Question about Breastfeeding another baby.

[Momof1and1ontheway]

Im not sure how this works but I have a 5 1/2 month old daughter.
Breastfeeding at first was not easy and she had to be supplemented because the nurses in the hospital were not helping or encouraging breastfeeding.
I do remember my milk finally came in the second day i was home. I was in the hospital for 4 days after my C section

This time,
Will be breasts get engorged again, even though Im already producing milk?

What else should I expect after the new baby arrives?
Should I start building my supply up now?
Im only 2 months pregnant.

Im just baffled right now.

[SingingMom]

This time,
Will be breasts get engorged again, even though Im already producing milk?

Yes, your breasts will likely engorge again. However, moms who nurse very frequently BEFORE engorgement sometimes experience very little to no engorgement.

What else should I expect after the new baby arrives?
Should I start building my supply up now?
Im only 2 months pregnant.

Im just baffled right now.

You can't build up your supply right now. In fact, your supply is likely to drop significantly, and pretty soon. And you shouldn't, at least not for the new baby. Breastmilk changes in composition as your baby grows to be perfect for what baby needs right now.

When you get close to your due date, even if you are still producing milk for your current nursling, it will change to colostrum- because that's what the new baby will need. Since your current nursling will be about a year old by then (am I right?) you will probably have started supplementing with formula before that. (Even if you are able to continue nursing, you LO will need more calories, and not just from food.)

Colostrum is different from the milk that will come in sometime after your new baby is born.

And the milk you make after birth will change from day to day, from week to week to be exactly right for your new baby.

If you weren't pregnant, the milk you would be making for a 12 month old baby would be very rich and high in fat. The milk you will have for your new baby will be sweeter and less fat, easy for baby to digest and perfect for giving him/her energy to learn how to nurse.

[Peterpop]

Dear SingingMOM - You really seem to know what's what about breastfeeding. I'd like to know if all this knowledge comes from your own experience - including reading, etc. or are you a lactation consultant/nurse?

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[SingingMom]

I thank you for your generous compliment. However, we have many ladies here who are probably far more knowledgeable than I am. I confess to having done a bit of reading, and I have nursed two of my kiddos.

In fact, the folks at this site have often inspired me to further my reading about parenting in general, as well as breastfeeding. However, I wouldn't feel exactly qualified to offer general advice to everyone.

However, we have many nurses, and many lactation consultants, and people who are both, here at this site. I answer some of these questions when it looks like nobody's been able to pick up a question for somebody- but gosh, we have lots of folks who know more than I do.