NY resolution, Breast feeding question

[mokster26]

It's unfortunate you can't get a break to increase the supply. Before Christmas DH and I had a conflict week (v unusual for us) and I was racing around like a mad thing. For the first time ever Max lost weight (100g in a week). I felt so terrible - I realised I was really stressed out and it affected my supply. I got DH to read some info out of a book then he did everything and I just took it easy for three days or so. Things are back to normal now - Max still fusses and squirms at the boob though .
Is there any way you could get some RnR at all - friends or family might lend a hand? Bfing is a real skill and worthy of heaps of support.

[Funky Kaz]

Have you tried lactation cookies???

[maya's mum]

Hi I'm new here but I saw this and thought I might be able to help?
My daughter (8.5 months old) does exactly the same thing, but only when she is tired. I feed her about 1-1.5 hours before bed and she has a good feed and then give her some solids, a bath and then what I call a top up feed 20 minutes before bed. She will suck really well and then the let down stops and she starts to get tired and then the crying, detaching and carrying on starts. I just ride with it and then when she is really not going to suck anymore I do the whole cuddle, PJ's bed thing. She then sleeps anywhere from 8-12 hours. Mind you she is frantic in the morning for a feed!

Anyway my point is....

I was also worried about my supply, but I found out that it didn't diminish it just changed, re;- when it was bountiful and when it was less so.

I've had 3 children so perhaps taking to someone at ABA, I have always found them really helpful. I guess though she will ultimately decide when she wants to stop/ continue and how that will happen. I only say that having had my first son reject BF at nine months and the other son refusing to do anything but at the same age!

[AliP]

If it is supply that is the issue, you could try expressing (either by hand or a pump) after each feed to help build the supply up. I found that pumping after the last feed of the day really built my supply up after a couple of days.

[Bek]

if the baby is co-operative, simply feeding more frequently is less work than having to express

[robbo3]

Originally Posted by acmte

I would love to keep breast feeding for as long as possible, but i have a supply issue. As soon as i stop doing night feeds my supply drops off. For the boys i kept persisting, but as soon as i was pregnant again, that was it they would not latch on.

Now (im not preggas) but my supply is not great and i want to increase it. I have fenugreek, and i dont have time to express or put my feet up to 'make milk'. E is also very impatient and as soon as the let down has finished she is off and squirming and refuses to latch back on.

She is on solids so she gets that, so she isnt starving, but i am worried that she will ahve too much solids then not take as much breast then milk supply goes even lower.

What have others done to ensure that their supply stays high and they keep breast feeding beyond the 6-12 month mark.

Any advice appreciated.

My DS is almost 10mths and not eating solids (thats our main problem atm) - just breastfeeding . I find that if he is distracted by his siblings or extra tired he fusses on the breast. He has had no weight gains since he started crawling a couple of months ago but hasn't lost any weight.

I still feed at night - and plan on doing so until I can get him to eat solids - but with my other 2 bubs I found that when night feeding stopped the supply was less also. I remember reading somewhere that during the early hours of the morning your hormone production is different so if they feed your body gets a strong message to keep making milk (????).

DS is a wee king in the mornings but by afternoons he too stays dry for a few hours - I figure if he has plenty of wet nappies other wise I dont need to be concerned. My breasts are hardly ever "full" anymore and I sometimes second guess myself but last night DS slept from 8pm till 5am () and I woke at 4am laying in a pool of milk with very hard breasts so I figure I dont have supply issues just a baby that loves milk

Good luck with it.

[~*Bron*~]

hayley, it's quite normal for babies to not want solids to into the second year. in the first year, solids are just for playing with, getting to know (different mouth feel, pushign food to back of mouth etc). breastmilk or formula should form the bulk of the nutritional intake

my babies who started 'late' are fabulous eaters now. the first one, until recently, was a shocker. (she's nearly 8 though).

[Peach_Bums_Mum]

I had oodles of milk with DS so easily fed until he was 18 months - but with DD my supply was never very good and by 5 months it had decreased badly - despite many attempts at various things to try to increase. I was never able to successfully increase my supply and in her 6th month I became ill and my milk was gone altogether I just had to accept bottle feeding her - and I had no idea what to do as DS had never had a bottle and I certainly didnt expect to have to use one. I hope you find something that works.