My baby is a week old tomorrow. We are BFing. I seem to be producing lots, but baby happily goes 4 hours between feeds, and I am so full that she can't latch on. I have been using my pump to soften pre feed which helps but can't keep doing that forever can I? I read on kellymom that in the early days they should feed 2 hourly and if engorged to wake them but my baby is either too sleepy or just cries until the next feed would have been due anyway!! Any advice? Currently pumping, 2 hours after her last feed to mimick the 2 hourly feeds advised by kellymom, but only 10 mins on each side. I want to be able to leave the house at some point!!
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Engorged, I can't make her nurse more frequent, what next?
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CradleCrapNap · 18/06/2016 10:31
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