If you had BF success with #2 LO...

Re: If you had BF success with #2 LO...

• HuneyofJeremy

  December 2009

  I have a friend who had trouble with her first child (was supplementing more than 75% of the time because she was not producing enough before she quit). The 2nd time around, she was able to build up a freezer stash and have plenty to feed her baby. I do not believe she did anything different. Good Luck!

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• KelMel

  December 2009

  I tried with ds #1, but was also bleeding and had scabs...so I quit.  This time I have bf ds #2, I guess I just tried not to stress and relax more.  I did have some pain, but I was more determined to work through it and I also saw a lactation consultant once for help too!

  Kelly

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• arual82

  December 2009

  I honestly think the difference for me was lack of stress.  I wasn't worried about any of the new Mom stuff so I was able to concentrate on breastfeeding.  I also felt more comfortable calling and nagging the LC for help.  My first had severe reflux and actually breastfeeding was almost impossible for us because of that, his horrible latch, and my lack of supply because of all that but no one told me to just try and exclusively pump!  And sadly, I just was not informed and didn't know to try it on my own.  This time around, I called the the LC every time I had a problem or question.  That made a huge difference.
  

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• Mrs.Greeko

  December 2009

  I didn't really have success with DD1.  I ended up only able to provide about 50% of her milk from the time she was 9 days old till she was a year.  With DD2 she is still pretty much EBF with a couple bites of solid food here and there and she is almost 7 months old. 

  DD2 was a better nurser from the start.  DD1 was a lazy eater and would fall asleep every time she nursed.  DD2 didn't do that so that was a huge difference.  My nips bled with DD1, they didn't with DD2.  They said my latch was good with DD1, so I don't know what the problem was.  I found it hurt a lot less this time around.  I used lanolin every feed this time from the beginning.  I was with my first, but an LC told me not to so I stopped.  Bad idea.  I was sick at 5 days PP with DD1, which I think impacted my milk supply and I tried everything to bring it back up, but the LC finally had me start supplementing because my DD was not getting enough (verified by lack of pee, lack of poop, and a weigh feed weigh).  Once you supplement it's a bad cycle that is hard to break out of anyway.  This time I was much more relaxed and that helped immensely.  I also saw midwives and delivered at a birth center instead of a hospital this time around and that helped me a lot too.  The hospital was not at all helpful for BFing with my first and my OB didn't care about BFing.  The midwives are very pro-BFing and completely there to help with BFing problems.  

  I also started pumping when DD2 was a couple days old.  Just a few minutes here and there after feeding.  And I let her nurse as much as she wanted.  And made DH completely take care of DD1 and me for the first week so all I had to do was focus my attention on feeding the baby.  It helped that it didn't hurt as much this time. 

  Anyway, all babies and delieveries and PP experiences are different so it very well might be much much easier this time around.  Make sure you are armed with everything you need from the get-go (lanolin, pump, lots of food around, a great water bottle, the number for LLL and a good LC, good nursing book, whatever you need to be successful). 

  Mama to Lucy (7/06), Lexi (5/09), and Max (11/11) M/C 12/17/10

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