Too late to BF?

[Claramof]

Long story short, I was unwell after the birth of my 4th child.
He is now 5 weeks old and I am desperate to be BF, but could not as I did not produce anything after the birth ( at 38 weeks by CSection). The midwives advised me to stop trying on day 3 due to no wet nappies and how emotional I was about it.
Is it plausible to BF?
please advise as today while out with all kids I saw 2 mums BF while I bottle fed and I could have cried.

hi claramof, so sorry you've had such an upsetting time... it is possible to relactate.. but it takes a lot of hard work, but it is possible

if you do a search of the archives here, then you will find lots of advice

also kellymom.com should have good info and if you google Jack Newman and Dr Sears, you should find more info there

speak to a local breastfeeding counsellor/ supporter too

you need to pump and put the baby to breast a lot to stimulate production and it might be good to take to bed with the baby for a few days and just get some skin to skin and quiet time

good luck !

Yes, if you wanted to, you can almost certainly BF. Maybe not fully, at least not to start with, and it will be hard work to establish a supply, but it can be done and it is worth trying if you want to.

You will need RL support I'd say, so try the national helplines or local groups.

Have you tried to feed your baby since day 3? What happened? He will need lots of opportunities to feed, and as much skin-to-skin as you can give him. Maybe look into a nursing supplementer, that delivers formula through a fine tube that you tape to your nipple, so your breasts get stimulated to produce milk and he gets fed at the same time.

Can you take to bed with him for a couple of days for a babymoon?

You need to call one of the bf helplines and see if someone can come out to see you. Theoretically it is possible through lots of stimulation, allowing the baby unlimited access to the breast and also pumping regularly, including at night. BUT this is something that will need lots of support and advice from someone who can see you in person not just over the internet.

A very small number of women cannot bf (as in actually cannot rather than just everything going wrong). There is no shame in being one of them and there is no shame in not bf due to difficult circumstances after the birth.

Thanks everyone.
I am not worried about the hard work, just a bit worried about get upset.
I have fed my other 3 so will get started trying.

I just want to wish you all the luck in the world.