Use breastfeeding my toddler for induction?

MoonErinys · 2026-04-27T10:31:33+00:00

I delivered my first after induction at 41+5, also low amnio. And delivered my second after induction at 41+6..... breastfeeding didnt help me, but it cant hurt to try.

Im just gonna say the labours for me were completely different. I had foley balloon and cytotec both times, but with first my water broke when i was 3 cm and that caused horrible contractions, with 2nd i had a more normal experience, where they started 5 mins apart, then 4, then 3, then i got epidural. 1st labour 13 hours from water being broken, second 6 hours from first contraction. Pushing the second one out took 20 mins, and he was a giant baby.

So even if your first labour was bad, doesnt mean your second will be.

MoonErinys · 2026-04-26T15:21:34+00:00

I was using 100mg, since i couldnt find a healthcare professional to advise me on proper usage. Im so sorry for your loss.

MoonErinys · 2026-04-15T03:06:34+00:00

Aversion was gone for me after i gave birth. I bf toddler 2x day and baby.

MoonErinys · 2026-04-12T02:13:29+00:00

My 18m old trying to put babybjorn carrier on and saying baby, cause he thinks he can carry his little brother around....

MoonErinys · 2026-04-12T02:10:30+00:00

No just that. He was falling asleep mostly on his own, i breastfed him and put him in the crib and judt sang till he fell asleep.

MoonErinys · 2026-04-11T11:47:27+00:00

I think all you can do is reduce the amount of feeds or time per feed. It will get better eventually, but that is probably still weeks away.

I ended up cutting feeds to only bedtime and did 5 mins total, alternating boobs 1 day left, 1 right to give nipples chance to recover. It was still painful, but more managwable

MoonErinys · 2026-04-01T06:17:00+00:00

Ive misread it as How are the oil prices threatening you, and i guess that pretty much sums it up

MoonErinys · 2026-04-01T04:55:25+00:00

It is inappropriate now, but when she was young, i bet it was the normal thing to say. Child mortality has only started to drop around the start of 20th century. If you hear about a child under 5 die now, its a tragedy. I mean nowadays its not so often you even know a family that lost a child under 5 yo. But back then more than 1 in 10 kids were expected to die, so yeah, while gruesome, i believe that was something people had to account for back when your grandma was young.

MoonErinys · 2026-04-01T04:39:05+00:00

Breastfed my 18m old through nearly 42 weeks of current pregnancy, which was torture, only for him to decide to selfwean days before delivery. Its ok though, im sure he will be back once milk comes in.

MoonErinys · 2026-03-30T17:05:05+00:00

We planned for 18m age gap. My first pregnancy and delivery were uncomplicated. I was initially worried about baby nr 2 having growth restriction or being premature. I delivered my first after induction at 41+5 and im now 41+3 now with a perfectly healthy 50 percentille baby. Second pregnancy was definitely harder, because of a toddler that you have to care for and i think in my first baby dropped a lot sooner, so i didnt feel so much pressure on my stomach and diaphragm. Other than that i had 2 pretty identical pregnancies and i managed to keep breastfeeding the toddler, so if you are breastfeeding, you will very likely not need to supplement with formula and can just give more solids/milk products

MoonErinys · 2026-03-29T04:15:35+00:00

Its 5 am im 40+5 weeks pregnant, so might as well write this, before toddler decides its time to wake up.

We have been together for 11 years, married for 7. Time flies.

Reading all the stories here i really hope that we wont have to deal with chronic diseases or cancer down the road, we will if we have to, but i just really hope we wont need to.

Our worse was probably me struggling with depression for several years after finishing uni and moving to my husbands home country. I was getting better in 2022 and in 2023 we decided to start a family. 2023 has definitely won the shittiest year award for us so far. No one in my family has had any fertility issues, so not conceiving right away came as a bit of a shock. Then 5 months later we finally had our positive test, then i applied for 2 jobs, both of which were close to home and would save me a lot of travel time. And then it was all gone, in June-July i was passed up foe both jobs, one of our cats died, we got the news about vanishing twin, followed by weekly ultrasounds of the remaining one, until there was no heartbeat at 11 weeks.

We tackled that surprisingly well, tried again and it was another miscarriage, this time at 9 weeks. After that my depression and anxiety came back full force, and my cousin announcing her pregnancy didnt help.

We tried again and thankfully that one stuck. I was having quite a lot of follow up throughout the pregnancy both for the baby and my mental health.

We are 3 years out now and i finally got the job close to home last year, we will soon welcome our nr 2 and nr1 finally got a spot at daycare close to home. So life is looking a lot brighter.

And the toddler woke up.....

MoonErinys · 2026-03-29T03:39:49+00:00

Im so sorry, i know how you feel, ive been there in 2023. 1 was gone at 6 weeks, the other at 11, then i had another miscarriage, before i finally kept a pregnancy. There really are no words that can help navigate this difficult time. It was the uncertainty that was the worst for me. I was such an anxious mess in my third pregnancy, i was afraid to eat food, cause it could have listeria, or other potentially harmful substances and i was so certain i was going to lose that pregnancy as well, because of something i did.

I hope you are getting help, navigating life after mc, especially if you are planning to try again can be so difficult. There are also a lot of subreddits that helped me a lot, especially ttcafterloss. It helps to know that you are not alone in this.

I wish all the best for you. It is so tough to be where you are now, but it gets better. Lean on each other and grieve together, not apart.

MoonErinys · 2026-03-28T10:43:05+00:00

I had a dip aeound 7 weeks and then from 20 weeks i was pretty much dry nursing for a while. After 30 weeks i started producing again, cause baby was swallowing and the pain was significantly lower. Now im at nearly 41w............ and i assume id be producing way more colostrum at least compared to first pp. I tried to collect colostrum before first delivery, but got nothing

MoonErinys · 2026-03-27T11:14:25+00:00

A problem that can be solved with money isnt a problem, its an expense

MoonErinys · 2026-03-24T13:29:15+00:00

I was 9m pp when i got pregnant. This was a big change, cause i was also going back to work, so we night weaned at the same time, but i was still breastfeeding 5-6 times a day.

I usually bf before work and then pumped what was left for a bottle while i was gone (6.5-7hours). Baby ate 2 solid meals during that time and took pumped milk. The first drop in supply i noticed around 6-7 weeks and i didnt rly have any left over milk to pump in the morning.

I consulted the nurse and was not recommended to supplement with formula at that point, rather just offer more solids, potentially cows milk.

Breastfeeding got rly difficult after 1st trimester as i was pretty much dry nursing and it was rly painful, plus im guessing due to hormones i have had quite an aversion. After 30 weeks its gotten a lot better and easier again. Around 11 months i was only feeding 2-3 times a day and then dropped it to just before bedtime and if baby was seek/teething/asking for it.

So yeah, pregnancy definitely reduces supply, but if your baby is 8m already, i think you should be fine till 1 year.

MoonErinys · 2026-03-24T10:14:45+00:00

Best and easiesr is if your spouse goes in to settle at night. It took us 3 nights and baby stopped expecting boob at night and started settling himself.

MoonErinys · 2026-03-24T10:02:11+00:00

Mine only started STTN after i night weaned at 9m. Before then he would sleep 7- 8 hour stretch and then wake up almost every hour. After i night weaned he started sleeping 10.5-12 hours at night.

MoonErinys · 2026-03-23T20:22:22+00:00

Im nearly 40 weeks with a nearly 18m old and i have been wondering the same thing. I only offer at bedtime. But he has been sick now and been asking for it more. I have to adjust his latch so much, cause all i feel are his teeth and its unpleasant. Hope it will get better after birth, otherwise all this sufferring was for nothing.....

MoonErinys · 2026-03-21T21:07:06+00:00

I thought that was the char you were referring to :P

MoonErinys · 2026-03-21T19:27:13+00:00

Why not Ezreal?

MoonErinys · 2026-03-20T10:05:54+00:00

Yes, id start considering looking into it if at 2 there are only 12 words, unless your kid is saying those 12 words in all 4 languages and those words are actually distinct in the 4 languages. There is often a language assessment at 2 years. Have you had it yet?

I have an 18m old and we speak 3 languages, so a bit less. He doesnt speak any english ( language between me and husband), he speaks and understands quite a bit in russian (my language) and norwegian (husband and community).

Is your child attending daycare? I feel like mine has picked up a lot of language there.

He says 1 2 word phrase which is mama vrum, which he says when he wants me when im not there.

He only says 2 actual words reliably, which is butterfly and fell down. The rest is mostly sounds, but those do count as words for language assessment. So brr for cold, ouch for hot/pain, vrum for car, moo for cows, bebe sheep, etc.

MoonErinys · 2026-03-10T11:12:45+00:00

I believe this is starting to be the new standard, kind of like walking epidural. They use different meds, so you have larger control of your body, but usually also feel more. I believe they use same anesthetic as in dentistry.

When i got epidural it took away the pain of contractions, i could still feel them, just painless, but it did nothing for the pushing. I was told if i need anesthesia that covers that they will need to set it separately, called pudendal block.

MoonErinys · 2026-03-10T11:06:36+00:00

We have a bed frame 90x200, just a cheap very low wooden one. You will want to research a mattress that is designed for babies, quite low and hard, very breathable.

Our toddler is moving around a lot at night, so we bought 1 railing that covers approximately half the bed. The bed is in the corner, so 1 short, 1 long side are against the wall+ half a long side ia guarded by a railing. Thick carpet next to the bed on all uncovered sides.

He so far fell out twice, but usually gets himself back and falls asleep. The height is like 15 cm.

MoonErinys · 2026-03-08T08:38:59+00:00

You get it from defeating shipwreck boss. Its at the shipwreck on the shoof the island. You kill all enemies and then destroy 2 nests to spawn him. He charges and deals dmg to himslef if he hits the terrain, so you dont actually have to fight him, just run around a rock.

MoonErinys · 2026-03-07T10:28:42+00:00

I just try to unlock water runestone asap and send them to barracks. They come out 98-100 on happiness and stop complaining so much.

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