Breast feeding tips needed

Re: Breast feeding tips needed

• APendola member

  November 2013

  How many hours will you be away from her?

  
  

  Pump whenever she has a bottle.  Nurse as often as you can when you are with her.  For some women, that's enough.

  
  

  You can also do an extra pump session a day...after the first morning feed and store the extra milk in the freezer.  You can also try herbs such as fenugreek and blessed thistle, but I would only do that if you start to notice a decrease in supply.

  
  

    
  

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• kaystig member

  November 2013

  Thank you ladies for the help! I am super nervous about leaving my sweet baby girl when she is just a few weeks old. We will just be developing a routine and BAM I have to leave her...thanks for the advice!!
  

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• Carnation77 member

  November 2013

  I pump two extra times at night and found a daycare near work so I can go feed in person twice a day.

  
  

  And definitely hydrate and eat well!  This is the hardest part for me.  I'm so busy at work that I tend to forget to eat and drink enough.

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• CDMay2006 member

  November 2013

  Also, when you are with baby, try to have some skin-to-skin time during the day; while nursing is a great time to do it.

  Boy 10.6.13

  Labored at freestanding birth center using hypnobirthing techniques

  Delivered via csection

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• neumc14 member

  November 2013

  Drink , drink, and then drink some more. I still nurse my 18 month old and my water consumption has always made an enormous impact on my supply. I make sure to drink at least 80 ounces of water a day. good luck

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