pls reassure me. my breasts are never engorged or leaky this time- i`m ure somethings wrong .

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With my last 2 children it was almost a joke-i had a HUGE let dowm reflex and milk would literally spurt in an arc several feet if left uncaught.
By day 4 i was so full of milk i couldnt put my arms down !

This time dd (9days old ) fed all night long first 3 nights and lost large amount of weight.
Realisesd she`d not been latching correctly due to a minor tongue tie (being snipped tomorrow .)
Tongue tie seems to be much improved anyway as is her latch now.
However i never felt like my milk actually CAME in IYKWIM.

With last child midwife actually had to bind me because i was so engorged.

Now dd is gaining weight, swallowing weeing and pooing lots.So all the signs are there that she is getting enough.

She is however feeding all the time and rarely comes off with that drunk look and milk coming out of her mouth.

If she comes off milk is dripping but with the others it would squirt everywhere.

Im getting really upset that im not going to be able to feed her or that there is something wrong with my supply.
I know all babies are differrent and not everyone gets a strong let down-however to have 2 such differrent extremes of breastfeeding experiences when i fed the other 2 for 2 1/2 years each it just feels like my milk supply is so reduced compared to my other feeding experiences.
Has anyone else had such differrent experiences ?
Sorry to harp on-she been feeding non stop again since 6pm and just asked dh to cuddle her while i come on here and have a brew ! x

I had a temporary supply problem with my 2nd DD at around 5 - 10 days old, but this was mainly demonstrated by her crying and fussing and being miserable. Is your baby content? That would be a sign that all is well.

Hi
Thanks for your repky.
She is content on the breast and on me-for example tonight again i fed her from 6 until 10-if i take her off and put her on my chest she sleeps beautifully but put her down anywhere and she wakes crying and rooting ?

It's possible your supply may not be as huge this time as previous times. If she was not feeding well in the first few days, then she may not have stimulated your milk that much.

But it sounds like that's maybe not a bad thing? For most mothers, supply gets better and better, and struggling with blocked ducts, mastitis, spraying milk across the room, and rivers of leaking milk, doesn't sound like that much fun, anyway.

Anyway, getting the tie fixed may improve her efficiency at feeding, and speed her up a bit.

Well i`m a bit more confident now-just expressed 4oz off one side in about 5 mins !
Yipeee

Not sure about your individual experience, as I read you have 3 DCs. I only have 1 DC so have more limited experience.

I'm bfing my 19 week old DS. Never leaked more than about a teaspoon amount in the whole time, rarely feel engorged unless I'm apart from DS for hours. I've never had milk shoot out in an arc or anything like that. I bought a huge pack of breast pads when I was pregnant thinking that they were essential for all new mums... they are still in my drawer.

If your baby is at peace after feeds and seems happy, then chances are she is.

As for her falling asleep on you then crying when you set her down. My DS did this when he was a similar age. I think it's a comfort thing cuz she wants to be close to her mummy.

TakeLovingChances said everything I was going to say

Could be that your breasts have just got the hang of this?

I am a bit full in the mornings and that's it never needed breastpads or been painfully engorged.

They love to be held, is a survival mechanism babies who didn't cry when put down got eaten by tigers when their mum's wandered off.

Feed her to sleep, and pop her in a sling (I recommend the hugabub/karime) and continue as usual.

Nothing you have described sounds problematic. A baby who is weeing, pooing, content and gaining weight does not indicate a supply issue.

Of course expressing is fine if you're keen to build a stock up but it doesn't tell you anything about what your dd is transferring. Although it has obviously reassured you that your milk has come in, which is a good thing.

Congratulations. They do feed all the time at that age and prefer a cuddle to anything else ime.

Oh, god this brings it back.

First child and early and tiny and I FREAKED out that I didn't leak. I only once had engorgement after a night out.

20 months on and it's fine. I realised that I fed so frequently and she was such an efficient feeder that I never had the chance to build up that much.

Couldn't express diddly either, which used to worry me.

Get an ergo or stretchy and squoosh it down so she can be latched giving your arms a break (watch she can breath though -- another thing that used to freak me out. She'd go into such a deep sleep I thought she'd died)

I have 3 DC. With DD milk came in and was engorged and in pain for 3 days. With DS1 it never felt like my milk came in but I did feed him. And with DS2 again engorged.

I've never noticed any milk leaking or any engorgement or anything. I struggle to express more than 10ml (combined) as well, even with a super dooper hospital grade pump I hired. DD is doing just fine (HV actually said she was getting too fat yesterday, but that's another thread!)

I felt so much better after reading this thread... I am a first time mom, do not have engorged breasts but a baby who is gaining weight and peeing pooing regularly.

People have been really negative and telling me to switch to formula . my self esteem is taking a beating!!!

I've bfed 3 children and had different letdown/supply experiences with each. With dd1 I had the ridiculous spurting, whereas I only drip with dd2. She's piling on the weight though, more so than dd1 did. I don't think it means anything, but if it really bothers you, acupuncture is brilliant for increasing supply. You'd probably only need a couple of sessions.

Aww sanzialam786 how frustrating for you :( What reasons are people giving for switching to formula? We could help you to compile responses if you want :)

Lol thnx organiccarrotcake
.. First off ever time she crys people presume she is hungry!!! So of course i am feeding her enough
Secondly they don't understand the whole supply demand concept of BF... So if I feed for more that 30 mins...