breast feeding and section

[lilesMom]

Anyone bf and hve a section ?
Did u pump before hand to encourage milk ?
Was it much harder to bf with the scar?
Thanks xxx

 

[Starlight32]

I found breastfeeding very hard with the incision and abdominal pain

 

[lilesMom]

Thanks.
Hope things got better for u xxx

 

[minties]

I've had two sections and no more issues breast feeding than the next lady (just cracked nipples). I had gestational diabetes with my second and milk came in by day 2.

 

[lilesMom]

Thanks minties x
Good to hear.
Def be trying to bf anyway
Will see how we go

 

[VickyLou]

I wanted to BF after my Csection with my first but my milk didn't come in at all. I got nothing. Literally! Plus she wouldn't latch even with the midwifes help. So after fighting all day to get her latch I have in and the midwife gave me a bottle.

 

[Vankiwi]

I had no problems, milk came in about 2.5 days after c section. Didn't find it hard with the incision despite it getting infected!

 

[minties]

The removal of the placenta is what triggers the initial production of milk, so in theory a c-section shouldn't make a difference

 

[lilesMom]

Thanks ladies xx
Seems to be divided
Just like bf with vag birth.
I'll def try my best anyway.
Didn't work with ds cos he had a stroke
But he fed for few days and I pumped for 2 months
Only gave up cos health nurse told me I was making his reflux worse with combi
Shouldn't hve listened cos that was rubbish
I'll know better this time.
Its if I can manage it with ds too might be problem this time.
But Oh be home for few weeks.
So he will just hve to do everything with ds for a bit
Sorry I'm rambling now
Thanks a mil ladies xxx
Great to hear both sides xxx

 

[tiffanyvd87]

I am now on my third pregnancy and will be a c-section again (all 3 c-sections). My first pregnancy, I had an abundance of milk and it came in during my third trimester, around 8mths. My second pregnancy, my breast milk didn't come until nearly a week after the c-section and was also given Domperidone to assist with the milk production. I am hoping with this third and final pregnancy, that I am able to produce milk unassisted. I did not find the incision made it difficult.

 

[Lil_Pixie]

I had my first via section, my milk came in on day 3 and I had no trouble breastfeeding at all. I didnt find it even slightly painful on my scar and I didn't need to pump before hand. He never needed a top up and I fed him for 19 months.

I had my second baby naturally and I didn't have any milk or even colostrum until day 6. I had feeding specialists and a hospital grade pump and there was just nothing there at all and she had to have formula - she's 8 weeks old now and exclusively bf so not the end of the world but it was a very stressful start.

 

[Starlight32]

I find that a breast feeding pillow (I use a Boppy) helps make it not as painful.

 

[lilesMom]

Thanks ladies xxx
Great to hear success stories x

 

[xMissxZoiex]

I didn't have any issues breastfeeding after my section. My LO was 9 weeks prem so didn't get to feed him myself for the first 2 weeks but managed to get a really good supply with just pumping and didn't need to supplement at all. X

 

[lilesMom]

Thanks hon.
Hope ur lo is flying it now xxx

 

[Teri7489]

I struggled to begin with after my section due to my sons latch not the wound. I exclusively pumped for 4 weeks and then he managed to latch. He's 10 months now and still breast fed at night but gets expressed milk in a cup during the day. I would recommend looking for a good feeding pillow. Mine Really helped to lift my son up for feeding and getting him off my wound. xx

 

[Mrs.R]

My milk didn't come in till day 5! So it took a little longer. I'm having a c section again so hoping it will be a little quicker this time. No problems with wound or anything like that, I did have a great recovery though. You may get cramping which is unrelated to your C-section, it's your uterus contracting back to it's original size (it's stimulated by feeding) doesn't hurt though.

 

[lilesMom]

Thanks ladies xxx

I had induced vag birth last time.
My milk didn't start until late day 4.
Prob because he was in neo and not feeding
Plus I had infection and was wrecked.
Hoping it comes in quicker this time.
When I drink at the mo.
I can sometimes feel it going to my boobs
Like it did when I had magic boobs
So hopefully my boobs be ready this time
Thanks for all replies xxx

 

[pinksmarties]

I had c-s with both babies. First was Emc and it took a lot longer for my milk to come in and my little man lost 14% of his bodyweight (I ended up expressing and cup feeding after a bf) for a while.

With DS2 it was planned (had wanted vbac but it wasn't going to happen) and things went a lot more smoothly from the beginning. Milk was in definately earlier.

I think the stress of the emc can have a big impact, I remember reading lots at the time (mainly anecedotal I suppose) of that playing a big part with bf.

 

[lilesMom]

Thanks hon xxx