Comments on: Breastfeeding After Reduction Surgery - 19 months and counting http://www.mamasworldwide.com/2009/02/27/breastfeeding-after-reduction-surgery-19-months-and-counting/ Bringing together parents from around the world Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:59:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Lori http://www.mamasworldwide.com/2009/02/27/breastfeeding-after-reduction-surgery-19-months-and-counting/comment-page-1/#comment-1799 Lori Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:13:28 +0000 http://www.mamasworldwide.com/?p=475#comment-1799 Hey Christina. Thanks for visiting my post about BFARing-- and for leaving a comment. I'm glad things are still going well for you and your baby. My daughter is almost 14 months, and we're nursing once a day; my period returned 2 days ago, and it was OH SO heavy. Ugh! I'm hoping to keep nursing her for a few more weeks. We'll see what happens. Hey Christina. Thanks for visiting my post about BFARing– and for leaving a comment. I’m glad things are still going well for you and your baby. My daughter is almost 14 months, and we’re nursing once a day; my period returned 2 days ago, and it was OH SO heavy. Ugh! I’m hoping to keep nursing her for a few more weeks. We’ll see what happens.

]]> By: Christina G http://www.mamasworldwide.com/2009/02/27/breastfeeding-after-reduction-surgery-19-months-and-counting/comment-page-1/#comment-732 Christina G Sat, 07 Mar 2009 20:42:41 +0000 http://www.mamasworldwide.com/?p=475#comment-732 @kelly: Thanks for commenting! It's interesting to hear that you are having a lot of the same experiences, maybe what I'm experiencing is just normal and not related to the surgery. :) @kelly: Thanks for commenting! It’s interesting to hear that you are having a lot of the same experiences, maybe what I’m experiencing is just normal and not related to the surgery. :)

]]> By: Kelly http://www.mamasworldwide.com/2009/02/27/breastfeeding-after-reduction-surgery-19-months-and-counting/comment-page-1/#comment-714 Kelly Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:52:44 +0000 http://www.mamasworldwide.com/?p=475#comment-714 I really identify with your story here, although I don't have the breast reduction surgery aspect. My daughter is 18 months old, and I too started off hoping to make it to a year bfing. We are still at it. We also co-sleep, and have been discussing how to night wean her, although I am unwilling to take that on until this last round of teeth are finished (eye teeth). Eris has a really terrible time with her teeth, worse than any other toddler we've met, and sometimes night nursing/suckling is the only thing that helps. Although it was not my original intention to go so long, like you we are now hoping to continue nursing till she is at least two years old. I have only been in Germany now for six weeks, but I have not heard anything negative about our extended bfing; however, I do feel that I get away with being a little crunchy with less judgmental reactions because people assume that it's a cultural thing. I am not one to correct those assumptions when they work in my favor! :-) I wanted to also comment that although I had oversupply issues in the beginning, these days I also do not get that overfull feeling when Eris has not nursed for awhile, nor do spring leaks except when she's actively nursing. I also can't really hand express much anymore and the amount I can get from pumping is roughly half what I used to get when E was about six months. I think that's a pretty normal experience and I seem to remember hearing that milk production peaks around six months, but that the mineral/calorie density of the milk continues to increase into toddlerhood. Thanks so much for posting this update! You have worked harder than most of us to get this far, I think. Kudos to you! I really identify with your story here, although I don’t have the breast reduction surgery aspect. My daughter is 18 months old, and I too started off hoping to make it to a year bfing. We are still at it. We also co-sleep, and have been discussing how to night wean her, although I am unwilling to take that on until this last round of teeth are finished (eye teeth). Eris has a really terrible time with her teeth, worse than any other toddler we’ve met, and sometimes night nursing/suckling is the only thing that helps. Although it was not my original intention to go so long, like you we are now hoping to continue nursing till she is at least two years old.

I have only been in Germany now for six weeks, but I have not heard anything negative about our extended bfing; however, I do feel that I get away with being a little crunchy with less judgmental reactions because people assume that it’s a cultural thing. I am not one to correct those assumptions when they work in my favor! :-)

I wanted to also comment that although I had oversupply issues in the beginning, these days I also do not get that overfull feeling when Eris has not nursed for awhile, nor do spring leaks except when she’s actively nursing. I also can’t really hand express much anymore and the amount I can get from pumping is roughly half what I used to get when E was about six months. I think that’s a pretty normal experience and I seem to remember hearing that milk production peaks around six months, but that the mineral/calorie density of the milk continues to increase into toddlerhood.

Thanks so much for posting this update! You have worked harder than most of us to get this far, I think. Kudos to you!

]]> By: Christina G http://www.mamasworldwide.com/2009/02/27/breastfeeding-after-reduction-surgery-19-months-and-counting/comment-page-1/#comment-683 Christina G Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:33:54 +0000 http://www.mamasworldwide.com/?p=475#comment-683 Oliver did that all night pacifier thing when he was teething. I could always tell when a new tooth was coming in. I could usually deal with it for a night or two (maybe), but the third night my husband would have to take over cause I couldn't deal anymore. It is interesting how different every child is, and yeah, the oxytocin is great. Oliver did that all night pacifier thing when he was teething. I could always tell when a new tooth was coming in. I could usually deal with it for a night or two (maybe), but the third night my husband would have to take over cause I couldn’t deal anymore. It is interesting how different every child is, and yeah, the oxytocin is great.

]]> By: Rachael http://www.mamasworldwide.com/2009/02/27/breastfeeding-after-reduction-surgery-19-months-and-counting/comment-page-1/#comment-676 Rachael Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:10:05 +0000 http://www.mamasworldwide.com/?p=475#comment-676 My son is in the self-weaning process. He has morning, evening, and tired feedings -- when he is starting to get sleepy during the day. But, sometimes he skips a feeding, and for example, is NOT interested in the morning and/or evening. He's 12 months old in mid-March. I doubt I have much of a supply but I can discern gulp/swallow vs. comfort suck. There's a little of both. He finds this incredibly comforting. So, I think its a comfort / bonding thing now -- he doesn't seem to be in it for the food. My older son had self-weaned by 10 months. Interesting how different they both are... in every way including this one. I enjoy the bonding time and probably the oxytocin! My only frustration is that in the middle of the night... he wants to latch on and stay on (human pacifier) several nights lately. If I try to detach when he is asleep, he wakes. As a co-sleeper, my breasts are too available when this happens a. He too has to fall asleep on daddy when I relocate to give my nipples (and back, and kink in my neck) a break! My son is in the self-weaning process. He has morning, evening, and tired feedings — when he is starting to get sleepy during the day. But, sometimes he skips a feeding, and for example, is NOT interested in the morning and/or evening. He’s 12 months old in mid-March. I doubt I have much of a supply but I can discern gulp/swallow vs. comfort suck. There’s a little of both. He finds this incredibly comforting. So, I think its a comfort / bonding thing now — he doesn’t seem to be in it for the food. My older son had self-weaned by 10 months. Interesting how different they both are… in every way including this one. I enjoy the bonding time and probably the oxytocin! My only frustration is that in the middle of the night… he wants to latch on and stay on (human pacifier) several nights lately. If I try to detach when he is asleep, he wakes. As a co-sleeper, my breasts are too available when this happens a. He too has to fall asleep on daddy when I relocate to give my nipples (and back, and kink in my neck) a break!

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