I had a previous thread which was massively helpful about the problems I've had breastfeeding 3 week old DS who had a tongue tie (now snipped) and lip tie.
I really feel like I might have a problem with low supply now and have had to topping him up after every feed with expressed milk (occasionally formula) but want to get back to just breastfeeding.
I know people say just feed feed feed to increase supply but it doesn't seem to be working. DS has been spending 3+ hours at the breast swapping from side to side (this is before and after his tongue tie has been cut), after 20 mins or so of sucking and swallowing he will spend another 2 hours of rapid sucking, no swallowing, punching my breast, crying and latching on and off my (poor) nipples like he's absolutely starving/very angry!
I'm already:
Taking fenugreek
Eating porridge
Offering as much time at the breast as my nipples can bear / he can bear before becoming hysterical
Expressing 3 x 1 hour per day / every time he's having a bottle
Had support to work on latch etc.
Trying to reduce top ups
Is there anything else I can do?
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BettyOBarley · 17/10/2016 20:37
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