My little girl is 5 weeks today (2nd baby - have a 2yr old son too) and we are having real issues bf. I was excl bf for the 1st 10days with the most horrible cracked bleeding nipples which then caused me to get mastitis. I was tired, fed up and in pain so stopped bf for 3 days as I had decided to stop bf all together. I have changed my mind (probably too late) and for the past 3 weeks I have been trying so hard to get back to bf but it has been a nightmare! I have tried taken Moltilium, More Milk Plus AND expressing 10times a day (throughout the night etc). Hardly anything comes out when I pump and my daughter will hardly nurse from me bar a few min at each breast if that and gets upset and unlatches herself screaming for food. I have of course been supplementing her with a bottle now for the past few weeks.
I am so sad and it is making me feel very low. Have I exhausted all resources to increase my supply? A laction consultant has advised me that by not bf or expressing for those 3 days in the beginning had begun the shut down process for the milk production.
I am also feeling guilty as I am not paying much attention to my toddler as I am obsessed with expressing and have to be at home to do. I am also too tired to do much with him as I am setting the alarm throughout the night to express on top of getting up to feed. Unfortunatley we do not have anyone to look after him.
This whole thing is making me feel down and a failure. I really want to bf but I am also driving myself mad for what I am starting to feel is too little too late.
Any advice?
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Elsbells · 12/07/2007 12:48
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