Longer for milk to come after RCS

halvorsonl00 · April 2012

I am almost certain I'm going to have a RCS. I really want to bf LO and want to start asap after the c-section. A co-worker told me if you have a rcs or scheduled cs it takes longer for your milk to come. Anyone have experience with this? As I was typing I noticed the BF board, so I am also going to look on there. TIA

O ya, I did bf my DD, but had infections and had to stop after a few weeks. I would love to bf this one as long as I can.

manbearpig31610 · April 2012

bull. my milk came in 2 full days sooner with my rcs. dd2 is going on 6 months and still nursing like a champ! good luck to you. you can do it! also, the bfing board is a great place for any questions/issuesyou have come up.

Newkid2012 · April 2012

My milk came in 2 days after my repeat c. It was actually sooner than my first one (which I labored before). The contractions of the uterus help your milk come in. You uterus contracts once the placenta is out. C-section does not affect breastfeeding for this reason. People will tell you lots of stupid *** about c-sections. Trust your doctor. Ignore the haters

treble_clef · April 2012

It was so much easier to start breastfeeding this time around. My milk came in on the third day. My nipples didn't even become sore. I had a lot of milk with my son and breastfed for 14 months, though.

jjhp2018 · April 2012

My friend's milk came in just a few days after her c/s as well, so I wouldn't worry.

My situation is a little different. I didn't make milk at all with DD1 even though I attempted to only bf for almost 4 days straight. My mom also made no milk with me and my gma had some issues with a few of her children.

With DD2 (which was my c/s baby) I actually did make some milk but it was almost 2 weeks pp. My breasts never changed until that point. I tried some pumping but I never got enough going and hadn't planned on bf'ding at all because of the issues after DD1. This time around may surprise me though!

Fgsp · April 2012

Same no problem w bf.

Daisy22 · April 2012

I call bull on that too. My milk came in a day earlier with ds2 then ds1.

magdalina.h · April 2012

That's crap. How you birth your baby doesn't have an impact on when your milk comes in. It's the placenta and hormonal shift that signals for the milk to come in. I had both of my boys on Mondays and by Wednesday my milk was in.

Cheerio B · April 2012

Not true. My milk came in while I was still in the hospital this time around. With my oldest I was home for a few days before it came in. The RCS should have no impact.

shouldbworkin · April 2012

I went into labor with #1 and my milk didn't come in until day 5. With #2, it came in on day 2. With #3, it came in on day 3, but my recovery was a little rougher and I didn't have a good supply for a week. DS did just fine on what I had, though, he just nursed a lot.

luckibrat · April 2012

My OB told me that the method of birth has nothing to do with milk production. What they said was that a hormone released when the placenta separates is what triggers milk production. That said, I had no difference between first CS and RCS (about 4 days).

HarrietNJMommy · April 2012

Nope. Just the opposite. With DD#1, my milk came in on day 4. With DD#2, on day 3. With DS, on day 2.5.......I'm thinking this time I'll give birth and my milk will be in! LOL!