Relactating for a 13 mo, will I need milk plus?

[sorkycake]

what is it and is it any good?
He wouldn't be put to the breast as often as a LO so am I right in thinking I might need some hep?

We started to move to bottles so that my fertility would return, which it has, but now I'm regretting stopping and want to fully bf once more.

I've read the lovely thread by Pecka, but wondered if it's the same for a toddler as well.

[tiktok]

More info, needed, sorkycake

How often were you feeding before you stopped? When did you stop? What solids does your baby have?

Same principles apply to any relactation - expressing and/or the baby feeding lots 'n' lots is the only sure way to bring milk back. Herbs and other supplements will not work unless this basic thing is done.

[sorkycake]

Right-o tiktok.

I'm feeding once a day atm, or if he's upset. Yesterday we were out quite a while and he got tired so had a suckle then too. He feeds from me in the morning, but there isn't enough milk so he needs a top up.

Have just offered the breast there but he's not interested.

He eats LOTS.

this morning he had porridge, half a banana and a little gingerbread man (whilst waiting).

for lunch he will have fish and broccoli, peas and carrots, then a yoghurt

tea is whatever we're having

He has a bottle of 6-7 oz of milk around 3pm as well as a bowl of fruit salad.

After his bath he takes about 6oz of formula at bedtime.

He wakes at 2.30pm and needs another 6oz from the bottle

Is all hope lost now, how will I get him to go back to the breast in the midst of all that?
Do I offer breast before his bottles then keep an eye out for what he is not drinking?

[sorkycake]

make that 2.30 am, oh this is for 2 months now

[tiktok]

It's great he eats well He's not going to waste away if the formula gets reduced....you can add extra water to his food or give him other drinks in a cup if you are ever worried about his fluid intake, remember.

It's good he will still go to the breast. Offering it again and again - without getting into a struggle or a fight - will be important in bringing it back. Expressing might well be essential, too, as it sounds like he won't be that interested in frequent breastfeeding - though every time you offer a bottle, inc a bedtime, offer the breast first instead. You might want to consider making the bottle you then give at bedtime into a 4 oz one, and then 'top up' with breast to get him to sleep. The 2.30 am bottle can easily be a breast instead, I would guess.

Good luck and go for it

[determination]

Hi Sorty,

I took the More Milk Special Blend and started majorly over producing.. I knew that i was producing way too much as i had an extremely forceful letdown then i would squirt everywhere. The flow was far too forcefull for dd2 and she had bad wind with it. I stupidly kept taking the tincture and it resorted in Mastitis twice .

If you do get it.. you will likely notice an increase within a day or two. Just be careful not to over produce

[sorkycake]

Is it in Boots?

We b'fed first every meal yesterday and he was happy with that.

He had his bedtime drink as a bottle though because I was shattered, he woke at 2.30am and he didn't have any milk (I'm trying to get him to sleep through) and settled until 6am.
I b'fed and there must've been a little there because he seemed satisfied and went back to sleep, I got up at 7am and made him up 6oz which he took.

So it's hard work, but will be worth it I know. I might try the milk plus stuff for a day or two and see what happens.
Is it just a short term measure until my body gets back into supply/demand mode?

[tiktok]

Sorky, you'll help the whole process of returning to the breast if you're more consistent - you could have bf him at 7 am this morning, for instance, and in fact this would have been important because your breasts had gone a long time without being stimulated to make more milk. Just because you fed at 6 am doesn't mean you can't feed again at 7 am.

The supply/demand mode you're after won't return unless you respond to the demand by offering the supply

I understand about trying to get him to sleep through, but a feed at 2.30 this morning would have been a good thing for all this....

[determination]

special blend i would say is for a quick fix boost

[sorkycake]

Oh bugger!

I'll do better tonight tiktok, we'll have to maybe wait a few days before commencing operation "

please for the love of god, baby, sleep"