wanted to share my BF trouble with CS.

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jcameron2010 · January 2012

I am sorry you had a rough time trying to BF. Just remember that it doesn't make you a failure or a bad mom because you couldn't. You are doing what is best for you and your baby. Sometimes FF is what is in the best interests of mom and baby. I had an unplanned c section and it is hard not getting the birth experience you want, but at least we have healthy babies here now! I hope everything is going well for you now.

stuzyq14 · January 2012

I had a similar situation - My supply just never came in. Tried LC's, fenugreek, oatmeal, BF then pumping - everything we could think of.

Some women just don't produce, whether they have a C-sec or natural delivery. You are doing everything you can for your baby and you are doing great!!!

cynth1 · January 2012

I feel for you I had just about the same experience. I had a planned C because she was breech. I actually ended up going into labor the night before I was scheduled. I was able to nurse her about 90 minutes after she was born. I thought everything was going great but our first week home all she did was cry. I thought it was just that she was a newborn and newborns cry. But the day after she turned a week old I knew something was wrong because she was screaming right after I would nurse her and she was constantly sucking on her hands, she stopped wetting and pooping her diapers, and plus she had lost a bit of weight before we took her home from the hospital. So I called our pedi and she said I needed to try some formula. And OMG what a difference she sucked the bottle down so fast and she was like a different baby. No more crying. We figured out she was starving because I was not producing anything. My milk never came in. I did continue to try to nurse and I supplemented with formula and was pumping like crazy thinking it would help make my supply come in. It never happened and after 5 weeks of all of this both our pedi and us came to the realization that it was not worth it anymore. I was so upset when I saw the BF was just not in the cards for us. But, here we are 14 months later and I have a very happy and healthy baby. I think it is great that you posted this because when it happened to me I really thought I was the only. I have never heard of a person's supply not coming in. But I guess we live and learn. Hopefully when we decide on baby #2 we will have more success. Just remember you are a great mom and you do what is best for both you and your LO.

cottonlily84 · January 2012

I'm sorry you had all those problems. I can relate a bit. I didn't get anything the first time I pumped, then got just mere mLs afterward. But not laboring doesn't cause you to not make milk. Breastmilk production is triggered by the delivery of the placenta, not laboring. C/s moms sometimes take a few days longer for their milk to come in though due to the trauma of the surgery. Eventually my milk did come in and though I don't get 8 oz like some women do I get enough to feed her. DD can't latch on well because the way I'm shaped though she tries hard. I was nursing her every 1-2 hours and then pumping so it was a non stop thing. We talked to the LC 5-6 times, tried 2 different sized shields, that hurt so bad. She wasn't gaining weight and I had to go back to work. So now I mostly pump and give her bottles and she has really taken off! I felt a bit selfish that not nursing was so much easier and efficient for me. It was such a relief. But It totally works for us even though people say a suckling baby is better for your supply than pumping. Everyone's different and you have to do what's best for you but the key for me was to not give up. I pump every 2 hours which is more often than she eats and I've even increased my supply since I started working again. FF is a decision everyone has to make for themselves but I would recommend to understand the difference b/w substituting and supplementing if you wish to continue BFing. Substituting FF for a nursing or pumping session will decrease your supply and that's not what you want. I'm rambling but you're right some bodies actually don't do what they're supposed to. I sure never thought I'd not get to have that snuggly cozy one on one BF experience with my DD but it happened to me.

Shi Mommy · January 2012

I can relate to this. I had no contact with DD for almost 16 hours post c/s due to the nurses forgetting about me. She was bottle fed about 8 times before I even tried to BF with her. She wouldn't latch and the nurse trying to help me was such a b**ch and I had no milk or clostrum nothing coming out so DD was bottle fed all 3 days in the hospital because I got upset and frustrated and my milk didnt come in until 5 days later. Tried pumping most i ever got was about 1 ounce.

Don't feel so bad!

apeydawn214 · January 2012

I had to read this post 3 times to make sure I wasn't the one that wrote it. Like yourself, DD was 5 hours old before I was able to even hold her because she was given a bottle because of her blood sugar and then they didn't have a room for me to go to out of recovery. The only difference is I am in my mid-20's.

Also like yourself, I wasn't prepared that BF might not be a possibility. I did have bottles at home only so they were ready for when I returned to work. I felt like I let DD down also. I was (am) still so upset over not BFing that it took me until last week to put the pump in the closet. For some reason, I just couldn't bring myself to put it away even though I had to admit to myself when DD was 6 weeks old that I was supplementing more than I was BFing.

It sounds like you're able to stay positive though, realizing that the health of yourself is also important.

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