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Nursing Through Pregnancy & Tandem Nursing

March 27, 2002

Nursing During Pregnancy & Tandem Nursing

Breastfeeding Resources - Special Circumstances - Wonderful site full of links about breastfeeding under special circumstances. Includes links about nursing while PG and tandem nursing. Other special topics include breastfeeding an adopted child, AIDS, allergies, cleft babies, dental caries, exclusive pumping, premies, PPD, reflux, relactating, supplementing and tongue-tie.

Breastfeeding While Pregnant - A general rule of thumb about breastfeeding while pregnant: if it�s safe for you to have sex, it�s safe for you to breastfeed. Includes a discussion of the common concerns about nursing while PG.

Nursing During Pregnancy & Tandem Nursing - As more and more mothers recognize the advantages of long-term nursing and natural weaning, more of them will become pregnant while they are nursing their older baby. The mother facing the decision of whether to wean or continue nursing during her pregnancy often has mixed emotions, and may get conflicting advice from friends, family, and health care providers.

I'm Pregnant, Do I Have to Wean? - Includes signs of pregnancy during lactation, concerns about the unborn baby and the nursing child, discomforts associated with nursing while PG, and medical indications for weaning.

Nursing During Pregnancy & Tandem Nursing - FAQ, links, resources and common questions. Also, moms own stories and links.

Nursing While Pregnant - Personal experience and some *great* pictures.

The Tandem Nursing Support Association - Articles, letters and Q&A.

The Tandem Nursing Support Association - A Complete Guide to Tandem Nursing - A woman can breastfeed while pregnant, and nurse two children while fielding all sorts of inane comments, nosy questions, interested spectators, and other mothers aspiring towards the same situation! (A very helpful page! Lots of info and support here.)

LLL - Breastfeeding Multiple Infants & Tandem Breastfeeding - Info from La Leche League on nursing twins, triplets & tandem breastfeeding.

Tandem Nursing - What is it? Is it for you? - Any woman who decides to allow her child to naturally wean many eventually face a situation she may have never considered � nursing through a pregnancy and then tandem nursing. Tandem nursing doesn�t need to include physically nursing both children at the same time, although some women do. This page answers some basic questions and looks at reasons to consider tandem nursing.

Tandem Nursing in Today's World - In the past 30 years or so, breast milk has replaced formula as the preferred feeding choice for infants. While both the medical community and society now encourage women to nurse their babies, those mothers who breastfeed through a subsequent pregnancy and the birth of a second child may find a lack of information about or even bias against "tandem nursing," or breastfeeding siblings who are not twins.

Tandem Nursing - What is tandem nursing? Info on nursing through pregnancy, positioning and the ups and downs of Tandem Nursing.