Ow my norks hurt - why has dd3 stopped feeding so much?

[Enid]

she slept loads last night (well she went to sleep at 9.30pm then woke at 1.30 and then I woke her to feed at 5-ish), she has lost interest and yesterday just had a few short feeds. she has had one short feed off one side this morning and is still sleeping. I think she has a cold.

pankicking milk will dry up if she doesnt feed more (she is almost 3 weeks btw)

Could it be because you are stressed maybe? I always found that when I was stressed or in a rush the ds' never fed as well. Could you try expressing to keep your supply up?

yes am definitely stressed

have loads of milk though and she is not crying, just sleeping

Express to excess for your freezer :)

DD did this on a couple of occasions - she did have a cold or was at least very snuffley. I was at a point where I had to express or I would have exploded very messily.

I dont have a expresso

maybe buy one today

what is a good one?

and is it ok to express this early on in feeding (2.5 weeks)?

Avent Isis is good (just about to use mine!).

I expressed when DS2 was 10 days old as I had mastitis and he wasn't feeding enough to help me (I have massive oversupply issues though - whether I express or not!). So express till you're comfy, feed her as well and remember to breathe

I like my Avent Isis. Excellent pump.

I like the Avent Isis.

I think you'll be OK this early as a one off expressing. You can express by hand (although I've no idea how!)

I hired the most amazing industrial Unigate type of electrical expresser from the NCT. It was really cheap too. I just could not get on with the hand expressers at all.

You just put the funnell thing over your nipple, flick a switch and go ahhhhhhh, that's better.
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I'm stalking you today enid - I've got Avent Isis and Medela Electric pump which I HATE with a passion, but it is more effective. But if you've got plenty of milk then I would go with the Avent one - it feels less like a milking machine!

If you're worried she's not feeding you could cup/spoon/bottle feed some EBM into her, which she might find easier than b/feeding, but sounds like she just needs to sleep.

Hand expressing - I've never managed it, but I think things that help are putting a warm flannel on your breast, and gently massaging towards the nipple.

well we have an appt at the hospital later today (her umbilical stump needs attention) so I will no doubt pour all this out to the paed guy