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switch nursing

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acaff · 15/01/2009 20:43

i have a 4 month old daughter who i am bf but she fell ill with a cold before xmas and it co-incided with her growth spurt, my health visitor said to offer formula top ups which as i was scared i did, i have now spoken to a breastfeeding counsellor and they have told me to switch nurse for next two days to increase supply. we started the day off fine but the last two hours have been a battle she is starving and i have no milk!!! i have tried everything to increase let down, i have laid down i have drank water i have put her skin to skin and after seeing her distressed little face screaming for something i can't give her i gave in iand gave her formula. how do i get back to constant bf and satisfy her??? help ia m in turmoil!!!

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wenceslasmyeducation · 15/01/2009 20:50

Describe what you've been doing as switch nursing, might help get some suggestions.

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acaff · 15/01/2009 21:06

offering left then right when she is pulling off then back to left then right again, was told that she will want fast flow and the let down should kick in again after 3 mins??? but this was sucessful most of the day till 6pm then i just had no milk and after 1 /12 hrs of trying everything i gave a bottle!!!

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mothersmilk · 15/01/2009 21:17

things are not going to be easy i'll be honest but if its what you want to do it can be done. although your breasts may well feel empty they are not the quantity of milk is less but the quality is better this is the only way i can think to descrbe it think milk and cream full breasts equals milk empty breasts equals thick rich satisfying cream. remember everytime you put her to the breast your brain is telling them they need to produce more milk like the first few weeks with a newborn put her on whenever she demands it will only take a few days for your body to catch up with what you are doing(its the same for an exclusivly bf baby when they have growth spurt thats why they have those few days sometimes a week of being continuously attatched to your boobs) whatever you do though do not beet youself up about giving her a formula feed its sounds to me as though you are doing a fantastic job

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acaff · 15/01/2009 22:01

thank you i will keep trying and stay positive.

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