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I am 23 weeks with my second child due in June. I didn't have great success breast feeding my DD and hope to do better this time round....after any advise.. background: DD didn't attach at all during the 5 days in hospital, due to shape and size (I won't get too graphic) . I was forced to bottle feed as they refused to feed her any other way (tried nipple shields)...went home without milk coming in and double pumped like crazy 3 hourly around the clock,( I expressed regualrly from birth) I also took maxalon to increase my supply which made me feel dead tired. I hardly needed to use any formula and could just keep up with her. Tried over the next month to get her to attach with and without shield. Finally took domperidone and had so much milk it wasn't funny and she finally showed interest in breast feeding because it came as fast as the bottle is my guess. So at 6 weeks I finally had her fully breast feeding without a shield or needing comps. After taking the course of Domperidone milk supply settled down and I stopped pumping after each feed and just fed her on demand, trouble was she wanted both sides every time. By 4 months she wasn't putting on weight despite me trying to increase my supply ( drinking water, resting,pumping after feeds, feeding hourly all weekend etc) for 6 weeks she still didn't put on weight and the dr told me I had to give 1 bottle a day which she refused until she discovered it came out faster then she totally refused to breast feed again and that was the end of that..... The only thing I can think I should of done was not to let her have both sides and to feed her more often 1 at a time to increase my supply. I am keen to breast feed. Alissa DD 21mths DS due June 04 |
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"alissa" wrote in message ... The only thing I can think I should of done was not to let her have both sides and to feed her more often 1 at a time to increase my supply. I am keen to breast feed. Alissa DD 21mths DS due June 04 I don't know first hand but isn't it the proper advice to feed at both sides in a feeding to increase supply and to only feed one side to decrease supply? -- Dagny |
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Dagny wrote: "alissa" wrote in message ... The only thing I can think I should of done was not to let her have both sides and to feed her more often 1 at a time to increase my supply. I am keen to breast feed. Alissa DD 21mths DS due June 04 I don't know first hand but isn't it the proper advice to feed at both sides in a feeding to increase supply and to only feed one side to decrease supply? Typically. And feeding on one side is often the advice for women with overactive let down. But at the point when her baby wasn't gaining weight, the OP seemed to think her supply was good. Feeding on one side would have gotten the baby more hind milk, which is fattier and may have helped with the weight gain. To Alissa, you did a great job hanging on and getting breastfeeding started. It should be easier next time (or so I keep telling myself!). For your daughter, when you needed to supplement, perhaps you could have used a sippy cup or even an open cup and thus avoided the bottle preference and kept nursing (something to keep in mind, although many babies switch between breast and bottle with no trouble). You may want to go to a couple LLL meetings and make some contacts so you have breastfeeding support to turn to if you have trouble. You may also want to find a certified lactation consultant who could help you if you ran into trouble (mine was invaluable). And if you run into trouble, post here. This group is a wealth of information. Best of luck! Mary |
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