Okay, nothing new here for me except some rather interesting developments from Gavin’s point of view… As I mentioned earlier, I was going to continue nursing Gavin through the pregnancy unless he decided weaned himself and I have been.  Well, I have continued nursing him and Gavin hasn’t shown any indication of wanting to wean.  [...]

Okay, I promised an update on this topic… My reasons for continuing to nurse Gavin throughout the pregnancy and for tandem nursing (nursing an older child while nursing a baby): allows Gavin to bond with me without taxing me too much (it’s definitely a lot less tiring to lie in bed and cuddle him than [...]

Okay, so it’s been more than three months since I said I officially announced that hubby and I are working on baby number two and there is still no sign of a pregnancy… I know there there is no evidence to support the need to wean to get pregnant but I am starting to wonder.  [...]

Whenever I tell people I’m still nursing Gavin, aside from the surprise that a toddler his age would still be breastfeeding or that I can still produce milk, the other thing they wonder about is how I managed to nurse him when he’s got teeth to bite. The first tooth to erupt is the lower [...]