OMG...... For the first time in my life of a mother I've just been able to express breast milk......but I've been taking ibrupofen though....DS4 can't have it can he??

[LadyTophamHatt]

I'm happy and gutted all at the same time.

don't hug her, she's got rock hard leaky breasts...

I have the almost uncontrollable urge to drive down to the south coast and deliver a gentle sideways kind of hug

i figure even if i only manage to express 1 feed a day it's better than nothing.

a whole lot better than nothing....

i am patting myself on the back right now!!

Lol, glad it's not just me then

Brilliant LTH

Here is a link to the BFN website - if you click on the link about analgesics, it will tell you what is ok to take while bf.

OOHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh LOVELY

Im reading this feeling sooo delighted and silently chatting "Latch him on, please, latch him on"

Well done LTH xxx

I've keft a message for the mw to call me back.

4th baby and i've had to call her twice today...i feel like a novice

See what he does if you try to latch him!

Hold him like a football and when he opens his wee mouth WIDE, aim the nipple at his temple.

Just about to express some more because they are mahoooosive again.
He's just had milk though and is asleep.....How long can I keep it in the fridge for??

24 hours I think.

The more you pump, the more you'll get What pump do you have?

I used to get things going by hand expressing first, then getting on the manual pump.

An avent one.

bloody hurts this time now. might have a bath later and do it in there......

won't he latch lady ? why are you expressing ? sorry i must have missed the first episode of this thread somewhere !

happy for you that you have so much milk

I always found it hurt for the first few pumps and then stopped.

Do you have the Avent Via storage bottles/feeding adapter thingy to go with it? Would you like me to send you some?

I have about 20 of Advent storage thingies left over if you want them, including hte ones that go w/the pump.

I'd be happy to post them to you.

It does hurt the first few pumps sometimes, and sometimes w/the let down.

Just take some really deep breaths.

After a bath a really good time to pump, too.

i've got some of those little caps for the bottles that you use instead of teats.....is that what you mean soupy??

No, I've got some plastic cups with screw lids on that fit to the pump with an adapter. You can also use the adaptor thing to put the teat on to feed straight from the storage bottle.

Item 2) here although there are no longer 10 cups as there are a bunch in the freezer still.

another question.....

the milk seems to get trapped and bubble under the soft bendy thing that goes on my boob. between the hard plastic and the sillicone thing iyswim.....am i doing something wrong??

(yellowrose, briefly, LTH didn't manage to bf previous 3 DS, happy to ff, was going to try bf with DS4, traumatic birth so decided to go with ff)

No, mine did that too. IIRC when you release the presure it trickles out where it's meant to go.

I still feel all warm and fuzzy from your delight BTW. Sigh.

Have to go and sort tea now.

Take the silicony thing off and just put the straight plastic on the boob.

I threw it out.

Found it more comfortable w/o the silicony thing.

A rather dissappointing 1/2 and onuce this time....from both norks!

god, well done lth .