Re: Breastfeedng problems
sahar.. u sound a lot like me when i started bfeeding.. my milk supply wasnt awesome.. i would be in the pumping room with other moms pumping away... we were told to pump each breast for 10 mins... and i would be there with my pathetic 2 oz whilst i swear other moms would just attatch the pump and it would be the nile just flowing through..
some of it was just how my body is.. but most of it was cuz my son was just not sucking enough, nor hard enough... nor was he latching on properly... i got help for a week with hours of consultation and sessions of breast feeding.. in teh end i just gave up.. it was the hardest time of my life i think.. even worse than labour and delivery... u have this perfect idea and then it just bursts into a million pcs
have u tried reaching out to lactation consultants.. hospital where u delivered, can they not help you with bfeeding? sometimes when the baby is just hungry it wants the flow going immediately.. when u pull at ure breast.. does any milk come out? i would sometimes pull my nipple until milk was flowing and then put the baby on..
how do u know u dont have any milk.. is there no flow?
and love.. it can take upto a week for milk to come flowing.. but what it really needs is for the baby to suck and suck.. and where that isnt great.. try pumping.. pump every 3 hours.. its hell .. i know it is..
sometimes i would even put in ear plugs cuz its the most heartbreaking cry.. that of a newborn.. and dont get scared of the crying.. just focus on the latching.. let her get the hang of it.. just try for 10 mins... then pump... same thing for next feeding time..
and if she loves her bottle nipple by now.. she will nto go back.. when i first introd bottle feeding, it was meant just for the night as per my doctor's advice, cuz my milk wasnt enough to sustain him... and pumping in the night was just absurd.. but once he realized he could get milk fast.. no matter how much i let him cry.. he refused the breast
ure not the only one out htere love... it was enough to make my husband cry :)