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My baby is 5 weeks and I have been breastfeeding, but I think my baby isn’t latching probably and that there is something wrong with my body’s ability to produce milk. My baby feeds for hours at a time and when he unlatches he is still hungry. And when I pump I’ll pump for 30 mins on each side and can only get about an ounce total. I do everything I can. I hand express, drink Mothers milk, Take fenugreek and prenatal. Please help!!!
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Dana C.
Hi, Aubrey -- |
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Aubrey Was in the hospital after having my son the lactation expert there give me a nipple guard because my nipples are flat. So I have been using that. I nurse my son literally all day to the point where I had to start using formula to give myself time to pump. Because he is on the breast some much, im lucky if I can pump at least once a day maybe twice a day. |
If I have a very low milk supply and my baby prefers the bottle over me, how can I get the baby to latch so that I can start boosting my milk supply and become more of a breastfeeding mom?
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Dana C.
Hi Holly - a few things to try... - do you have a pump? If so, try pumping a few times a day (approx 15 mins) - remember, the more frequently we empty the more milk we make. - if you don’t have a pump, try hand expressing! It’s very effective and easy once you get the hang of it. Take a look at this video tutorial from Dr. Jane Morton at Stanford:
- try starting baby with 3/4 amount of what he/she normally takes. Then try and latch baby - now that baby isn’t as hungry and is more relaxed, baby will have more patience to drink at breast. As your milk supply increases, you slowly start decreasing the amount in the bottle upfront. Make sense? Good luck! Let me know how it goes or if you have further questions. |
Tips to start weaning?!
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Dana C.
Hi, there...21 months -- amazing job mama! |
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Dana C.
Hi Janette - some amount of hiccuping and spit up is completely normal. Is baby otherwise content and full after a feeding? |
My daughter is 7 weeks old and lately she has been pulling at my nipple when she feeds. I am not sure if it is that I am not producing enough for her and she is getting fussy about it. In the morning my breast feel full but then during the day they seem to not be as full as the mornings and I think that may be the problem. How do I know how much she is getting and when is the best time to pump?
I have been pumping after her morning feed which is around 11am, which is when she takes her long stretch nap (2hrs) and that is when I get the 5-6oz, but then as the afternoon goes, my breast feel empty throughout the afternoon. I also pump at night because I have been giving her formula so she can go to sleep full, and so that I know she is getting those ounces she needs. I also pump at this time and get the 5-6oz as well.
Any tips on how to build up my supply or advise on how to know she is getting what she needs. Also best times I should be pumping.
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Dana C.
Wow -- sounds like you are pumping a good amount actually! Great job! |
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Carolina Yes most of the time she is content and satiated after she eats from both breasts. |
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Carolina I also noticed that her fussiness at the breast is usually as soon as she attaches to the breast and then again after let down. This happened during her feeding at 4am. She was also up every hour or so last night and only feeding for about 5 mins then falls asleep and doesn’t wake up. I tried taking off her clothes and running a cold cloth on her to wake her up but she wakes up and doesn’t want to eat again. Are the 5 mins enough to get her full? This doesn’t seem possible as she kept waking up every 1-2 hours. |