I think my milk is starting to dry up so he won't eat. luckily I brought a breast pump. I pumped 1…

have you tried Gatorade? power pump for three days. pump every three hours and for one hour each day pump twenty minutes, break for ten, pump ten minutes, break for ten, pump another ten. drink Gatorade, take fenugreek pills, drink 100 ounces of water, do skin to skin, always put him to breast first and then pump and feed him

Drink plenty of water, eat dark greens and lentil soup. It works for me and I'm pumping 9-10z every time.

so should I do about today. he only got in 10 minutes this morning and then I pumped 1 oz and fed it to him by bottle. I'm about to go to the store when my husband gets here.

@newbiemama, how do you make the soup

@tlw1596 how much Gatorade should I buy

just buy a case, drink a couple a day. Today just pump every two hours and keep putting him to breast

Just buy the soup straight out. Progressive soups makes it or you can try another brand. @cjones

@newbiemama, @tlw1596 thanks ladies I'm going to run to the store soon as my husband wake through the door. like I cried because I can't feed him at first I thought it was because I gave the pacifier but now I think it's because it's drying up

As long as he will latch for a little, he is getting something

if he doesn't latch try a nipple shield because it will mimic a bottle nipple and he will be more likely to latch

I just saw your baby is less than a week old. Has your actual milk come in yet? If so, you should be pouring

@tlw1596, I think it's drying up or maybe I'm not drinking enough water because when I pump nothing comes out but drops.

@bri28 I think it started to but I don't know what is wrong but I'm not giving up yet it hasn't been 24 hours yet so I'm about to do everything I need to do that helps.

drink a bunch of water and keep pumping every two hours

So your baby is 1 day old? Did I read that right? @cjones

If it is so, your actual milk won't be coming in until 3-5 days after you give birth. So in that case, you have nothing to worry about. You make enough colostrum to feed your little baby. He doesn't need to drink 4 oz. his stomach is the size of a cherry and what u make now, is plenty fine. Give it a couple of days for your milk to come in completely. But in the meantime, drink plenty of water

@bri28, thanks @tlw1596 @newbiemama pumping helped and I bought Gatorade a nipple shield and lentil soup. no fenugreek but I am going to my dr to buy some prenatal vitamins with folic acid

Mine toke a week to come it

@orlenas_momma, did your baby latch on still. my son doesn't want the boob so I have to pump and put it in a bottle. I bought a nipple shield and he still don't want it.

We had a hard time but she finally figured it out she 10 months now and still nursing do you have WIC (I went to WIC and they help me) try laying down and nursing my nurse said is is better because they are more in control

@orlenas_momma, I do have wic and I will be going on Monday morning. and I should try and lay down to see if it works. what do I buy for cracked nipple?

This is what I use

You can get it at Walmart

@orlenas_momma, thank you

How did it work out? I might have some tips: use your breast milk instead of nipple cream - it will heal waaaaaay better. Don't use nipple shields, try and stick to breast only, or to bottle only, young babies can get confused Edie using depending on bottle you use. I had hard time with first month of breastfeeding so I sympathize.

@yanald90, it was a bad day, he never used the nipple shield and now I only breastfeed... I will try the milk once I run out of the nipple cream. its organic so it cost $15 for 1 oz.