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Yes you can however your milk may dry up around 16 weeks so if baby is still under 1 then you will need to offer formula if you don’t have a breastmilk stash
@Jessica I have milk from first 2 months where I was pumping loads . Can that still be used ? It was kept in a standing freezer (so not fridge freezer ) If so then I’ve got a lot & ima pump as much as I can before it drys ups . Thank you
Yes it's safe to continue breastfeeding during pregnancy in most normal pregnancies (there's some high risk pregnancies where there would be medical advice to stop). The hormonal changes may cause a drop in supply as already mentioned and as your little one is under one you may need to supplement. Some babies/ toddlers don't like the taste change when your milk switches over to colostrum and also might not want to dry nurse if your supply drops or drys up, others will happily nurse throughout. I'm currently 36 weeks pregnant and still breastfeeding my toddler.
@Jess wow that’s crazy I didn’t know I thought I had to stop at 5 months to prevent early labour
@Becky ok so in other words don’t stop at all . Because my mum said my son will be drinking all the new babies nutrients lol I got scared
I think it’s still 6 months no matter what type of freezer
I mean, she’s not wrong in the sense your body now has to supply nutrients to you, your baby in your belly and the milk you’re supplying it’s working triple time and therefore can’t put all its efforts into the baby it’s making
@Jessica ahh damn then that means the milk I have is all gone off . Ima use for baths only .
@Erin Webster I hear that .
@Becky Oh okay yeah makes sense, thanks
@Becky didn’t know about dry nursing thank you