Still got milk?!

SnowWhite90 · Apr 2nd, 2012, 11:48 AM

My daughter is 9days old today, I breastfeed her for maybe the first 24hours in hospital, I had to stop because she has tongue tie so she found it hard to latch, I felt terrible and still do about having to stop, i really enjoyed it, but it wasn't worth her pain or frustration.

Anyway, I was in the shower last night and my nipples are still leaking, i squeezed my boob, and it seems I have plenty of colostrum/milk.

Do you think it would be a good idea to express? maybe i could give it to her in conjunction with formula?!

The formula is not proving very effective at filling her :'(

roomaloo · Apr 2nd, 2012, 11:53 AM

Did the hospital cut the tongue tie? If so you could always try breastfeeding again i'm sure your milk supply would top up quickly

youngmommy2 · Apr 2nd, 2012, 11:55 AM

Your still early in the game so if you could have her tongue tie clipped then you would probably have a successful bf relationship.. but of course you can pump and give it to her with the formula.. any boobie milk counts!

SnowWhite90 · Apr 2nd, 2012, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by roomaloo

Did the hospital cut the tongue tie? If so you could always try breastfeeding again i'm sure your milk supply would top up quickly

No we have to be referred to another hospital to get the tongue tie cut ...am waiting for the letter! No idea how long it will take to come.

They said its not a matter of urgency because she has no problem sucking a bottle :'(

Kelly81 · Apr 2nd, 2012, 12:19 PM

Pumping is definitely worth a try, some women can easily pump loads, others less so but anything you can pump will benefit your baby. Good luck with whatever you decide. x

Ashlee B x · Apr 2nd, 2012, 12:39 PM

Hey, congrats firstly on your lil girly

My LO had tongue tie too! She had lost too much n was referred to a local hosp to get her re-weighed when the MW noticed she had quite a big tongue tie n was told to go upto a main hosp (coz of her weight loss) n get her tongue snipped, it was done the next morning and she latched on very well after that, but coz we was having to top up wiv formula in bottles she got too used to the bottle n then latching started goin all very wrong

i wud def try her back on the breast or express! Im just over 5 weeks PP n i still get milk comin out if i squeeze my nips lol, i had it shoot me in the eye yesterday

Apr 2nd, 2012, 11:48 AM	#1
SnowWhite90 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,394	Still got milk?! My daughter is 9days old today, I breastfeed her for maybe the first 24hours in hospital, I had to stop because she has tongue tie so she found it hard to latch, I felt terrible and still do about having to stop, i really enjoyed it, but it wasn't worth her pain or frustration. Anyway, I was in the shower last night and my nipples are still leaking, i squeezed my boob, and it seems I have plenty of colostrum/milk. Do you think it would be a good idea to express? maybe i could give it to her in conjunction with formula?! The formula is not proving very effective at filling her :'(

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roomaloo Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: UK Posts: 1,156	Did the hospital cut the tongue tie? If so you could always try breastfeeding again i'm sure your milk supply would top up quickly

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youngmommy2 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: New York Posts: 4,644	Your still early in the game so if you could have her tongue tie clipped then you would probably have a successful bf relationship.. but of course you can pump and give it to her with the formula.. any boobie milk counts!

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Kelly81 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: London / Herts, UK Posts: 912	Pumping is definitely worth a try, some women can easily pump loads, others less so but anything you can pump will benefit your baby. Good luck with whatever you decide. x

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Apr 2nd, 2012, 12:39 PM	#6
Ashlee B x Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: wiltshire, uk Posts: 3,168	Hey, congrats firstly on your lil girly My LO had tongue tie too! She had lost too much n was referred to a local hosp to get her re-weighed when the MW noticed she had quite a big tongue tie n was told to go upto a main hosp (coz of her weight loss) n get her tongue snipped, it was done the next morning and she latched on very well after that, but coz we was having to top up wiv formula in bottles she got too used to the bottle n then latching started goin all very wrong i wud def try her back on the breast or express! Im just over 5 weeks PP n i still get milk comin out if i squeeze my nips lol, i had it shoot me in the eye yesterday

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