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Posted: 07 April 2009 at 5:10pm |
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my toddler is wanting more breast feeds during the day...normally she has two (one after breakfast and one just before bed) but today she has asked for it 2-3 times
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Posted: 07 April 2009 at 5:35pm |
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Might be due to you being pregnant and that the hormones is making a change in the taste of your milk. It might either be that it is nicer for her or that she is not getting the same amount in so asking for it more.
Or it can be temperature changing in the environment and therefor more thirsty.
Can be a load of things. Depending if you want to increase feeds let her or if you dont want too replace it with something else like water or cowsmilk.
I tended to just let McKayla have more feeds and it calmed down after 1 to 3 days and she would be back to normal routine.
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Posted: 07 April 2009 at 6:50pm |
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Or she could be feeling a bit off-colour, e.g. sore throat/tummy
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Posted: 07 April 2009 at 8:51pm |
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My boy often picks up his feeds if he's teething or unwell. I just go with it, he usually drops them again before very long.
Though if your girl doesn't tend to do that, it's more likely to be the fact you're pregnant - it can affect milk supply right from the start.
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Posted: 09 April 2009 at 1:55pm |
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maybe its time to wean her off!!
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Posted: 09 April 2009 at 3:34pm |
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um why would I need to wean her off?
i am still happy to keep breastfeeding my daughter,,if she decided tomorrow that she did not want any more breastfeeds then I would be fine with that.
at this stage I am letting her decide when she wants to wean
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Posted: 09 April 2009 at 7:11pm |
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okay..i'll say it...
i think it no longer is about nutrition its comfort. and especially with another on the way, you dont want to be BF two do you?? you have the next few months to wean her and find another way for her to seek comfort so you are not over loaded when the time isn't the best eg:after baby is born and she stills wants to BF and youwean herthen so she resents baby for taking her place.
please dont be offended..i cried when my son weaned himself and i'm looking forward to BF again the most so i am real pro BF not anti it, i really just thought it a valid suggestion...
and again i understand weaning is hard.
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Posted: 09 April 2009 at 8:02pm |
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Sorry Auarius but I think you are way out of line here. She didnt ask for tips about weaning or anything she was asking why her child was asking for more feeds and what might be the cause for this.
And there is a lot of woman that chose to feed more than one child (different ages) at the same time and she needs to make the choice that is right for her family. Now if she was asking opinions or advice about whether to wean or not then you could have gone ahead and give it but I think it was asked.
And she already stated that she wants her child to decide when to wean.
And here is my disclaimer: I am not pro BF or anti BF or pro Formula or anti formula but I am all for families making choices that suits their own family situation without people giving opinions when not asked.
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Posted: 09 April 2009 at 8:35pm |
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thank you SMoody :) yes if my daughter still wants to be breastfed when #2 comes along I will continue to do so.
I am thankful that (apart from the first 6 weeks) I have had a pretty easy job with breastfeeding.
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Posted: 09 April 2009 at 10:34pm |
 Aquarius wrote:
okay..i'll say it...
i think it no longer is about nutrition its comfort. and especially with another on the way, you dont want to be BF two do you?? you have the next few months to wean her and find another way for her to seek comfort so you are not over loaded when the time isn't the best eg:after baby is born and she stills wants to BF and youwean herthen so she resents baby for taking her place.
please dont be offended..i cried when my son weaned himself and i'm looking forward to BF again the most so i am real pro BF not anti it, i really just thought it a valid suggestion...
and again i understand weaning is hard. |
Um last time I checked toddlers still needed milk so it is about nutrition actually. Human milk is better for a human than cows milk is for a human.
Anyway MegansMum it could be a variety of reasons kellymom has a lot of helpful stuff about being pregnant and breastfeeding and tandem breastfeeding if you end up going down that road.
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Posted: 10 April 2009 at 9:30am |
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settle down ladies...
i dont think you guys get what a public forum is...
we write what we think
i mentioned maybe its time to wean her...and she replied..why? i want to continue thanks...so i did the desent thing and replied my thoughts...end of story..
this is throwing suggestions around looking at all angles getting EVERYones opinion, thats all..
its not meant to offend
Meagansmum will, of course, take it all with a grain of salt and if she decides to go from two feeds a day to five than good luck to her!
keep it real!
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Posted: 10 April 2009 at 12:14pm |
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Oh I do know what a public forum is but there is still something called normal manners which shouldnt matter if you are online or offline. You have every right to your opinion but sometimes it is better to keep it to yourself. Moms have a tendency to feel quilty about stuff and rethinking everything and doubting themselves when someone comes on with advice:
Maybe it is time to wean her.
Her question was why her child is increasing feeds. Now you could answer the question and then advise perhaps on how she can deal with it that she might use or not. But to just tell her to wean her child is not helpful, to me it comes as judgemental.
She then asked why she needs to wean her child but also stated that she is happy for her child to self wean rather.
You did give your opinion that it isnt nutricious anymore ect. (which btw is your opinion not necessary others).
We are here to support others and it is sometimes difficult on a forum but sometimes I think we need to think a bit before we post.
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Posted: 10 April 2009 at 9:53pm |
...back on topic..
Like others said Jasmine, could be a change in your milk (taste, amount, nutritional value for her)
I'm assuming that your body, being pregnant, will be starting to accustom itself to the whole pregnancy/newborn stage again and as far as I remember colostrum and breastmilk at the newborn stage is a lot less satisfying for an older child. Just like formula goes in stages I guess? I hope that makes sense!
I guess 2 things to do - either let her have as many feeds as she wants and hope it doesn't become habit (if you don't want it to) or stick to the 2 and offer water or cows milk if you want to.
So I don't know if that's helped or not and I'm not exactly a wealth of information as I couldn't bf  but I'm taking the approach of... a child is feeing (regardless of breast or bottle) more, if you're fine with that, then cool, if you're not, then maybe offer alternatives. I would think if it's not the change in milk she could be getting sick, having a clingy time, or maybe she can sense something as some kids can?
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Posted: 10 April 2009 at 10:19pm |
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would I be making colostrum at only 6 weeks? I can still squirt out what looks like normal breastmilk (ie quite water looking).
she does get quite upset if I dont giver her a fed..if she has had one just half an hour ago I try to distract her.
wil see how she goes over the weekend..DH is home til monday so least he can distract her.
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Posted: 11 April 2009 at 9:07am |
i am 6 weeks pregnant today and i already have colostrum i can squeeze out. i know my baby is only 5 months old but i only BF her for 2 weeks so my boobies dried up a long time ago couldnt squeeze anything outta them. sorry i know this is totally off the main topic but just in answer to your question in your last post. hope you figure out what is causing the extra feeds 
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