Claire

Breastfeeding while pregnant is more common than you think.  Not only 
have I assisted many women who have breastfed while pregnant, I have 
done so myself, through two pregnancies.  Breastfeeding does not cause 
miscarriage, although if a woman is prone to preterm labor, she may need 
to wean if she begins preterm labor. 

There may be some issues with milk production during pregnancy, although 
this varies from woman to woman.  Some women loose their milk 
completely, while others have their milk change from milk to colostrum 
sometime during the pregnancy.  Because this mom's baby is very young, 
she may have to give her baby more solids than she would  if she were 
not pregnant.  If she continues to breastfeed as often as possible, then 
she will more likely have a positive experience.  She might want to 
research some high fat foods and nutrient dense foods to feed, instead 
of using the pretty much useless baby cereal. (avocado, banana, meats, 
steamed veggies, etc.)

Women who breastfeed while pregnant often go on to tandem nurse, or 
nurse two children of different ages.  Again, I know many people who 
have done this, and I have also done this.  My daughter was 3 when when 
my 2nd child was born (there was a 3rd pregnancy that resulted in a late 
miscarriage, unrelated to breastfeeding).  My older child went on to 
breastfeed longer, and I had ample milk for both children. 

The research I did when pregnant indicated that nutrients the mother 
takes in goes first to the baby in the uterus, then to the milk, and 
finally to the mother.  It is important to maintain a nutritious diet if 
you are nursing while pregnant.

Joylyn

Claire Pipes wrote:

>Hello, I am new to the list. My name is Claire Pipes,MS,LDN,RD, I am a Public Health Nutritionist( new to this aarena   I have 20 years in the acute care, long term care, home care & hospice settings.  
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>Problem:   I have a patient with a 6 month old solely breastfed, she is now pregnant again- she now knows BF is not a form of birth control- Problem is baby will not take formula at all in any way shape or form.  Baby is onsomon some food and is healthy and well nourished.  The mother is in tears over the thought of having to DC the BFing.  We are limited on the WIC we can provide and the carnation good start and goats milk is not on the list.  I don't think the Feds would approve of evaporated milk idea.
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>Question??   Can she continue to BF while she is Pregant ifPregnant special instructions?  Would BFing pull to much nutrition from the mother and not have enough for the fetus if she increase Kcal,nutrition and take he prenatal MVI's.  Will the utrine contrauterinefrom BF cause spontanious aspontaneousf the consinous is tconsensushat do we suggest she feed baby, goats milk, carnation good start,  evaporated milk and H2O -you know the old fashioned formula? 
>TX's for the help.
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