I successfully nursed my daughter for a year with no problems after the first month...?

Question

Will it go as well with future children, or is it different every time?

Answer 1

It's a bit different each time since each child is different. Remember that each child is doing it for the first time.

My first nursed for 3.5 years. We had a little latch difficulty early on, but it was fixed quickly. He went through a nursing strike when he was a toddler. Those were our main problems.

My second nursed for almost 2 years. I had my first case of mastitis when she was a toddler. I dealt with mastitis, plugged ducts and thrush with her.

My third had mild tongue tie, so it took a little while to get latching right with her on my bigger side. My post-partum soreness lasted a bit longer than usual. She is still nursing at 3.5 years.

Answer 2

I have nursed 4 children. Each one was different. I had a lot of trouble nursing my first one at the beginning, but eventually she did OK and I nursed her for 5 months. My second and third born children nursed with no problems beginning right after birth and I nursed them for 3 months and 11 months respectively. My youngest had many eating issues, but I was diligent with her and she nursed (although not always well) until she self-weaned at 14 months. She is 9 now and still has odd eating habits.

Answer 3

I can only share my personal experience -- I have no idea if prior breastfeeding success is a predictor for future children for all women.

Breastfeeding my second and third children went much easier than with my first. I think it is because I knew what I was doing -- knew how to get the baby's mouth to open wider for a good latch, knew what a good latch was, knew that a newborn would nurse and nurse and nurse and that was normal, knew that I COULD exclusively breastfeed.

Answer 4

It won't be the same for each baby. Sometimes that first month can be hard to get though for even a skilled breastfeeding mom. My son had a really hard time latching properly so I got wonderful blood blisters on my nipples. With my daughter is was sore but not that bad (she was first). I actually ended up feeding my son for a longer period of time than my daughter.
Each baby has their own issues and it will be a different experience but all will be beautiful.

Answer 5

I've had one friend who said her third child was the hardest to breastfeed, but he was born very small and it was difficult to get him to open his little mouth wide enough. She had sore nipples with him when she didnt with her other two.
I would think the second time around would be easier in general though. The thing most new mothers lack is confidence, and then of course experience, but those comes with time.

Answer 6

I nursed all (5) of my children successfully.

Answer 7

Every child is obviously different, but you have experience under your belt and should be able to sail through any distractions or issues easily!

Answer 8

For most people it goes smoothly the second time around. But you just never know for sure until your baby is there.

Answer 9

I breastfed all three of my children for 12-13 months each. My milk supply was the same each time............. I produced 60+ ounces of milk each day!!!!!

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Answer 10

Unless your babies have colic or some other issue, you should have smooth sailing with each child.