my baby was born Sun. Breastfeeding at the hospital went good. When we came home, it seemed i wasnt producing enough milk. So, to soothe my baby, I gave him the (supplement)formula that they sent home with me in a bottle. I still continued to try to breastfeed. i have been massaging my breast alot. my milk is now coming out more.. but i cant get him to attached to the nipple now(used to the bottle). I cant get a brest pump until Friday. Do u have any suggestions on what i can do until then?
Is it ok to not breast feed for a few days and then start again?
2007-02-07 12:20:29 · 14 answers · asked by me 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Keep on trying, spend all day in bed with ur baby, have lots of skin on skin contact (both of you as naked as poss). Keep eating and drinking well. Try not to give you baby any more formula, if you do, try it with a syringe or a spoon instead of a bottle .
To latch your baby on to your breast properly, her mouth will need to be as wide open as possible as she comes onto the breast. Her tongue, bottom lip and chin should touch your breast first, and you should aim her bottom lip as far as you can from the base of your nipple. This will help her to get a good mouthful of breast tissue when she starts to feed.
look at below link
http://www.babycentre.co.uk/baby/breastfeeding/visualguide/
Good luck
2007-02-07 12:35:50 · answer #1 · answered by shaz 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Don't GIVE THE BOTTLE! He'll want your milk! It's more tasty! Help him latch on properly...Help him get the nipple in his mouth, squeeze out a little milk so that he can taste it. You should be about to engorge with milk. Once you get the breastpump pump after every feeding and freeze the milk for reserve.
Then when you pump give him fresh milk from the bottle once a day if you want to keep track of how much he's really taking in on OZ's. 1oz for the first week ever 2-3 hours and 1.5 - 2 by week 2. Don't give baby a bottle more then 1 time a day for at least a month or else he'll only want the bottle. Make sure to Breastfeed every 2 hours-3...and NEVER EVER let baby go more then 4 hours without eating or else his blood sugar WILL DROP and he could get REALLY SICK!
I have the opposite problem...my son is 7 months now and wont take a bottle...and never has except for the first few days a couple times a day. He's started a sippy cup instead now.
2007-02-07 13:26:25 · answer #2 · answered by A Person I am 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hang in there it can be truly tough but so worth it! Can you talk to a lactation specialist at your hospital, OB or pediatrician? You may need advice about getting a good latch, ie., getting the baby latched onto your areole, all or most of it, not just your nipple. That gets the milk flowing effectively into your baby.
After I had my first, I called the lactation specialist and she advised me not to use formula, but I would never tell you that, you need to make sure your baby is fed and hydrated. I think your breast feeding will be fine if you can't do it for a short time but you may be awfully uncomfortable when your milk comes in and the only relief will be the baby feeding or the breast pump
2007-02-07 12:37:21 · answer #3 · answered by Brenda P 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Call or go to your hospital right now and ask to talk to the lactation nurse. They can help you with any problem you may have. You need to drink LOTS of water to help keep your production up. Also, there will be times that your baby will be growing at faster rates, and will need to eat more frequently. Its not because they arent getting enough, its just because they need more milk during growth spurts and it will take a while for your supply to adjust to baby's needs. In this day and age, do NOT give up, there are so many things they can do to help you, and its usually an easy fix. If you HAVE to give your baby formula, use the type of nipples that are designed for breastfed babies, that way, transitioning back to breast is easier. But PLEASE call a lactation nurse, and if by some chance, you get a moron, contact the LaLeche League by phone, or look up their site on the web. Good luck! Breast is best!
2007-02-07 12:29:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your milk supply will dry up if you go several days without breastfeeding. I suggest you get a nipple shield. I have been using it for 5 months because my son was unable to draw my nipple out on his own (I have inverted nipples). They are silicone, and more similar to the bottle nipple...
Medela Contact Nipple Shield Standard
www.amazon.com
www.drugstore.com
www.babyuniverse.com
You can also get it at Target near where they keep the breastpumps.
Lalecheleague.com and kellymom.com are excellent resources. See if you can go into the hospital for some help - many of the nurses are breastfeeding consultants as well and can be an excellent resource.
Good luck!
2007-02-07 14:43:30 · answer #5 · answered by JadeAMurray 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is nothing wrong with you milk and you are making enough. that little bit is enough until your actually milk comes in and that can sometimes take up to a week. in the mean time, if you really want to breastfeed, do not give your baby a bottle! that is the reason that he will not latch on anymore. it's called nipple confusion. your nipple and the bottle nipple are very different. give him one or the other.
2007-02-07 12:37:20 · answer #6 · answered by redpeach_mi 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
October and Shaz are absolutely right. Skin contact really works! Keep baby on your or someone else's chest for hours and hours. Also, let baby suck on your clean finger. Use the biggest finger that is comfortable for you. Finger sucking prepares baby for nursing properly. You DO have enough milk. If baby needs more, he knows how to make you make more. Eat, drink, rest, relax. You can do it! You need help. I've been through it, and if I can do it, you can too. Call a La Leche League leader, your WIC office, a lactation consultant from your hospital, the OB nurses, someone. Keep working, it's more than worth it!
2007-02-07 14:26:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can hand express into a sterilised bottle and that should help until you get a pump.
Don't worry about this. When you get your pump, pump as often as you can to get your supply established properly.
To express by hand, cup your hand around the breast in a 'c' shape, press your breast inwards, and gently squeeze your thumb so it moves closer towards the nipple. Rotate your hand so that you are draining all the ducts effectively :)
2007-02-07 12:55:37 · answer #8 · answered by ♥Pamela♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations on your new baby! Keep trying to put him to the breast as much as possible. Make sure you open his mouth wide and get as much areola in his mouth as possible. Just keep trying and use the bottle as a last resort, but put him on the breast first. ANYTHING he gets from you is better than nothing. I would also call the lactation consultant from the hospital he was born at. LC's offer a wealth of help for new mother. Good luck.
2007-02-07 12:33:38 · answer #9 · answered by october g 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
yeah aslong as u keep trying to get milk into a bottle so it doesnt think ur not breast feeding anymore coz then it will stop producing milk, i only breastfed my son for like 2weeks when he was born then gave him a bottle of formula, only coz he was a big boy and breast milk wasnt doing ANYTHING for him, his now a healthy, 18month old!! :) formula wont hurt them if u wanna swap but if u wana continue breastfeeding you gotta keep producing milk until you get the breast pump... goodluck!
2007-02-07 12:32:26 · answer #10 · answered by da_only_tripper 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋