Help...BF going wrong

[Arhian]

Hi, am hoping some1 can help. DD is 14days old 2day, and have been trying to BF. It all started ok, until I got really sore&painful nips. And then last monday I woke up feeling really ill, with really sore breasts & was told that I had mastitis. That seems to be clearing up now, but am just left feeling as though my milk supply is running low. My breasts just don't feel as full as they were before I got the infection, and I'm just worried now that DD is going hungry. Any advice would be great, thanks.

To increase supply, feed her more. I was virtually feeding 24/7 at that age.

As long as you are feeding her every 3 hrs, or more your supply should be fine. At some point, though not usually this early, your breasts wont feel as full anyway as they sort of get used to it. If she seems fine then try not to worry about it as the stress wil only make it worse.
Stay relaxed, feed on demand, but don't let her go more than 3 hrs without if you can, except at night, and let her feed for as long as she wants. Make sure to swap sides each time to begin, and if she wants it, give both sides.

Hang in there.

It may be that your breasts are just meant to settle down now. A call to a BF counsellor would help you talk through your worries, but a better guide to whether your baby is hungry is whether she seems hungry rather than how your breasts feel necessarily. Breasts seem to go literally up and down in the first few weeks... Have you been feeding regularly recently, ie in the last few days? How often-ish do you think? If you can give us a bit more info we might be able to advise you a bit more, but in any case, well done for keeping going in tough circumstances.

hello arhian. do you have any reason other than breasts feeling emptier for thinking dd not getting milk? is she producing lots of poo and wee?

have you tried any of the helplines, it sounds as though you could do with talking to a bf counsellor.

Hi, am going to a BF support group on monday, will see my BF counsellor then. Am just worried cos my breasts feel empty, but DD seems happy enough, she's feeding roughly 2-4 hours, sleeping ok, and seems to be having plenty of dirty (mustardy color) nappies.

Thanks for all ur help

sounds good then and you can get reassurance too. kellymom can tell you everything you ever wanted to know about bf.