How can I get my milk suply back up??? My Daughter does not want to latch on...?

Answer 1

Hi! I had the exact same problem with my son. So I started pumping after every feeding. I pumped very frequently, and eventually that brought up my supply.

Also, try taking the herb Fenugreek. It has no negative side-effects, besides making you smell like maple syrup, and it did wonders for my milk supply.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Contact the hospital where you delivered or your local hospital and see if there is a lactation specialist that can help you get your daughter to latch on.

If your daughter is not nursing enough and it has made your supply go down, you will need to use a pump to help increase your milk supply. Your milk replenishes every 90 minutes, so you can pump that often if you so desire. In order to increase your supply, you must pump more often and for longer periods of time, like 5-10 minutes longer. Even though your milk stops coming out sooner, by pumping longer it tells your body that the baby is still hungry so it needs to start producing more. It takes about a week for your supply to go back up. If it's still not enough, keep going until your supply is where you need it to be.

Even if you can't get your daughter to latch on, you can still pump and bottle feed her. Nursing directly is good for bonding, but the breast milk is what is best for her. You can store milk in the refrigerator for up to 48 hours, in a freezer for 2 months and deep freezer for 6 months. I bought a bottle warmer to warm the milk. Don't put breast milk in the microwave because you can burn the baby and it kills some of the nutrients in the breast milk.

Answer 3

Pumping can help but nursing is best. Do you give your daughter a bottle, if so, stop. She will not starve herself. Call the lactation nurse/consultant at the hospital where she was born or her pediatrician, they can help you. For lazy babies, it helps sometimes to express a little milk onto the nipple so that they will taste it and latch on looking for more. Try breastfeeding.com it is a lovely site with videos and lots of information, maybe something there will help too. Try having the baby nurse at least once every two hours to help get the supply up and keep the baby from getting too hungry and frustrated. Good luck and keep it up, nursing is the best thing you can give your daughter.

Answer 4

I went through the same thing! Pump with your baby for about 5 minutes and try to get her to latch on. (When we realized we had a problem we bought a commercial grade double pump.. medula.. their hand pump worked great but got worn out) If she doesn't latch on continue to express the milk and let her feed from a bottle. EVERYONE says not to do this because of nipple confusion but once my baby was a month old and had only eaten from a bottle he started to latch on successfully without the use of a pump. He is almost 7 months old and loves to nurse without any fuss. I also used fenegreek which seemed to help. My Dr. wanted us to substitute formula because my son had lost about 8% of his birth weight (which is normal!) so I refused. Your supply will meet your babies demand if you stick with expressing what you got. Giving her formula will just decrease your supply. good luck!

Answer 5

Stimulation. I had the same problem. My son had heart surgery when he was 4 days old. I had to use a breast pump for a month. So I had alot of milk stored. I wasn't allowed to physically nurse him until I brought him home. By that time he was so used to a bottle that he wouldn't latch on and if he did he wouldn't want to work for it. I still pumped for another month... but it was very time consuming especially trying to pump, keep my house clean, feed and spend time with my baby. So eventually my milk supply starting running low. But I was told to stimulate my breast to get it back up. Stimulate meaning every 3 hours using a breast pump. Sorry to ramble:) Hopefully this answers your question.

Answer 6

The key to keeping up your supply is through regular feeding. If the baby won't then I suggest using a breast pump. Also there is great tea on the market called Mother's helper. It's made by rTaditional Medicinals. Most health food stores carry it, I've even seen it at the supermarket. The main ingredients are fennel, anise coriander and spearmint. You might even have these in your pantry.
Good luck!

Answer 7

Pump & make sure you're getting plenty to drink. & just keep shoving that boob in her mouth. lol. I know that sounds kinda bad but w/ my 3rd child the lactation consultant told me that (different wording of course :P) & I had a much easier time. I wasn't putting it in enough before because I was afraid he couldn't breathe but she said not to worry that he'd pull away if that was the case & basically not take no for an answer from the lil guy. It really helped my son figure it out. ^_^

Answer 8

The best thing is to pump and until baby latches on.
When my son was born I could NOT get him to latch on, they gave me a nipple shield, it is like a bottle but you put it on your nipple and the suck off that. It is really small. I used that and he learned within a couple weeks.I have seen them at walmart. They are in the breast feeding essentials in a yellow box and it says nipple shield. it is not messy and worked great until he finally learned, just make sure every once in awhile when you first start take it off after awhile and let him try to latch to you then.

Answer 9

just pump the milk with a machine.

Answer 10

Fenugreek.
You can get it at GNC pretty cheap...and I think at CVS or Walgreens.
3 pills, 3x a day will do the trick...and drink lots of water.