Nursing and D&C

Was there some correlation between the miscarriage and nursing you were asking about?

Or are you simply asking about stopping nursing? You know my son is nearing 11 months and he is already self weaning! He wants to eat once in the middle of the night that is about it. Every once in awhile he wants a comfort nurse. I of course allow it. I'm going to try and give him a bottle at night instead of nursing him by 12 months. I'm going to use all my banked milk till it's gone then I'm going to switch him to soy milk. We'll see how that goes but that is my plan.

At 21 months I think you would be fine to go cold turkey if you so choose, he is old enough to drink cows milk and gets nutrition from his food. Depending on how often you still nurse you could get engorged, but just take a warm shower to let down a little and that should help.

I am a little unclear on your question. I am assuming you are asking because you had some pain medication. In that case you would just have to make sure the pain medication was out of your system. I am not sure if the reason of the D&C would make a difference. I would just call my doctor and ask.

The idea that you must wean a child is a myth. All children will wean in their own time. Sometimes trying to force wean a child is very traumatizing to baby and mom. It can also backfire and the child becomes MORE obsessed with nursing. Your child is slowly weaning himself as it is - give it a few more months and he may stop on his own, without any help from you. It will be peaceful and when he is ready.

PS - you can nurse after a D&C. General anesthesia is fine (putting you to sleep). It is processed through the body quickly.

I think you are referring ot the meds you receive before and during the D & C. If so, I was told by my surgeon, who is also a lactation consultant with La Leche, that I would be fine to nurse later that same afternoon. Mine was done early in the am, so it was just a few hours. She said that the meds pass quickly through and there would be no reason to not nurse or to pump and dump. I'm sorry to hear you had to go through the D & C; I wish you a quick recovery, both physically and emotionally.

first of all, i am so sorry for your loss. i too had a m/c and did the d&c route. its no fun.

second of all, CONGRATULATIONS for nursing this long! :) :) you are a wonderful mama who listens to her heart and follows her instincts! :) congratulations for a wonderful breastfeeding experience!

what i would do is call a local or nearby la leche league. they might have a book called "medications and mothers milk" that might help you figure out if the med they gave you to put you out will come across in your milk, and if so, how long before its out. usually though, i have heard a rule of about 4 hours for things like alcohol, so you should have no trouble by lunchtime.

i would say as far as weaning, just follow your instincts. what you can do is cut one session at a time by distracting him with something else. dont sit in the normal spot you would nurse in, that kind of thing. doing it one at a time, you should be able to wean him in a peaceful and painless way for both you and him. :)
anyway, contact the la leche league! :)
www.llli.org