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gomezmamagomezmama
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I really want to try breastfeeding. Ignorantly, I just kind of thought "I have milk, I have normal nipples... no ploblem, right?" But the more posts I read, the more I realize I may have a very long road ahead of me. And that's fine, whatever it takes I will try for awhile. I recently read a post and I'm not sure what they were trying to really say but it seemed to try to link natural birth to BFing and meds during labor to FF? My first was natural mainly because there wasn't time for meds. Since I made it through that labor naturally, I'm planning on no meds this time too. But the post I read got me wondering, If I do have to have and epi or whatever drugs might come into play, does that mean I won't be able to BF? (I pumped for my first because he was in the NICU and we live an hour away from the hospital)
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  • pinkshades05pinkshades05 member

    Nope! No matter what your labor and delivery experience is (natural, medicated, c-section), you should be able to breastfeed. If you do have meds, baby might be less alert and will need some guidance, but it shouldn't prevent you from breastfeeding. If you are concerned about being able to breastfeed, be sure to talk to your hospital Lactation Consultant before you leave!


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  • clayton'smamaclayton'smama
    I breastfed both my children for a year each and both were born after major delivery complications.  So go for it!!  :)
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  • gomezmamagomezmama

    Good to know. Thanks girls!

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  • justmeardlejustmeardle
    I had an Epi & DS nursed immediately after delivery :)
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  • lhamilto13lhamilto13
    You can definitely BF after an epidural.  My first was plenty enough awake, we just had latch issues.  If it is really something you want to do, I feel like you have to commit ahead of time.  It was so hard for me for the first 6-8 weeks that if I had not made up my mind before hand that this was something I wanted to do, I don't think I would have stayed with it.  Once we fixed the latching problem around 8 weeks, it became soooo much easier and I was so glad I stuck with it. 
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  • stacieann15stacieann15 member

    I had an induction, epidural, and a vacuum-assisted delivery. My son was taken to the special care nursery for breathing problems pretty quickly after birth (no nursing right away), and spent the first night in special care (so limited nursing/skin to skin on the first day). I was able to nurse him for 13 months.

    Good luck to you! When you get there, I found the breastfeeding board helpful! Also, most hospitals have lactation consultations, which can be a major help as well. :)

     

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  • spunkyprincessmandespunkyprincessmande member
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    Nope! No matter what your labor and delivery experience is (natural, medicated, c-section), you should be able to breastfeed. If you do have meds, baby might be less alert and will need some guidance, but it shouldn't prevent you from breastfeeding. If you are concerned about being able to breastfeed, be sure to talk to your hospital Lactation Consultant before you leave!

    This.  There definitely seems to be a link to more complications in the beginning, but they are all able to be overcome.  Also, just because there's an increase chance of complications doesn't mean you'll experience any complications.  

    I was induced and ended up with an epidural.  Micah was born with his eyes open and he literally didn't sleep for the first 8 hours of his life.  He was wide awake, taking everything in and was an awesome nurser.  I can't comment on whether my milk came in right away or not because I just couldn't tell one way or another, but he never showed signs of hunger and even if it was a bit delayed it didn't affect him.  It can definitely be done no matter what the circumstances, so be encouraged that you can do it!


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