I do wonder how your first will feel about the new baby nursing. I guess it depends on whether she has given it up on her own or not. It will probably be one of the many challenges of balancing your time with both babies. Good luck!

And I totally agree with you; for all the hours, lost sleep, and tenderness I am so happy to have nursed my daughter. Right now, it looks like I will have at minimum about 5 years of uninterrupted nursing going on in our fmaily.

Loved both of your recent posts re: nursing. You should feel SO proud of this accomplishment as the BEST way to nourish your child, both physically and emotionally. You and Annabelle are so close, I’m sure you’ll find lots of opportunities to snuggle and gradually will do that without the “num-nums,” when the time is right. You may find you actually miss it more than your daughter, but it sounds like you’ll be breastfeeding a new baby before long. That should be interesting to see how Annabelle reacts then. When we had our second child, Abbie was 3 years old, and she would “nurse” her baby doll, right alongside me. I know that most “experts” say if your older child asks to nurse again, to let them try it. Usually, they will feel silly like now they’re so “grown up” and really they just didn’t want to be denied. By then, too, they’ve probably realized they can still be just as close with Mom and nurtured in other ways. I’m sure you’re anticipating that, too. For all the hours–and years–I spent nursing our three children, I wouldn’t have changed that for the world!