Starlight32
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I'm having breast feeding issues. Any words of advice? I'm clueless so sorry if my post seems stupid.
Hannah lost more than 10% of her birth weight by discharge. She latches great but won't suck much even after stimulation. She will either latch, suck a few, then stop and fall asleep. Or she will latch, suck, unlatch, cry/ be frustrated. I saw 4 lactation consultations at the hospital and they all said latch looked great, just keep to keep her awake. That's been very difficult and frustrating to us both.
I decided to try pumping Friday. I barely got anything out. Is that normal? It was white so I think my milk had come in.
Since I didn't have anything to feed her after pumping, we started supplementing formula Friday. She did gain 2 oz from Friday to Saturday and has started having poopy diapers. We have continued using formula and now only bf occasionally because I feel like I can't trust bf to give her enough to gain weight. Usually I attempt bfing then give the formula.
The pediatrician was useless when I asked about supplementing. She was really pushing the bf and now I feel like I can't just go to formula. I want to bf but it's causing a lot of stress .
I'm still pumping, but with both breasts combined, I only express maybe 20 ml each 20 min pumping session. Is that typical? It doesn't seem like a lot.
Hannah lost more than 10% of her birth weight by discharge. She latches great but won't suck much even after stimulation. She will either latch, suck a few, then stop and fall asleep. Or she will latch, suck, unlatch, cry/ be frustrated. I saw 4 lactation consultations at the hospital and they all said latch looked great, just keep to keep her awake. That's been very difficult and frustrating to us both.
I decided to try pumping Friday. I barely got anything out. Is that normal? It was white so I think my milk had come in.
Since I didn't have anything to feed her after pumping, we started supplementing formula Friday. She did gain 2 oz from Friday to Saturday and has started having poopy diapers. We have continued using formula and now only bf occasionally because I feel like I can't trust bf to give her enough to gain weight. Usually I attempt bfing then give the formula.
The pediatrician was useless when I asked about supplementing. She was really pushing the bf and now I feel like I can't just go to formula. I want to bf but it's causing a lot of stress .
I'm still pumping, but with both breasts combined, I only express maybe 20 ml each 20 min pumping session. Is that typical? It doesn't seem like a lot.