Our nursing story...

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Update: November 2006. Elliot is now 16 months old and still nursing day and night, though he has cut down overall nursing amount a bit. It is still a joy to be a "normal" breastfeeder, and it has been wonderful to help out other moms in my situation online and IRL.

Update: August 2007. Elliot is now two years old, and still nursing day and night, though we are working on the night! We have no plans to daytime wean, and he nurses anywhere from 3 times to 10 times during the day. I am helping other mamas through adopt-a-mom here on LJ, and through LLL. We are starting to think about TTC number two, and I am looking forward to potentially tandem nursing.

Update: July 2008. Elliot is turning three this month, and still nursing several times a day, though we have night weaned due to my pregnancy. I am due with number two next month, and we plan to tandem nurse, and are currently learning all we can about tandeming with low supply. I am now a LLL leader, and am loving helping other mamas to nurse their children.

Update: November 2008. Isaac Robert was born on August 20th, at home. Tandem nursing is going well, and my supply is better than ever--I take domperidone as well as some herbs every day, and am only needing a few ounces of donor milk a day for baby Izy. Elliot is down to nursing 2-3 times a day, for just a few minutes at a time.

Update: July 2009. Elliot is now four, and is nursing only at bedtime. Isaac will be one next month, so we have been tandem nursing for almost a year. I am enjoying my work with LLL, and my two sons!

Update: August 2010. Elliot just turned five, and Izy will be two in a few weeks. We are still tandem nursing, Elliot mostly just at bedtime and Isaac throughout the day and night. I never thought I would be nursing a Kindergartner! I am still a LLL Leader, and just took the exam to become an IBCLC. Amazing how nursing has now become part of my career!

Update: October 2010. I passed the exam, and am now an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant! Both boys still nursing.

Update: June 2011. Elliot has weaned, naturally, a month shy of six years old. We are very proud of him! Isaac is still nursing 4 times a day at almost three.

Update: May 2013. Issac has weaned at a bit more than 4 and a half years old. He will be starting school in September, and Elliot will be going into the Middle Class! My boys are getting so big! Barring any future babies, I am done nursing after nearing 8 years, with three years tandeming. I am working part time as a private practice IBCLC.

Our nursing story...

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Update: November 2006. Elliot is now 16 months old and still nursing day and night, though he has cut down overall nursing amount a bit. It is still a joy to be a "normal" breastfeeder, and it has been wonderful to help out other moms in my situation online and IRL.

Update: August 2007. Elliot is now two years old, and still nursing day and night, though we are working on the night! We have no plans to daytime wean, and he nurses anywhere from 3 times to 10 times during the day. I am helping other mamas through adopt-a-mom here on LJ, and through LLL. We are starting to think about TTC number two, and I am looking forward to potentially tandem nursing.

Update: July 2008. Elliot is turning three this month, and still nursing several times a day, though we have night weaned due to my pregnancy. I am due with number two next month, and we plan to tandem nurse, and are currently learning all we can about tandeming with low supply. I am now a LLL leader, and am loving helping other mamas to nurse their children.

Update: November 2008. Isaac Robert was born on August 20th, at home. Tandem nursing is going well, and my supply is better than ever--I take domperidone as well as some herbs every day, and am only needing a few ounces of donor milk a day for baby Izy. Elliot is down to nursing 2-3 times a day, for just a few minutes at a time.

Update: July 2009. Elliot is now four, and is nursing only at bedtime. Isaac will be one next month, so we have been tandem nursing for almost a year. I am enjoying my work with LLL, and my two sons!

Update: August 2010. Elliot just turned five, and Izy will be two in a few weeks. We are still tandem nursing, Elliot mostly just at bedtime and Isaac throughout the day and night. I never thought I would be nursing a Kindergartner! I am still a LLL Leader, and just took the exam to become an IBCLC. Amazing how nursing has now become part of my career!

Update: October 2010. I passed the exam, and am now an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant! Both boys still nursing.

Update: June 2011. Elliot has weaned, naturally, a month shy of six years old. We are very proud of him! Isaac is still nursing 4 times a day at almost three.