Hi everyone
I could do with some advice as having had my 2nd daughter 3 weeks ago I am having problems with practically no milk supply.
I went through the same with my first 4 years ago but put it down to a long and bad birth, a baby who screamed 24 hrs a day and onsuing PND.
I had hoped that this time being calmer about everything and knowing what to do all round with a baby a bit better, I would make enough milk to breastfeed. But no. I'm not depressed about it but very disappointed.
Basically my daughter lost 20oz in 5 days as I had thought I was feeding her but when after discovering the weight loss I pumped I found I only had 4.5ml!! No wonder then. Since then I get about 0.5oz total from both boobs each time I pump, Ruby is trying bless her but she falls asleep as there is just not enough there to interest her. We are feeding her formula aswell so she is content and gaining weight but I would like to do it myself. I find the pumping every 3 hours means I have no time with my elder daughter and am permanently attached to either baby or machine!
Do you think there is any hope? Maybe I am just not made for it, seems a big coincidence that it happened twice?!
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MaJervis · 23/02/2007 12:44
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