> Mom is about 3 months pregnant and nursing her 2 year old.  She
> recently noticed some cramping associated with nursing (not every
> time she nurses, but sometimes).  She is concerned about how this
> could affect her pregnancy.  Does anyone know if nursing during
> pregnancy with cramping is associated with miscarriage, preterm labor
> or any other problems?


I had always heard if no restrictions were put on sex, then nursing
ought to be ok...but am not an expert on the subject.

I can share that I did get some minor cramping during some nursing
sessions, but not all the time, when I was pregnant.  The day i gave
birth, my daughter had not nursed in over 24 hours for diverse
reasons...so it was definately not nursing as far as I could figure,
that would have started off the labour.

I got more contractions from bending over, needing to pee at night (I
had a contraction every time I got up to do that at night!) and other
things than from nursing.  The contractions I got while nursing were
minor compared to many others during the pregnancy.

Fio
ressource person with Allaitement Québec
Mama to Sandrine, 32 mos, and Nyssa, almost 4 weeks.

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