list of reasons why you might consider nursing through a pregnancy and then tandem nursing both the toddler and the baby. 1. Child led weaning. … Continue reading →

Many women think that once you get pregnant you have to wean your first baby. While I’m sure there are many reasons why you might want to wean your first baby before a second comes along, you don’t have to. Are You Sure About This? Yes–I am sure that you can safely breastfeed while pregnant. I have done it. When my first born was about 13 months, she was no where near weaning due to a problem with her swallowing mechanism. She was exclusively breastfed for 12 months and then she just began solids at 13 months. And then I … Continue reading →