Ok mommies, I need big help! So yesterday was first day home for baby. He was fine for a couple of hours and then became…
Ok mommies, I need big help! So yesterday was first day home for baby. He was fine for a couple of hours and then became really fussy all night and morning. I am breastfeeding and producing but it's not enough. I tried similac formula this morning and he drank it right up and went to sleep and is still sleeping that's how I know my supply is low and he is not eating enough. How do I begin to produce more milk because I want to switch him back to the breast?
Sha Williams·
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@cubanese, yes please add me to the group and I'll follow you on here
Sha Williams·
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@cubanese, one last question I think lol sorry for all of these questions but you're a consultant and I need to know since I'm new at being a mommy and breastfeeding. I came home and boobs were leaking (yayy) I immediately tried to put him on he rejected I guess he was still full from bottle an hour later he woke and I latched him, now my boobs are very hot as if they were running a fever if that makes since. Is that normal
Sha Williams·
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@cubanese, such an interesting read I had to share it on my Facebook as I'm sitting in the doctors office checking on baby and if he's getting enough since he cried all night and morning and refused breast. 🤔how ironic lol
Sha Williams·
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@scurlock.mommy, @cubanese, thank you guys so much I'm going to keep trying. It was just a test to see why he was crying so much and didn't want to latch at times. I think he was getting frustrated with me. He only had one formula bottle as a tester like stated before. Doctor said keep going back and forth between the two so he won't be underfed and so he can still get supply from breast until it is able to produce 2-3 ounces on it's own. She also told me try the breast pump to help produce quicker. What do you guys say about that?
Hannah Clark·
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@cubanese, anything else you could add about This?
Hannah Clark·
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You'll need to keep breastfeeding him. The more he feeds, the more you'll produce. He may not have been fussy just bc you aren't producing enough: after day 2, newborns just get fussy. They finally realize they aren't in mommy's belly anymore, and it's kind of like a culture shock. My nurse gave me a whole book about it.
He'll probably need to feed more if you breastfeed. Not bc of your supply, but bc breastmilk is digested faster than formula. Formula fed newborns can go 2-3 hours between feeding, where breastfed newborns have to eat every hour or two. It's completely normal.
Are you still eating dairy? If so, then his fussiness may be from that and not the amount of your supply. A newborns stomach is teeny tiny, so they don't need much at all! It also sometimes takes a while for your milk to come in fully (it took me two days but it took my friend a week). But your colostrum is so important for babies to get! Just keep at it, momma.