Hi there.
My DS is now 16 days old I have been exclusively breast feeding him so far. This might sound like a strange question but how long on average does it take for breast milk to replenish itself? The reason I'm asking is because DS is going through a right greedy phase at the moment. All day yesterday he would feed for at least half an hour on one side, emptying it completely; he still wasn't satisfied so I'd put him on the other side and he'd empty that too. He did this at almost all of his feeds. Not only am I finding it knackering and physically draining, I'm worrying whether there's enough milk getting through to both boobs in time for the next feed, which is generally three hours later. I was in tears at 1am this morning, worrying about whether I would be able to keep up with him, whether I would have to supplement his breast feeds with formula feeds (and just how big a failure that would make me feel) and whether I'm going to spend the next 6 months feeling utterly knackered and wrecked as part of my new life as a human milk machine......
Any advice or info would be greatly appreciated!
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Creena · 25/05/2007 16:43
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