Breastfeeding during pregnancy and your OB/Midwife?

My daughter weaned when I was about 24 weeks pregnant (I'm 32 now). I *think* I mentioned it to my midwife the first time I met with her, but I'm not sure. I mentioned it to both my family physician and a midwife who works with my midwife, and neither said much beyond "Good job still nursing!" My family physician kind of hinted that I might want to consider weaning to avoid tandem nursing, but I told her that was up to my daughter, and that was that.

I started seeing an OB as well about a week before my daughter weaned, and I never mentioned it to her. Don't ask, don't tell. (She also doesn't know I'm not planning on delivering with her, though.)

My OB was basically uneducated. He thought that I might not make colostrum for the newborns if I continued nursing my toddler through the whole pregnancy. He made it seem that it is exceedingly rare for anyone to nurse this long, hence his unfamiliarity.

It would be wonderful to switch to an OB who is more educated/supportive, but with all my complicated issues, I think I will just stay put at U of I high risk clinic where at least they have access to every type of medical expert.

My OB thought it was great that I was still nursing, but suggested that I wean towards the middle of my pregnancy because it's possible that it can cause preterm labor. He said the risk of that is really low for a regular healthy pregnancy, but since my nursing child was already 2 years old at that point, he said I should go ahead and wean about halfway through if my daughter didn't self wean by then.

My daughter didn't self wean. I was ready to wean about halfway through my pregnancy anyway because she was already two years old and still nursing at least 10 times a day...it was exhausting! I weaned her very slowly and gently and she never even cried. But again, she was two years old so I could explain to her what was going on!

My midwife was very positive about me nursing my older child during my second pregnancy. Her only concern was that I stayed well hydrated. Since I have no history of preterm labor, that wasn't an issue.

Um, not much although I refuse to see that NP again. She didn't say anything, it was the tone of her voice during the first prenatal exam breast exam. It felt like she was practically scolding him with her body language and tone for having a child so soon after the first, after a c-section, and when I was nursing. Meh. It turned out great for me.

My OB gave me some flack when I told him at my first appointment, but never brought it up after. I guess he assumed I weaned when he told me too, I didn't.

I grew to alter into pregnant lower back while my firstborn exchange into around 13 months. i had to wean her approximately midway interior the process the being pregnant as a results of fact my milk dried up and it grew to alter into bodily painful to breastfeed her. I felt undesirable approximately pushing her away, yet there wasn't any determination. sometimes i think of it extremely is nature's way of telling us it's time to coach for a sparkling infant. while the baby exchange into born, he had latch issues and we had a confusing time installation breastfeeding. in this time, it exchange into stated to me to re-set up breastfeeding with my infant to help verify my milk does no longer dry up on an identical time as i exchange into working with a lactation representative on my infant's issues. I had never planned to nurse 2 at as quickly as, in spite of if it worked for us. the greater youthful infant's desires come first of course, yet breastfeeding my infant helped her experience greater guard and much less jealous of the baby considering she knew she wasn't being "replaced". even although she hadn't breastfed for consistent with possibility 3-4 months beforehand of his delivery, she hadn't forgotten how so it exchange into no situation re-installation that relationship.

My midwives have never said anything at all. They always just laughed when someone needed to nurse during an appointment.