Anon asks Hi. Im having problems with breastfeeding. I work 3 days a week and pump upon waking, twice at work and before bed, and baby feeds morning, arvo and night. On days off we exclusively bf, and I pump once or twice while baby is sleeping. My supply is not keeping up with my growing baby and its really getting me down. Im power pumping, taking fenugreek, drinking lots of water/ eating oats (things I do anyway) and Ive reached a stage where baby fusses at breast before I can get a letdown so breastfeeding has even become heartbreaking unless my boobs are full. People keep saying to me oh youve done well to come this far but that just makes me more upset, because I really dont want to give him formula. I have a freezer stash from when he wasnt eating so much, and will probably make it about another week before I run out of extra milk.. Ive been doing all this for at least 1-2 weeks with no difference. I wasnt stressing about it thinking I would just put in the effort and my supply would pick up. But this after a crappy morning this morning its finally getting to me. Any suggestions? Ive tried cookies in the past and dont feel like that helped- not working isnt an option unfortunately 😞
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 04:43:16 +0000
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