help please!

[mrav1]

Hello ladies,

I need your help. I have 8 weeks little one and from week two I have been combi feeding. She wasn on aptamill and EBM as she didn't feed well on breast. From week 4 skin rashes and gas so switched to Cow & gate. She was happy with it but for 3 days I didn't express breast milk so supply went down and now it won't go back up. I used to express 160 ml first thing in the morning and then 4-5 times 100-120 ml. Now it's hardly 80 ml in the morning and 30-50 ml later on. Also she has severe constipation and acid reflux because of formula. I want to increase my supply as before.

Pls advise what should I do.

Thanks in advance.

M
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[MelanieAnn]

Congratulations on your incredibly brave decision to return to EBF!! It's wonderful that you've decided to go for it, and it's such a good thing... but I guess you know from others how hard it is, sometimes, too, to re-establish a full supply.

This is a fab site to give you some hints as to how to get your milk back. You're already half way there as you still have milk, and your baby is already used to nursing! So it'll be much easier for you than for some mums who have stopped altogether! https://www.kellymom.com/bf/supply/relactation.html

https://newborns.stanford.edu/Breastfeeding/HandExpression.html might help as you re-estabish your supply with expressing.

HTH

Mel

 

[mrav1]

Hi Mel,

Thanks a bunch! Huge help you did! Very informative links.

M
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