I cant remember much of it can you answer these questions?

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peckarollover · 07/12/2005 18:48

My sister has a 4 week old

She has been 100% breastfeeding and baby is doing well.

She has now started expressing for her DH to give one feed a day. (the one at bedtime, just after bath.)

She has some questions and I cant remember definitive answers!

If she uses milk she has already expressed when he has the EBM does she then have to express again to replace the feed he isnt getting direct from her?

If she wanted to give this feed as EBM every night would she get very engorged if she skipped that one from the breast and didnt express at that time?

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Blondeinlondon · 07/12/2005 19:06

she can express once per day but it shouldn't matter when she does it

popsycalindisguise · 07/12/2005 20:49

At 4 weeks, my gut reaction is to keep up the feed times.....I wouldnt think breast feeding is properly established fully yet....
SO!!!!

My advice (for what it is worth) is

Yes to the expressing when dh gives ebm
And to the second question...yes she would be engorged at first but if she wanted to do this all the times. her boobs would sort themsleves out over a period of days (weeks?) but she would effectively 'drop' that feed

popsycalindisguise · 07/12/2005 20:50

does that make any sense at all
just read it back

mamadeux · 07/12/2005 20:53

If the feed is always going to be ebm then there would be no need to express at that feeding time. She would have some engorgement at first which would die down.

AChristmasCarolinamoon · 07/12/2005 20:55

um, isn't it easier at this stage to do the feeding herself in the evening? I just remember spending all evening feeding ds when he was around that age. I can't imagine what the "bedtime feed" would have been - it was just one mega-feed that lasted for hours.

I would think it's maybe better for her supply to feed where poss rather than expressing - or express at the end of a feed?

julienetmum · 07/12/2005 20:56

If her baby is just 4 weeks old then she would need to express when baby has ebm to keep her supply up. Once things have settled down and feeding is more established then there would be no need to.

She does need to be aware that expressing is not as efficient as a baby feeding so her milk supply may dip anyway.

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