Relactation

Heat will definitely help, a heat pack or hot flannel on your breast when expressing helps get things going, I used to do that when I was expressing for the gremlins if things got a bit blocked up.

I agree with everyone else tho, a week and a half isn't long so you should still have milk, it took me 3 weeks to wean fully both times and I still never dried up completely in between babies. The fact that Caden is still latching well is awesome coz that's the hardest part. Getting the milk in is hard but can be done, but reteaching a baby to latch that has forgotten is really hard!

Good luck!

Another option is to buy a Medela "Supplemental Nursing System". Basically its a bottle that hangs upside down around your neck, and has two tubes attached to the base. You fill the bottle with formula (or EBM if you have any), tape the tube in place so it ends at your nipple and then latch baby on.  You end up doing two jobs at once: bubs drinks the formula/EBM while sucking on the breast and stimulating your own milk production. Quite a time saver really. But it does cost about $80 and I had to wait for mine to arrive from Australia (I ordered it through one of the major baby stores - Baby Factory perhaps?). I'd suggest you try the other advice given above before buying this, especially since you only stopped BF recently. But just thought I'd mention it so you know the option is there.

Another herbal supplement to try is Fenugreek Seed - Nature's Way make them in capsule form (available from the chemist). Unlike milk thistle you won't necessarily need to continue taking fenugreek for very long: 1-2 days is usually all it takes to increase milk supply.

It should do, but it is possible to feed on one side only, some people feed from one side only for months. I couldn't do it, I'd be insanely lopsided!

My boobs are ridiculously lopsided from Caprece having about 75% of her feeds off one side

What I find always helps to get my letdown is sit there with baby, shut my eyes, relax everything and imagine the milk filling up the wee chambers and then coming out. I look like such a dork doing it but it really works.

Good luck Sheena I hope it all wokrs out for ya.

thought id bump my old thread again.

peachy I think thats what Im going to ahve to do. Pump like crazy! Im trying to get him to latch but he wont have a bar of it right now!
Im going to LLL breastfeeding class's every monday starting next week.

wow Sheena you are a legend!!!! i think thats so awsome that you are doing this!!!
I was hopeless and never got it but it sounds like your doing great!!!

big ups to you luv!!!!!

Sheena, my nipple hardly came up the nipple shield at all and they worked a treat for me getting Lauren to latch properly in the first few weeks. They made my milk come down so fast it was crazy!

No no you have three months from when you stop breastfeeding SO you have heaps of time! and they say its alot easier when bubs is under 3 months. So you could do what Im doing aswell