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LeeBee 
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 4:23pm |
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Hi Ladies,
This new mum stuff is HARD!!
Came home from hospital with my DD on Monday and things seemed to be going fine - apart from very sore nipples due to latching problems, but by yesterday afternoon she had lost lots of weight and was badly dehydrated. My midwife arrived and immediately sent DH out for emergency formula and bottles - bottle feeding was just not in our plans!
DD is safe which is the main thing - 30mls of formula every 3 hours or so and she seems to be loving it - I am still trying to express each time we feed her and can get about half a teaspoon of milk which she gets before the bottle - hopefully the ongoing stimulation will bring my milk in.
Anyone have any advice on other ways to get the milk started?
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LJsmum
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 4:36pm |
Hi LeeBee
Congrats on your new baby 
It is hard, my milk didn't come in for 5 -6 days for both babies. Really normal so don't worry.
Things to do:
Lots and lots of skin to skin , lay baby between your boobs just with her nappy on and on your bare chest. this will help bring your milk in. I did this with both babies, used to leave jacob on my chest for a few hours while he slept, i read a book.
offer the boob all the time, the constant sucking will bring milk in
don't give up! you can do it, so can your body.!
It does get better, easier and when your milk comes in their will be a flood!!!
Remain positive
I fed Ds1 till 15 months old after lots of issues to begin with milk didn't come into day 6, was feeding him formula via a tube stuck in bottle between my breasts with the end of the tube near the nipple so when he sucked the nipple he got formula. But he kept sucking and brought my milk in.
Midwifes have many tricks!
Doctor can give you a drug Domperfine(sp?) can't spell it but that can help too.
good luck!
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Bizzy
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 4:38pm |
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yep what she said. baby is better at getting it going than expressing... lots of skin on skin too.
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High9
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 4:53pm |
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Ditto what they said, when I got home I had no milk, it came in day 3 I got home day 2 but we just sat on the couch the first 2 weeks and she fed the whole time pretty much!
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1st_Time_Preggies
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 5:31pm |
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Yip totally agree with all the others. My milk didn't come in for 5 days either and it was torture for both me and my son! He also had a few small top ups of formula. But once it came, there was HEAPS :-)
Hang in there, you are doing a fantastic job!
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 5:39pm |
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im still waiting. DS1 ended up fully FF after 6 weeks cos i couldnt hack the bottle, then expressing and BFing and steralising etc...
same thing seems to be happening this time except they have just realised DS2 is probably tongue tied and DS1 may have been too, thus the milk problem.
def do the skin on skin, eat lots of nuts, cashews, almonds. let them feed non stop and make sure both boobs are drained before offering formula, im on domperidone again this time and have been making sure i dont study heaps, i sit round lots and try not to stress bout anything. in almost all cases it will come in eventually so just keep at it :D
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Nutella
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 6:21pm |
No advice just wanted to wish you luck.. breastfeeding is awesome but not always as 'natural and pleasant' as they say in the videos  Took us a while to get it right...about three months lol
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 8:14pm |
Having been in this situation very recently, all I can say is keep at it. We ended up with DD on formula top ups from day 4 as she had lost 610gms (13% of her birth weight). We used a lactaid system so that as shes on the breast she got some formula (as yummymummy2 did). I expressed every 3 hours (was feeding her 3-4 hourly) including over night. My milk suddenly jumped from 5ml to 30ml in 3 hours at day 7. (had a few issues at birth and after that all would have delayed my milk coming in)
There are also supplements that can help, brewers yeast, fenugreek, oats, LSA, nuts, make sure your drinking enough water, resting and eating enough too.
Keep at it (if its what you want to do) we have finally got there, havnt had formula top ups since we got home (on Sunday) and DD is almost back at her birth weight. 
There is a great thread on BFing and milk supply here that has some great ideas on how to boost your supply and also great if you have any BFing questions.
GL! It is possible!
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ItchyFeet
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 9:44pm |
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I was in exactly the same situation, my milk didn't come in until day 6 (and I never got engorgement either, although I then managed to get mastitis a few days later). When it did come in there wasn't a lot to begin with, and it did take several weeks to get a reasonable supply - formula is great as a backup if you want to perservere with BF, and don't feel guilty about it like I did. I never felt letdown for at least a month (and one side was very slow), but the lactation consultant noticed how much water I was drinking while trying to BF and said in her experience that dryness while feeding was a good sign, possibly of letdown. My advice is the same as the others, express every 3 hours after feeding first. Drink loads of fluid. Work with your MW if they're supportive. I couldn't take domperidone as I was on other meds, but again talk to your MW or doctor as that may help. I highly recommend a LC if problems continue. I also spent a day at the Plunket Family Centre who may be able to help if you have one in your area.
In terms of expressing, don't worry about what seems like a small volume at first (baby's don't have big stomachs at this stage), it will continue to increase the more you express and feed. It takes a while to get the hang of expressing e.g. your position, the position of the cup, the pump itself etc.
It is true that resting will help, but feeding or expressing every 3 hours will make that difficult, but it will soon get better.
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Posted: 11 June 2010 at 1:21pm |
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Same again for me - no milk until day 6. We starting pumping on day 5 and weren't allowed home until bubs stopped losing weight (which makes you feel like the worst mother ever) which took another couple of days.
Telling you not to worry is like telling rain not to be wet - but hang in there - and remember there is always someone on here ready and willing to answer any questions.
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LeeBee
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Posted: 11 June 2010 at 6:57pm |
Thanks for all the support guys. I forgot to mention in my first post that letting her keep sucking wasn't an option at first as my nipples were in such bad shape that my midwife ordered me to keep her off them for at least 24 hours. I finally got the courage up to put her back to the breast today - of course after 3 days of the bottle she thinks its far too much work!! But we will get there in the end
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