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Pregnancy & Breast Milk Changes

Pregnancy & Breast Milk Changes

Congrats, you became pregnant while breastfeeding. You're probably wondering how long this relationship can last with nursing your baby / toddler while being pregnant, is safe, and what the experience is going to be like overall.  For more on my experience on weaning my nursing toddler during breastfeeding click this link: 1st: Breastfeeding & Weaning. Every woman is different but this is said to be around what happens on average to breastfeeding mothers who become pregnant.

  • Decrease in Milk Supply
Around the 2nd trimester milk is said to decrease, but for some moms this could come during th 1st month of pregnancy. Some literature says even if mothers are nursing the same as they did before pregnancy or even more than they did before pregnancy, the milk is changing in the same way as if the mother were weaning from breastfeeding. The usual supply and demand is said not to hold true when dealing with pregnancy hormones. There always exceptions, a minority of women are said to not experience a decrease in milk supply. 

Some literature also says it is harder to maintain your supply if you become pregnant with a baby under the age of 6 months and to pay special attention to that child to see if they are still gaining weight as they should. Through the first year, breast milk should be the primary source of food for your nursing child. 

  • Increase Decreasing Milk Supply 
 Some literature suggests that increasing milk supply during pregnancy is impossible. This is thought, because herbs often used for increasing milk supply such as Ferngreek and Thistle are not recommended during pregnancy due to potential adverse affects to the unborn child. Other literature have said some mothers have said supplements and attention to nutrition have helped maintain supply throughout pregnancy. However, some mothers claimed eating oat meal helped increase their milk supply.

  • Milk Changes to Colostrum
Some babies and toddlers will wean when the milk changes back to colostrum, and this change can not be affected or delayed.

  • Return of Milk
Milk is said to usually return and increase by the end of pregnancy and be back completely after birth.

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