Breast Reduction & Breastfeeding

[dejags]

I was wondering if anybody has an idea if this is possible in the long run. A very good friend of mine did feed successfully but the constant worry about whether or not she was producing enough milk made her turn to bottles after a couple of weeks.

I didn't BF DS - mostly due to a fear that I "wouldn't be able" to get it right, not helped by the fact that the midwife pressured me to give him a bottle a couple of hours after he was born. I did produce colostrum and did try to express milk after the birth (manually).. Most I got was an half an ounce at a time but DS never suckled which I now understand is the most effective way to increase milk supply.

I would really LOVE to BF our new baby but don't want to get my hopes up if it's not possible? any ideas?

If you were producing milk there is no reason at all why you cannot breastfeed. Milk is milk!! If breastreduction affects breastfeeding it does so because you can't make milk. If you can, you can feed. Good luck.

This site is good: www.bfar.org/

Dejags - how much were you expecting to express? half an ounce of colostrum is about what most people would produce. In any case, as you say, the baby does the best job

Giving a bottle, as the midwife pressured you to do, is hardly ever necessary and as you found, interferes with your confidence very badly.

Call one of the breastfeeding lines and ask for tips on how to tell your baby is getting enough milk.

Good luck!

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