Midnightie
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I am currently 6 week pregnant, last week and two days ago I had a little spotting (first brown and then red), only a few times when I wiped but right now I have no spotting anymore. I have a 3 year old son who is very attached to me and who is still breastfed.
Today my mother whom I live with told me that some people told her that breastfeeding cause the uterus to contract and this may be causing the bleeding. I told her that my midwife told me that it's perfectly fine to breastfeed and that it's not so easy to wean my son cold turkey, my son has already been affected by me not being able to carry him (He's 40+ lbs and carrying him caused me to cramp a lot) and I notice that he is a little stressed about that, stopping the breastfeeding abruptly would cause more stress for him.
I also noticed that the two times I spotted was both the morning after a very stessfull night (one was a panick attack and the other was being very upset and crying all night). I am thinking that stress might be having a bigger effect than breastfeeding. And if I abruptly stop breastfeeding, the only thing that will happen will be that my son will be upset all the time, not sleep, causing me way more stress. On top of it my mom just did knee surgery so I have to do everything around the house, so the last thing I need is more stress.
My mom was almost kinda trying to force me to stop and saying things like if something happens it will be my fault because I refuse to stop breastfeeding ext. All this causing me a lot more stress and pressure and guilt.
What do you know about breastfeeding while pregnant? Can I still continue even if I had some spotting?
Today my mother whom I live with told me that some people told her that breastfeeding cause the uterus to contract and this may be causing the bleeding. I told her that my midwife told me that it's perfectly fine to breastfeed and that it's not so easy to wean my son cold turkey, my son has already been affected by me not being able to carry him (He's 40+ lbs and carrying him caused me to cramp a lot) and I notice that he is a little stressed about that, stopping the breastfeeding abruptly would cause more stress for him.
I also noticed that the two times I spotted was both the morning after a very stessfull night (one was a panick attack and the other was being very upset and crying all night). I am thinking that stress might be having a bigger effect than breastfeeding. And if I abruptly stop breastfeeding, the only thing that will happen will be that my son will be upset all the time, not sleep, causing me way more stress. On top of it my mom just did knee surgery so I have to do everything around the house, so the last thing I need is more stress.
My mom was almost kinda trying to force me to stop and saying things like if something happens it will be my fault because I refuse to stop breastfeeding ext. All this causing me a lot more stress and pressure and guilt.
What do you know about breastfeeding while pregnant? Can I still continue even if I had some spotting?