We’ve had issues with breastfeeding since day 3. Baby was not brought to me for the first feed till 2 and 1/2 hours after birth, no one told me I could’ve expressed when baby’s sleepy a lot the first couple of days to bring milk in… So when baby’s no longer “hibernating” on day 3, screaming for food, I didn’t have enough to feed her, even when feeding every hour for over 40 hours… It’s not till day 5 that the Lactation Consulation told me about expressing and the electric pump… and day 8 before she prescribed Motilium to try to increase the supply. To top off all the troubles, Kaitlyn has tongue tie, which means she doesn’t suck very well. She will suck and eat for about 5 minutes on the boob then stops and falls asleep, just to wake up 10 to 20 minutes later screaming because she’s still hungery.
So we’ve been trying and trying. My supply has much improved, but she still doesn’t suck well and long enough to eat a full meal on the boobs.
So, a change of tactics, I am expressing and feeding her via bottles. It means I have to pump for 10 to 30 minutes every 2 to 3 hours during the day and at least once or twice at night. But at least this way, it’s still breastmilk and we know exactly how much she’s eating… The only catch is my supply may decrease again because baby’s no longer on the boobs… Oh and also I cannot take the Motilium for longer than 2 weeks due to the side effects… so I don’t know how long I can keep doing this. I am taking fenugreek seed tablets in hope that they will keep my supply going for a while longer…
/sighs… I wish breastfeeding was as painfree as the c-section… Ah well, can’t win them all. I will keep at it while I still have milk… I do feel sad though not being able to breastfeed properly. Even feeding breastmilk through the bottle is not the same… :(
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