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robcoll1002
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Am I crazy to think I can breastfeed my 3rd child?
I did not BF my 2 DD's, never even tried. They will be 4 and 2 1/2 when this new baby arrives. Every single person I talk to and tell that I plan to BF they tell me I'm crazy. They say I won't have the time to do it with 2 other children.
Are they right? Am I completely out of my mind to think that this is possible? There surely must be women before me who had other children and were able to nurse, right?
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headoverheels
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Re: Am I crazy to think I can breastfeed my 3rd child?
Not crazy at all, especially if it was a choice the first time and not due to lack of milk coming in. I say go for it! The worst thing that can happen is that it does not work out - and you already know that you can rasie beautiful healthy babies on formula too  Good luck! 
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| Posted 1/18/11 12:51 PM |
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CrankyPants
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Re: Am I crazy to think I can breastfeed my 3rd child?
Posted by robcoll1002
I did not BF my 2 DD's, never even tried. They will be 4 and 2 1/2 when this new baby arrives. Every single person I talk to and tell that I plan to BF they tell me I'm crazy. They say I won't have the time to do it with 2 other children.
Are they right? Am I completely out of my mind to think that this is possible? There surely must be women before me who had other children and were able to nurse, right?
My cousin has 7 kids and Breast fed them all, so I think it can be done.
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| Posted 1/18/11 12:52 PM |
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snowprincess
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Re: Am I crazy to think I can breastfeed my 3rd child?
it can be done - my aunt did it with my younger cousin and not the older - and whenthe baby was born the older son was 6 and a crazy kid
my cousin has 4 kids - she did say that sometimes with the last it was easier to pump and let the older one feed her
it is worth a try and if you need to supplement you do -
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| Posted 1/18/11 12:56 PM |
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ABCiverson
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Re: Am I crazy to think I can breastfeed my 3rd child?
My girls are 3 and 4 years old and I will BF the next baby thats due in March. I see no reason on why I wouldn't be able to.
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| Posted 1/18/11 12:58 PM |
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Shelleybean11
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Re: Am I crazy to think I can breastfeed my 3rd child?
My mom BF all 5 of us. It definitely can be done! Good luck!
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| Posted 1/18/11 12:59 PM |
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sj-girl
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Re: Am I crazy to think I can breastfeed my 3rd child?
I dont think its crazy. My aunt has a total of 5 children (which includes 2 sets of twins) she BF all of her children.
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| Posted 1/18/11 1:01 PM |
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MrsA714
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Re: Am I crazy to think I can breastfeed my 3rd child?
My friend has 3 children. She is still nursing her youngest who is 1.5 years old. Definitely possible!
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| Posted 1/18/11 1:03 PM |
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cloddy
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Re: Am I crazy to think I can breastfeed my 3rd child?
it can be done of course. but I thought it was pretty tough with the second child so I can only imagine with the third what it would be like. good luck! I hope it works for you.
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| Posted 1/18/11 1:04 PM |
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mrsdukes
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Re: Am I crazy to think I can breastfeed my 3rd child?
Not crazy at all. I did not breastfeed my first 2 children either. I decided to try and breastfeed my 3rd. It worked very well for me and I was so happy I had tried, even though a lot of people thought I was crazy. My older children were 6 and 3 at the time. Good luck!
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| Posted 1/18/11 1:08 PM |
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WhatNow
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Re: Am I crazy to think I can breastfeed my 3rd child?
I don't see why not! I would imagine it would be easier than dealing with formula. Breast is extremely convenient, I will have you know-no need to prepare anything and it is always there, whenever the child wants it. 
I say: go for it!
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| Posted 1/18/11 1:11 PM |
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jennyg
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Re: Am I crazy to think I can breastfeed my 3rd child?
Not at all! I barely bf my 1st 2 DC but BF my 3rd for almost 6 months. It was definitely easier since you are always on the go with the older two, you never need to wash bottles, pack formula etc etc. Plus I knew it was my last child and I really wanted to make it work. You can definitely do it!!
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| Posted 1/18/11 1:24 PM |
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BellaRock
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Re: Am I crazy to think I can breastfeed my 3rd child?
Not crazy at all. I say go for it. Can't hurt to try.
I didn't breastfed my oldest DS but I am BF my youngest. I find it way easier than formula. My boobs are always with me and FREE. 
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| Posted 1/18/11 1:43 PM |
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wingsofsong
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Re: Am I crazy to think I can breastfeed my 3rd child?
I'm one of 5 and my mom BF all of us. My friend is one of 14 (yes, that's right, 14!!) and her mom BF every single one of them. I feel like if she could do that, anybody could do anything! It is absolutely worth trying. If you really want to make it work, you will. You''ll figure it out!
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| Posted 1/18/11 1:46 PM |
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robcoll1002
My Beautiful Babies
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Re: Am I crazy to think I can breastfeed my 3rd child?
Thanks for all the encouragement and stories of others being able to do it. I'm excited to give it a try.
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| Posted 1/18/11 2:01 PM |
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SweetTooth
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Re: Am I crazy to think I can breastfeed my 3rd child?
I am planning on it. My twins will be a little over two (26 months) when baby #3 is born.
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| Posted 1/18/11 2:16 PM |
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beachgirl
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Re: Am I crazy to think I can breastfeed my 3rd child?
Of course it can be done - I have EBF both of my kids and plan to do the same with my third. I know several people how have BF 3 or more kids.
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| Posted 1/18/11 2:18 PM |
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Superkat
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Re: Am I crazy to think I can breastfeed my 3rd child?
My MIL had four kids. She breastfed every OTHER one.  It can be done.
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| Posted 1/18/11 2:52 PM |
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CrankyPants
I'm cranky
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Re: Am I crazy to think I can breastfeed my 3rd child?
Posted by Superkat
My MIL had four kids. She breastfed every OTHER one. It can be done.
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| Posted 1/18/11 2:55 PM |
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Porrruss
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Re: Am I crazy to think I can breastfeed my 3rd child?
I'm currently exclusively breastfeeding my third- he's 6 months old. My older DDs are 3.5 and 2. And I work fulltime.
Yes. It most definitely can be done.
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| Posted 1/18/11 3:13 PM |
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