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Another tandem nursing question
I am seriously thinking about trying to tandem nurse, and I want to be as
prepared as possible. When my milk came in with DD, I got really, really engorged. I couldn't even lie down, and poor DD had real trouble latching on (which might be part of the cause of my present problem!). Am I correct in thinking that engorgemnt would be much reduced with tandeming, given that the milk is sort of already there? Cathy |
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Another tandem nursing question
Cathy wrote:
Am I correct in thinking that engorgemnt would be much reduced with tandeming, given that the milk is sort of already there? Mmmmm, no, not exactly. When you are pregnant, your milk transitions back to colostrum due to the presence of the placenta, regardless of whether or not you're still nursing. Towards the end of pregnancy, the older child is getting all colostrum and probably not very much of it. So your body still has to make the transition from colostrum back to mature milk, and that can subject you to some engorgement. What *does* reduce engorgement when tandemming is having a toddler 'round to "take a bit off the top" when you get too full while the baby's sleeping g. -- Be well, Barbara (Julian [7/22/97], Aurora [7/19/99], and Vernon's [3/2/02] mom) See us at http://photos.yahoo.com/guavaln This week's special at the English Language Butcher Shop: "How a seller can improve their home's value" -- newspaper headline What does it all mean? I have *no* idea. But it's my life and I like it. |
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Another tandem nursing question
"Cathy" wrote in message ... I am seriously thinking about trying to tandem nurse, and I want to be as prepared as possible. When my milk came in with DD, I got really, really engorged. I couldn't even lie down, and poor DD had real trouble latching on (which might be part of the cause of my present problem!). Am I correct in thinking that engorgemnt would be much reduced with tandeming, given that the milk is sort of already there? Well, there isn't milk still there its colostrum by then but... The hospital LC said that most second time mothers don't have nearly as bad of a deal with engorgment as first timers and expected I wouldn't be engorged since I had a nursing toddler. I had some mild "fullness" but never anything close to being rock hard and engorged. And whenever I was feeling a bit too full I just pulled the big girl along to nurse for a minute or two -- Rhiannon Madison Sophia - 9/6/01 Owen Grady - 6/23/03 |
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Another tandem nursing question
Circe writes:
: What *does* reduce engorgement when tandemming is having a toddler 'round to : "take a bit off the top" when you get too full while the baby's sleeping : g. This is what I was going to say. Larry |
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Another tandem nursing question
Circe wrote in message news:hW1Ta.14490$u51.10736@fed1read05... Cathy wrote: Am I correct in thinking that engorgemnt would be much reduced with tandeming, given that the milk is sort of already there? Mmmmm, no, not exactly. When you are pregnant, your milk transitions back to colostrum due to the presence of the placenta, regardless of whether or not you're still nursing. Towards the end of pregnancy, the older child is getting all colostrum and probably not very much of it. So your body still has to make the transition from colostrum back to mature milk, and that can subject you to some engorgement. What *does* reduce engorgement when tandemming is having a toddler 'round to "take a bit off the top" when you get too full while the baby's sleeping g. -- Be well, Barbara (Julian [7/22/97], Aurora [7/19/99], and Vernon's [3/2/02] mom) See us at http://photos.yahoo.com/guavaln Right, that makes a lot of sense. So keeping no. 1 nursing depends on whether she likes colostrum rather than milk! Still sounds like a good thing to try and do though. Thanks for the reply. Cathy |
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Another tandem nursing question
She's A Goddess wrote in message news:Hg3Ta.116244$N7.16058@sccrnsc03... "Cathy" wrote in message ... I am seriously thinking about trying to tandem nurse, and I want to be as prepared as possible. When my milk came in with DD, I got really, really engorged. I couldn't even lie down, and poor DD had real trouble latching on (which might be part of the cause of my present problem!). Am I correct in thinking that engorgemnt would be much reduced with tandeming, given that the milk is sort of already there? Well, there isn't milk still there its colostrum by then but... The hospital LC said that most second time mothers don't have nearly as bad of a deal with engorgment as first timers and expected I wouldn't be engorged since I had a nursing toddler. I had some mild "fullness" but never anything close to being rock hard and engorged. And whenever I was feeling a bit too full I just pulled the big girl along to nurse for a minute or two -- Rhiannon Madison Sophia - 9/6/01 Owen Grady - 6/23/03 I like the idea of not having such engorgement. I wished I had had a tape measure, just to see what my barely B cups had become! Still, I reckon keeping no. 1 nursing sounds like a good plan. Just as an aside, I had to go to the doctor earlier, and he asked how long I would keep breastfeeding, and said something along the lines of until she has teeth I suppose. He was quite surprised to learn that DD already has 2 teeth, and I have no plans for stopping. Cathy |
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Another tandem nursing question
Cathy writes:
: Right, that makes a lot of sense. So keeping no. 1 nursing depends on : whether she likes colostrum rather than milk! Still sounds like a good thing : to try and do though. Thanks for the reply. : Cathy You got that right! You can only offer. She will decide if she wants to continue to nurse after the milk turns to colostrum. With Clara it was a slam dunk decision. She had NO intention of stopping! :-) Larry |
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