I gave birth to my little boy on 27 March and wanted to exclusively breast feed. However, he has been getting a bottle after every feed.
I have type 1 diabetes and it's important that babies born to diabetic mums feed well asap post birth as they can have too much insulin in their systems just after birth and a good feed can avoid the need for them to go on a glucose drip.
My son was delivered by emergency c-section. I tried breast feeding as much as I could (but didn't have any immediate support with latching him on etc and I was very woozy from medication and exhausted). I told midwife I was worried that he wasn't getting enough milk and she said I better top him up with formula after feeds until my milk came in properly.
I was very anxious about his blood sugar levels and wanted to avoid him going on a drip so I agreed.
The problem is that I have never been able to drop the formula feeds. I put him on one breast for 20 minutes, then the other, then give him any expressed breast milk I have, then give him formula.
I can never express more than 20 ml or so at a time and I use the pump regularly throughout the day to try and stimulate milk production.
I'm feeling awful about giving him bottles but what can I do when he's crying with hunger after feeding at the breast.
I just don't seem to have enough milk and I think it's too late to do anything about it now that he's nearly 5 weeks.
Any ideas greatly appreciated.
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Mavornia · 29/04/2007 20:00
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