The vast majority of women will experience some degree of decrease in milkproduction during the first semester (actually decreasing milksupply being a major and primairy signal of pregnancy), followed for most moms by a total drop in the middle and the production of small quantaties of colostrum in the last part of pregnancy. The body will tend to the youngest life and not the young milk-dependant child at breast.
The intestines of a child in his second half year of life are not wuite ready to transfer soids into usable nutrients. I think supplementing with an other milksource will be more effective in supplying this child's needs then increasing solids.
Warmly,
Gonneke, IBCLC, retired LLLL, MOM in southern Netherlands
--- On Mon, 4/6/09, Eva Bild <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hello wise women,
I received a question from a client of mine today. And I am not sure how to answer. Maybe you can help.
My client, who has given me permission to post, is newly pregnant. She has a 7-month old baby who is still getting the vast majority of his food at the breast - eating a few solids.
She asks:
"When I was preg with Baby #2 my milk changed to colostrum I think around 12ish weeks (maybe later?). Of course Baby #1 was 12 months then then and wasn't so dependent on the milk for his nutrition.
1)Do you think it's possible that my body will realize I have a baby who needs milk and I'll keep my milk longer this time?
2) If I don't, am I better off making up the difference with a variety of solid food or supplementing with formula? If so, how much? I intend to keep nursing no matter what. Benjy will be 7 months on Friday."
I am curious to know what the wise women of lactnet would suggest.
Thank you,
Eva
-- Eva Bild, MA, CD (DONA), LCCE
Certified Doula, Certified Childbirth Educator, Breastfeeding Educator
Mothering Touch Centre
975 Fort Street Victoria, BC
250-595-4905 - Fax: 250-595-4915
www.motheringtouch.ca
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