My son is now 12 days old. He weighed 10lbs 9oz at birth and i breastfed from day one. On my 10 day visit from the midwife she said he had put on weight and is now 11lbs. I had been expressing as he had terrorised my nipples and they were cracked etc.
Unfortunately i was unable to bf for the last day/night nor express. My breasts went completely solid and when i tried to express my left breast would not produce.
I had got my milk into a good flow producing enough feed to satisfy such a big baby, but when i tried to express today to get it going again i had nothing come out of my left breast. I have tried one two occasions today and still nothing. Does this mean it has dried up? I have had to formula feed due to this.
Also i have heard that if you bleed whilst bf'ing it does not harm your baby to continue drinking it? Is this correct as it seems a little crazy?
Sorry this is long, i am a first time mother and this is my only help.........
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D2Jenx · 18/08/2007 16:44
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