breastfeeding mom please answer?

Question

i been only breastfeeding my baby for a 1 week without suplementing with fomula the others 2 weeks i was using formula at night but is hard to breastfed does some other mother had find it difficult i am just making enough for the baby to eat so i can get milk out so my husband can help me in the night and i have a demanding 2year old so i am craving to get some sleep does someone here has had a hard time too breastfeding i love to do it but is very hard. all the help you can give will be apreaciate. another thing my baby is just 3 weeks old and it seem like never sleep lol

she never sleep during the night at day she wakes uo every 2 mnaybe 3 hours

Answer 1

Pump inbetween feeding
Try Mother's milk tea
Fenugreek pills
warm compresses before pumping or feeding
drink plenty of fluids!

I know what its like I had a new born and a 27 month old. Have your hubby help with the 2 y.o. If you are okay with it try co-sleeping. Its the only way I got sleep and still breastfeed. No fear from suffocating the baby. Studies have shown that a baby is actually more likely to suffocate in a crib than in a bed with thier mother. Of course if you go to sleep under the influence of drugs or alcohol you are less likely to be aware of your surroundings. Trust me Ima heavy sleeper and co-slept with both my children. With my 1st I was 17 and still in HS so I needed my sleep with my 2nd I was 19 but had a 2 y.o to tend to. Stick to it and it will be worth it in the long run

Answer 2

Try pumping in between feedings or doubling the amount of feedings your baby has (if your baby is willing). The more milk your baby eats and the more you pump, the more milk you will produce. Expressing milk and nursing sends a signal to the brain to produce more milk. Even if you aren't able to get a lot when you pump (which you probably shouldn't get a lot) keep trying so your body has the chance to increase the supply. Make sure you aren't taking any perscriptions that lessen your milk supply (I had a doctor accidently perscribe something like that while I was nursing, I had to call and get the perscription changed). If you are pumping and nursing and your milk supply doesn't seem to increase in the next week or so, I'd call the doctor and see what he thinks. Does he really never sleep, or does he just never sleep at night? If he sleeps during the day but is up at night, just hang in there. It will get better. If he doesn't sleep during the day either, you might want to call the pediatrician and see what she says. Good Luck.

Answer 3

I had a devestatingly hard time breastfeeding from the start (my milk didn't come in fully until about two weeks after my daughter's birth). Pumping often did help some, but in the end I had to supplement with formula the entire time I was breastfeeding. I was comforted by the fact that at least my daughter was getting some breast milk rather than none at all and by the fact that there is the option of formula when you just aren't able to do it any other way. My daughter is a happy and healthy fifteen month old now and has always been right on track for her growth, so I don't feel that having to supplement had any detrimental effect.

Answer 4

I have a 2 yr old and a 3 mth old. My problems came during the day when my 2 yr old was demanding my attention. I had to prepare to breastfeed. I had to make sure my son had a sippy full of a drink, and find a special toy to get him interested in so that I could sit in peace without him pulling and whining. A lot of it was just him needing attention with the new baby coming home. He's gotten used to it now, except for when he wants something and I can't get up to get it right then. (when better for me to teach patience! :) It sounds like your little one is still getting up often to eat. You just have to decide how important breastfeeding is to you. You've been there before. You know it won't be too long before she starts sleeping for longer periods. Call your doctor and see if you can get in with a lactation specialist to find out what is making nursing hard for her. I would wait it out until you have tried that, and then if it's just not working, don't beat yourself up over it. The most important thing is that you and your kids are taken care of. If you're exhausted and not able to give your all to your kids during the day, it may not be the best thing right now. My first month was tough, but now we're in a routing, you may just need to give it time. Everyone is adjusting. Best of Luck!

Answer 5

I was 21 when i breast fed my son for a year. He is now two and a half. I found it really difficult. I stuck with it. It did get easier as i went along and was actually glad I didn't bottle feed. Your body adjusts to your babys' demand and will draw on all your reserves. This is why you really need to make sure you eat well. If I was tired I would lay him down by the side of me to feed so i could rest. Its not recommended if you smoke or have been drinking though. I was worried i would roll onto him but you have an instinct. I never did you just seem to know.

Answer 6

Babies go thru a growth spurt at one week and 3 weeks. It will seem like you don't have enough milk at times and that your baby is not satisfied, but this is just the baby building up your milk supply. It doesn't last long but it is hard for mom since you are in such demand. Just get thru it preferably without supplimenting unless you want to go on a track for your supply never getting as high as you need it to be. Good luck!

Answer 7

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Answer 8

When my daughter needs to we sleep together in my bed. We switch sides an necessary and she can eat all through the night. This is really helpful when she's going through a growth spurt. She's now 4 months old and sleeps in her crib through the night.

When she goes through the growth spurt again, I'll put her in my bed again. Then back to the crib when it passes.

Answer 9

it sounds like your baby has the night and the day mixed up. try to keep him/her up more during the day it will be hard to make the switch, but it will be worth it. and baby's are smart when they figure out that they don't have to work as hard with the bottle its hard to switch over, but possible.

Answer 10

stick with it, babys usually take about 4-8 weeks to settle into a routien