I feel well-qualified to answer Jay's question about pregnancy and BF (at
least from my
own personal experience).

I was blissfully unaware of my second pregnancy until the end of the first
trimester because I felt fine and was still having light spotting when my
menstrual periods were due.

My first clue that I was pregnant came when my son (just turned 3)began
having noticable changes in his nursing behavior.  He fussed and fretted at
the breast; did not
seem satisfied and I could no longer hear him swallowing.  A few days later I
finally missed a period, took a test and realized I was a mom to be again.
 By the time I had
an ultrasound to date my pregnancy (10 1/2 weeks along), I was sure Morgan
was no
longer receiving any milk even though he was still nursing.  I tried to
express (which had
never been a problem for me) and got not one drop.  I am now in the final
trimester, wishing Morgan would wean on his own but it just doesn't seem to
be in the cards.

From what I have learned through LLL what is often the case is the flavor of
the milk
changes due to hormones in the first trimester, the milk often "dries up" in
the second
trimester, and in the final trimester the nursling receives colustrom.

As for the dairy question, Morgan does have a dairy allergy and I have
avoided dairy as
a result of our nursing.  When my milk first "dried up" I was excited by the
thought of being able to consume dairy products as I wished.  However my joy
was shortlived.  I was advised to limit my dairy intake because their is an
increased risk of the unborn baby becoming sensitized to it.  I tend to agree
with this because I consumed large amounts of dairy when I was pregnant with
Morgan.

I was also advised to eat as wide a variety of foods as possible, and not too
much of any
one food.  A baby in utero can be sensitized to anything the mom eats in
large quantity, or so I'm told.  Hope this was helpful.

Jamie Gilcrest; Morgan's Mom; LLLL
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