I'm writing on behalf of my DSis who had her first baby yesterday I've breastfed my two children for 16 months and 9 months and counting but don't feel qualified to offer advice.
Background: Baby born at
T+4, uncomplicated preg and ventouse delivery for prolonged second stage, no pain relief other than local
for ventouse.
She is trying to BF but baby is only latching on for one minute at a time. She hasn't noticed wet, only dirty nappies. My DSis feels that there is a problem with supply. The staff on the ward have given her leaflets on donor milk and FF as they
are concerned that baby not
feeding. My DSis is really
wanting to EBF so looking for
advice. She has tried
expressing with both electric
pump and by hand and not
produced anything. I have told her that what she gets with expressing is not an indicator of how much milk is actually there. Baby is not distressed or crying. She saw a lactation consultant today. Baby is a bit mucousy so they wonder if that could be affecting feeding.
Basically, she's wondering if she can wait til tomo when she will have a midwife visit her at home who might be able to help. Or whether she needs to supplement feeding today. I should add that she is in Canada where nurses rather than midwives are on the postnatal ward. I do not know how much training they have with breastfeeding.
Any advice would be gratefully received.
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Jergens · 02/08/2013 23:20
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