Hi all
I'm expecting my second next month and I didn't manage to breastfeed my 23 month old son. There were a plethora of potential reasons - he had bad tongue-tie and even when it was fixed his latch was poor, I had a uterine infection that was left untreated for 2 weeks because my GP didn't get my test results back to me, my son was hospitalised for weight loss at 5 days which was extremely stressful and upsetting...all of which caused a lot of anxiety around feeding. I tried for a month (all the while giving him formula - I don't have any issues about FF btw, and it was that or starvation). I gave him an hour on the breast before he had a bottle and would then try and express. In the end he screamed and fought every time I tried to bring him to my breast and I had to admit defeat.
However I am worried again because my mum didn't produce milk with either of us, and at 35 weeks I am still completely dry. I desperately want to BF this baby. Do any of you have any tips to maximise my chances of good milk flow - is there anything I can start doing now?
Any tips or advice welcome.
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ChairmanWow · 12/02/2013 14:17
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