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Lack of breastmilk production
My cousin has a baby boy just two months ago, she went through C-
section to deliver the baby, she didn't have milk till five days and now she is complaining of not producing enough milk for her baby. she gets him to suckle often to follow that demand and supply rule for breastmilk producation but not much of use. Her son cries a lot and doctor says that baby is not getting enough feeds. The mom is very determin to breastfeed exclusively for six months at least. Can anyone help with idea to improve her breastmilk and avoid top feed?? |
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Hi -- Another thing she can check is that the baby is nursing effectively. Is the baby swallowing? If not, check the latch, check the latch, check the latch! Getting a newborn to latch correctly can be a challenge, and a newborn who fails to latch correctly won't consume enough, will remain hungry, and won't build up mom's nursing supply. Second, remember that newborns are known to nurse constantly. That's fine. Some newborns nurse more efficiently, so less often, and that's fine too. The thing to check is how often the baby fills its diapers. There should be 6-8 soaking diapers a day and, during the newborn period, daily big runny poops. (Being a newborn is messy :-) If the baby is filling plenty of diapers, then forget about everything else, mom's doing things correctly. I hope this helps, --Beth Kevles -THE-COM-HERE http://web.mit.edu/kevles/www/nomilk.html -- a page for the milk-allergic Disclaimer: Nothing in this message should be construed as medical advice. Please consult with your own medical practicioner. NOTE: No email is read at my MIT address. Use the GMAIL one if you would like me to reply. |
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Irrational Number wrote:
One more thing, most babies need to nurse more often than formula babies get fed. So, nursing every 1.5 hours for 30+ minutes is normal. Don't let your cousin think she does not have enough milk if that happens. Also, on that point, don't forget that if you want to know how long it is between feedings, you go from start to start. For example, If feeling every 1.5 hours, if you feed for 30 minutes, you'll start again in 1 hour. |
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1. The doctor could be wrong. Some doctors know what they're doing when it comes to assessing breastfeeding, and some don't. For example, some doctors overestimate the amount of weight a baby should be gaining (an average of an ounce a day is sufficient). I thought for breastfed babies 4oz a week was sufficient, which is more like 1/2 ounce per day. Cheers Anne |
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Anne Rogers wrote:
1. The doctor could be wrong. Some doctors know what they're doing when it comes to assessing breastfeeding, and some don't. For example, some doctors overestimate the amount of weight a baby should be gaining (an average of an ounce a day is sufficient). I thought for breastfed babies 4oz a week was sufficient, which is more like 1/2 ounce per day. The general amount I've been told in NSW, Australia, was 100g - 250g per week, which converts to 3.5oz - 8.8oz per week. I have a 27 month old and an 11 month old so this is pretty recent and not from umpteen years ago. Engram |
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On Sep 24, 7:28 pm, Irrational Number wrote:
wrote: My cousin has a baby boy just two months ago, she went through C- section to deliver the baby, she didn't have milk till five days and now she is complaining of not producing enough milk for her baby. she gets him to suckle often to follow that demand and supply rule for breastmilk producation but not much of use. Her son cries a lot and doctor says that baby is not getting enough feeds. The mom is very determin to breastfeed exclusively for six months at least. Can anyone help with idea to improve her breastmilk and avoid top feed?? She needs to nurse the baby longer. Let the baby nurse and nurse and nurse, don't time the duration of each nursing session. If baby falls asleep quickly while nursing, wake baby up. (By the way, milk coming in at 5 days is not late. 3-5 days is normal, and colostrum serves baby just fine while milk has not come in yet, so don't let her keep thinking that there was something wrong.) If baby is crying, it's a late sign of hunger. Baby should be brought to nurse as soon as he roots (points his face around, brings his fist to his mouth). Just increase the nursing duration and see if that helps. -- Anita -- Thanks for so many good suggestions, I have conveyed em to my cousin and let's hope that she improves. Actually I meant Colustrum by saying that milk came in 5 days. I had directed her prior to her labour that the infant should be fed colustrum within 1 hour and it provides antibodies and is full of nutrition. At her delivery I managed to visit her each day she was in hospital. I was surprised that she did not have colustrum. Even more shocking that no one (health staff) assist this first time mother to cope with this problem.AA cried and cried so doctor advised Lactogen which he was fed for first five days (sad enough). I have three of my very close ones who went through C-section, have faced no colustrum or lack of breast milk and I want to know if there could be ways to tackle this. |
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TN wrote:
At her delivery I managed to visit her each day she was in hospital. I was surprised that she did not have colustrum. [...] I have three of my very close ones who went through C-section, have faced no colustrum or lack of breast milk and I want to know if there could be ways to tackle this. How did you know there was no colostrum? That doesn't seem possible. It is extremely difficult to express colostrum, so if you tried to help them express and nothing came out, that is not an indication of not having colostrum. -- Anita -- |
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