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Is it too late for my milk to come in?

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Is it too late for my milk to come in?

My boys were born last Tuesday and my milk still hasn't come in.  Did anyone else have their milk come in more than a week after birth?  

We have an appt with a LC tomorrow.  In the mean time, I have a hospital grade pump and have been pumping 8 times a day, doing kangaroo care time and letting the boys try to latch on/feed with little success every day.  When I pump, I get 2 oz in a 24 hour period.

At this point I'm starting to lose hope of BF, but would settle for pumping most of their milk and giving it to them via a bottle, now if it would just come in. TIA

D & R were born at 37w5d.

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Re: Is it too late for my milk to come in?

  • Starry AgainStarry Again member
    I had a traumatic delivery and I think I took 6 days. I was totally freaking out. I was told by LCs it could take an additional few days if you are a FTM with a bad delivery (not sure if this applies to you).
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    imageStarry Again:
    I had a traumatic delivery and I think I took 6 days. I was totally freaking out. I was told by LCs it could take an additional few days if you are a FTM with a bad delivery (not sure if this applies to you).

    Thanks for posting this.  I too had a bad delivery.  Emergency C-section and both babies immediately to the NICU because of how hard their birth experience was. And I'm a FTM. 

    D & R were born at 37w5d.

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  • elfchiqueelfchique member

    Did you have greater than expected blood loss? 

    I gotta give you major props. Pumping eight times a day, only getting two ounces, attempting to bf, for a week straight is some major dedication. I think if you can get your milk in, you will still be able to bf. Let us know what the LC says tomorrow.  

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  • MichelleL1118MichelleL1118 member

    First off, I'm impressed you're trying to BF twins, especially with the results you're currently having.  Don't give up!  

    Second, keep doing what you're doing, but "force" the babies to latch & suckle as often as possible, then pump - the babies are a much better signal for your body to produce milk than the pump is. 

    Third, do as many of the following things as possible (all good for milk production):
    - eat oatmeal for breakfast (the real stuff is better than instant, but instant will help)
    - drink Mother's Milk tea (available at most grocery stores in the organic food area, also at Target, Walmart, GNC, etc)
    - take fenugreek: start slow (1 capsule 3x per day) and build up until you smell like maple syrup.  Max dose is 16 capsules per day.
    - drink beer, the darker the better.  My LC friend recommends 1/2 glass of beer each night to people struggling with supply issues
    - ask your LC, pediatrician, or OB for a prescription for domperidone.  It's not FDA-approved in the US, and you have to get it from a compounding pharmacy or order it from overseas, but it's apparently extremely helpful for milk production and is routinely prescribed for low supply issues in other countries
    - make sure you're staying hydrated --- at least 80oz of water per day --- and eating a LOT.  You need fuel to create milk.

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  • peanut823peanut823
    I second the Fenugreek. I have been taking for less than a week now and I have seen an increase in my supply already. I started taking 2 capsules of 610mg 3x day. 
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