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C-section tomorrow. Is their a way to help my milk come in?

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Doingitover · 13/07/2016 09:51

As the title states really, I'm booked to have c-section tomorrow due to complications in last labour. However I've heard that having a c-section at 39 weeks means your body isn't naturally as prepared so there may be a delay with milk coming in.
I really want to BF, I couldn't with my first and it had a huge impact on me. (It was over 10 years ago and it still upsets me).

Do any of you know of any way I could give my milk/hormones a shove along?
Midwife has basically told me to stop worrying but she has also admitted there could be a delay.
Have any of you had to give bottle and then successfully swapped to boob? Thanks.

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StrawberryLeaf · 13/07/2016 21:37

Good luck Flowers

I had an elcs and have been breastfeeding 13 months, she's never had any formula. I think the things that really helped me were immediate skin to skin, I spoke to the consultant anaesthetist and he sorted it.

Also I had fed her in under an hour and I think that really helped too.

We've had a really easy breastfeeding journey, I hope it is for you too.

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