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Breastfeeding toddlers and infant #7590 08/02/06 10:43 PM
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 7 S swelmom OP newbie
OP swelmom newbie S Joined: May 2006 Posts: 7	Is anyone out there nursing an infant and toddlers? How do you do it? My 4 year old still likes to nurse at night and occasionally during the day, my 2 year old 2 times a day. My now healthy 3 month old preemie is of course the priority. (He also takes formula) Should I restrict my toddlers to specific times? Should I be concerned about them just sucking an empty breast. Should I encourage weaning? Where we live, nursing until kids enter kindergarten is not that unusual, but I worry about depleting what has been an adequate milk supply.

Re: Breastfeeding toddlers and infant swelmom #7591 08/02/06 11:54 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,176 Nona extra helpful experienced member
Nona extra helpful experienced member Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,176	I would not nurse them until right after the 3 month old has nursed. Because you are right.. the 3 month old is the priority. And the baby should NOT have to take formula Adoptive mommy to 4 , Last 2 adopted nursed. Youngest nursed till she was 5! Raising 2 grandbabies, as infants they were raised on donor breast milk

Re: Breastfeeding toddlers and infant swelmom #7592 08/04/06 12:01 AM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,347 Canada L Lenore extra helpful experienced member
Lenore extra helpful experienced member L Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,347 Canada	Hi Swelmom, At this point your 3 month preemie has reached term right? So Nona is right, formula is not the best thing. If you breastfeed your baby first, and then your 2 year old and then your 4 year old but stagger them so that your 3 month old has priority, you should be fine. Best, Lenore Goldfarb, Ph.D.,CCC,IBCLC Wife to Rob, Mom to Adam aged 13, and Ethan aged 9, both born via GS and breastfed via Regular Newman-Goldfarb Protocol.

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