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| Name: mamal | Date: Feb 19th, 2008 3:03 PM |
| No need to switch to bottle feeding, your precious one definitely knows what is best. What an amazing feeder you have there! When you were pumping did you pump everytime baby ate? Either way it doesn't really matter but if it happens again make sure you pump EVERYTIME baby eats. Your supply may have gone down some but that is no big deal and is easily fixed. Make sure you put baby to the breast EVERYTIME he feeds. Right now baby is also going through a growth spurt, the pumping may not even have effected a thing, so normally he would be a the breast very often uping your supply right now anyway. Usually at 3 months they go back to feeding every 2 hours, like in the beginning. Also expect this to happen at 6, 9 and 12 months. Baby and body will do what they are suppose to do and keep up with his needs, just trust your body. Another time they reach a squirmy stage is about 4 months, which you are close to as well, so that very well could be your situation. Here is a link to an article that will explain what is going on with the wakeful 4 month old. http://www.kellymom.com/p arenting/sleep/4mo-sleep.html I will also post my general answer to help low supply below. One thing to always check is the number of wet diapers (6-8 per day) this is a great way to be sure baby is eating. Another thing to remember is drink LOTS of water and also eating oatmeal will naturally boast supply. Good Luck and don't worry you can fix this without going to bottles or supplementing! You are doing a great job! Congratulations on breastfeeding! ↑ |
| Name: mamal | Date: Feb 19th, 2008 3:05 PM |
| Here some links to great info about low supply. http://www.kellymom.com/bf/supply/low-s upply.html http://www.askdrsears.com/html/2/t0228 00.asp http://www.lowmilksupply.org/ Information about mother’s milk, fenugreek, blessed thistle, etc. http://www.kellymom.com/herbal/ milksupply/herbal_galactagogue.html I don't remember where I got this info but here is a little more. I hope this all helps! What does the research tell us about increasing milk supply? Milk is being produced at all times, with speed of production depending upon how empty the breast is. Milk collects in mom's breasts between feedings, so the amount of milk stored in the breast between feedings is greater when more time has passed since the last feed. The more milk in the breast, the slower the speed of milk production. To speed milk synthesis and increase daily milk production, the key is to remove more milk from the breast and to do this quickly and frequently, so that less milk accumulates in the breast between feedings: EMPTY BREAST = FASTER MILK PRODUCTION In practice, this means that a mother who wishes to increase milk supply should aim to keep the breasts as empty as possible throughout the day. To accomplish this goal and increase milk production: 1. Empty the breasts more frequently (by nursing more often and/or adding pumping sessions between nursing sessions) 2. Empty the breasts as thoroughly as possible at each nursing/pumping session. To better empty the breasts: Make sure baby is nursing efficiently. Use breast massage and compression. Offer both sides at each nursing; wait until baby is finished with the first side before offering the second. Switch nursing may be helpful if baby is not draining the breast well. Pump after nursing if baby does not adequately soften both breasts. If baby empties the breasts well, then pumping is more useful if done between nursing sessions (in light of our goal to keep the breasts as empty as possible). ↑ |
| Name: LindsayK | Date: Feb 20th, 2008 7:17 PM |
| I agree with Mamal, so no need for me to say more, except good luck and congrats on breastfeeding. ↑ |
