can you breastfeed after deciding not to?

[ditsydoll]

A friend decided not to bf her now 4 week old baby and she put him on formula. She mentioned today that she regreted not breastfeeding and asked if I knew if she could still encourage a milk supply 4 weeks later and gradually build up feeding him.
I had to be honest I have no idea as I fed both of my babies.
Anyone know if this is possible? And if so how would she go about doing so?

Kellymom might have some info...

Article on relactation here

Of course :)

It's called relactation and lots of people have done it.

The sooner she gets going, the better. It takes time and motivation .

She needs to phone any of the bf helplines, and/or check out relactation on the web.

But she could just have the baby skin to skin and see what he does - no pressure on the baby or her, just chillaxing with him :)

Thank you :) I had no idea.. there's not an awful lot on the web about it so I wasn't too sure.