Breastfeeding moms beside elder children. a couple question for you?
Hi ladies. I just had a couple questions...
I breastfed our daughter for 19 months. She self-weaned.
After you own one child weaned from breastfeeding, and then go on to have another child who is breastfed, did your first child want to start doing it again? Was that child overprotective? How did they feel about it, and how did you explain to them? For example, our daughter weaned at 19 months. She is 2 years old very soon, and was in the room with me the other year while I was getting dressed. She mentioned "I want to nursie" (which is what she called it) and pointed to my boobs. I'm wondering that if we were to hold another child soon, if she would be upset that she couldn't breastfeed, while the baby would.
Just your thoughts or opinions please :)
My guess is your second child will go and get curious and want to try again.. I bet Thomas will become jealous when I breastfeed Max. Haha. (I've never gone through this one before, but I'm waiting for a jealous brother to surface!)
My daughter be 3 when I had my son. I breastfed her for 15 months (and maybe here and there for two months afterwards). She did at one time ask for some milk too. She get close but then giggled and turned away. I never denied her the opportunity and she's never taken it but knows it's not forbidden. My mom said that I did like peas in a pod thing when I was her age and when my sister was born. I still filch time to hug and cuddle and almost cradle my daughter on occasion so she got special one on one time with me.
Answers: My oldest was completely curious and wanted to nurse, I let him try (he was 18 months elder then his brother) but he was of course incompetent to as he forget by then how to nurse, and he wants to know when I will use my breasts again (because otherwise they're useless you know) - and I respond "When there is another babe that needs to be fed."
She might or might not remember by the time you own another, but she will want that closeness of touching you and be jealous of that - so make a point of spending one on one time with her at least possible once a week without the baby, it really does help.
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I breastfed our daughter for 19 months. She self-weaned.
After you own one child weaned from breastfeeding, and then go on to have another child who is breastfed, did your first child want to start doing it again? Was that child overprotective? How did they feel about it, and how did you explain to them? For example, our daughter weaned at 19 months. She is 2 years old very soon, and was in the room with me the other year while I was getting dressed. She mentioned "I want to nursie" (which is what she called it) and pointed to my boobs. I'm wondering that if we were to hold another child soon, if she would be upset that she couldn't breastfeed, while the baby would.
Just your thoughts or opinions please :)
My guess is your second child will go and get curious and want to try again.. I bet Thomas will become jealous when I breastfeed Max. Haha. (I've never gone through this one before, but I'm waiting for a jealous brother to surface!)
My daughter be 3 when I had my son. I breastfed her for 15 months (and maybe here and there for two months afterwards). She did at one time ask for some milk too. She get close but then giggled and turned away. I never denied her the opportunity and she's never taken it but knows it's not forbidden. My mom said that I did like peas in a pod thing when I was her age and when my sister was born. I still filch time to hug and cuddle and almost cradle my daughter on occasion so she got special one on one time with me.
Answers: My oldest was completely curious and wanted to nurse, I let him try (he was 18 months elder then his brother) but he was of course incompetent to as he forget by then how to nurse, and he wants to know when I will use my breasts again (because otherwise they're useless you know) - and I respond "When there is another babe that needs to be fed."
She might or might not remember by the time you own another, but she will want that closeness of touching you and be jealous of that - so make a point of spending one on one time with her at least possible once a week without the baby, it really does help.
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