Hi all (bit of a long one, sorry!),
I had quite an eventful birth (induced due to pre-eclampsia, got to 7cm dilated and they discovered he was breech, EMCS under general anaesthetic) and DS (now 13 days old) was formula fed while I was recovering for the first couple of days (we tried to latch him a few times but he just screamed at the breast). Then a maternal support worker in the hospital taught me how to express and I started giving him a little expressed colostrum / milk alongside the formula feeds for the next few days. Two more breastfeeding counsellors tried to get him latched on but couldn't.
Once we left the hospital DH and I carried on mix-feeding DS with formula and expressed milk. I've tried every day to get a latch and the closest we came was when we tried with nipple shields (he fed for maybe half an hour but it was really painful for me) and next time we tried with shields he wasn't interested at all. We are currently feeding him about half his feeds with expressed milk and half with formula.
I'd like to go to one of the breastfeeding cafes in the area but they are all closed over Christmas. I've rented a Medela Symphony pump (hospital grade) and am trying to express once every 3 hours or so but it's hard keeping up with having to wash and sterilise the pumps/bottles so sometimes it's longer between sessions. Am trying to express at least twice between midnight and 6am.
I'm currently getting 40-80ml expressed per session but feel like it's getting harder and harder to keep up the supply. Any tips for me before I can get to the breastfeeding cafe in a couple of weeks' time?
I'm still in a lot of pain from my CS scar and on regular codeine and paracetamol. Just finished taking 3 types of antibiotics and am still on blood pressure meds. Could these have been affecting my supply?
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Increasing supply at 13 days old?
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violetbean · 26/12/2013 03:31
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