I've been in hospital since Tuesday (with 24 hour break at home on Thursday/Friday at home).
I have been expressing for my 2nd%ile 9m/o who doesn't tolerate formula well anfd have been advised by her paed. not give it. I have fed her direct 9 times since Friday. She is refusing the right side most of the time (lowest producing side).
I had to hire a pump privately as the post-natal ward won't let their pumps out to other wards (except under duress) even if they are not being used by any new mums.
I went from being able too express 6 feeds for her in 7-8 pumping sessions (6x 130mls) to today being able to coat the bottom of a bottle.
I have been pumping 8+ times a day, block pumping, breast compression whilst pumping, hand expression after pumping, pumping until my NCT hired Medela Symphony times out since I went into hospital.
I was advised by the only available person in the hospital who knew any thing about bfeeding (nurse on SCBU) to have domperidone prescribed to me by my doctors. Also, she said only 3x 130mls a day would not provide her with enough nutrients even with solids.
Being surgeons they hadn't a clue so called up the senior obstetrician. He said they don't give galactagougues as they inhibit lactation.
Do galactagougues do this? Or was I being fobbed off?
I'm home now so am whacking baby on at every opportunity. Hopefully I will be able to recover from this (and from typing out the bfeeding version of War & Peace ).