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HELP need milk donations
I have a 3 week old and I have inverted nipples and my baby isn't latching on very well so I have to pump and I am not making as much milk as he needs. I have tried to also add in formula to help with the loss but have found out that my baby is intolerable to milk protein and had blood in his stool. So my doctor gave us a perscription formula to try and he throws it up so I am really stressed out and don't know what to do. I would gladly take your breastmilk to help out with my lack of milk.
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Re: HELP need milk donations
keep posting! There are several women on here who have dealt with PPD. I'm sorry the doctor doesn't seem to be completely on top of things. Please contact your doctor about the PPD! If you need the name of a lactation consultant, here is a list. I know many people have recommended Cherie Wilkes
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:dHeixomKoEgJ:www.halcea.info/images/4-07_HALCEA_referral_list.doc+cherie+wilkes+lactation&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjq07786m7ivcRpUAq5u59l_g9w3V0nwb_QwEWYf_9xvvPEhXV8q4HaYON8-3oM2SNsaCE4XvEmTFOdUFR_Fdz3_DTTdEd6Pyu2I8OJpatUoDjMA8RhZ5OrV4Ju7zaxGET8H82R&sig=AHIEtbTnGtcP50kH_TImYpfujBJHNRGZdw&pli=1
also, please check out the support groups at Womens Hospital. You don't have to deliver there to attend, and they're free and weekly
https://womanshospital.com/education/support-groups/
In my experience, doctors aren't the best resource for breastfeeding issues. Call a Lactation Consultant for better advice. There are a lot of things you can do to up your milk production and a LC will be able to help with that. Also, people can and do nurse with inverted nipples, so a LC will also be able to help with that.
I'm sorry about the PPD. I was so fortunate to not have it, but I have had several friends who have and they all agree that having support is so important. Keep posting here! We are a great support group and also people really love the support groups at Women's. I know the BFing group was a life saver for me with my 1st.
please please please talk to an LC - if you can't get a hold of one, go in person to A Woman's Work in Rice Village. Almost everyone who works there has been a BFing mom and they are a fantastic resource.
You said your baby is intolerable to milk protein, does your donated BM need to be from a milk free mama? Shoot me an email please at nestiekatinthehat @ gmail.com
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Have you tried a nipple shield? I have flat nipples and had TONS of latch issues. The nipple shield was the best thing ever! You can get one at BRU if you don't have one. The LC gave me one and it was a night and day difference.
BFP with no treatment!
The ladies have given some great advice on the BF.
As far as the PPD, talk to your dr, you need the support from a friend (or this board!) as well. The two best things that helped me were someone to talk to and not be judged (if you don't have someone in real life there are plenty of ladies-including myself- on this board that will gladly chat via email. It might be even easier to pour it all out not knowing the person you're talking to personally) and I did go the drug route. Lexapro was my best friend for a few months.
Good luck with everything, hope to see you around here often!
I was on zoloft for a couple trimesters during my pg (partum depression-not even post partum at that point! fun times!). I took it again as my dr suggested for post partum depression. It did nothing, totally worked during pg, might as well have been a sugar pill afterwords. We switched to lexapro and within a day I stopped hysterically crying. it was magical. Not saying that will happen for you in that way, but don't give up, maybe a different dose or different pill will work.
It's good your mom is there. Have you talked to her about the ppd? I don't know if it's true scientifically but it seemed to run in our family. My mom and sister both had PPD issues. That was great for me because not only did they keep on eye out for the signs but they knew what might help.
And the best part was BIL talking to DH explaining that PPD is a real thing, I wasn't just plain crazy. (my tears were mostly that dh and the baby didn't need me, dd didn't even like me anyway, I didn't feel any motherly connection, blah blah blah). once I started talking and compared stories with my family (my mom had some really entertaining ones) I felt better. Just knowing I wasn't the only one was a big help.
I agree with going to the group at The Women's Hospital. I they they meet on Mon or Tue. It was a lot of help.
This is the LC my Pedi suggested. I called her once for advice and she actually helped me out on the phone. She was very nice and patient with my questions.
Suzy Adams 281-732-0702
I used her too. She gave me advice on the phone and came to my house. She put me on a pumping schedule.