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bliss611bliss611 member
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My SIL had her baby on late Saturday night. The baby ended up in NICU and it was a long hard induction/labor/delivery and she was in no shape to make trips to NICU to BF that first night. She's been trying to BF ever since the next morning. The baby's latching on has been hit or miss but she's been pumping regularly but has nothing - not even colostrum coming out. She's at over 72 hours - massaging, heat, BFing, pumping. She feels the heaviness and tingling so it's there. Just not coming out.

She's going to the doctor later today but if any of you had ideas in the meantime.
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Re: Need help

  • Mum2Be28Mum2Be28 member
    I'm sorry she's having a hard time.

    See if she can try hand expressing. I had a very sleepy baby who would not latch well for days, and I couldn't get much out with a pump. I just hand expressed the colostrum into a little cup and squirted (more like let him suck it out of dropper) it into his mouth with a dropper (very slowly). Or sometimes if he wouldn't nurse I would express it directly into his mouth.

    I didn't have much success with pumping or nursing until my milk came in around day 5.
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  • seawaterseawater member
    I was the same way.  I did not get anything for the first few days and then even two weeks into their NICU stay still had problems.  I second the advice to see a lactation consultant.  If the baby is still in the NICU see if there is one associated with the hospital.  Where I delivered they had a few LCs for the delivery floor and then one that worked specifically with NICU babies/moms.  Also, lots of skin to skin with baby, pump while looking at baby pictures or in the NICU with little one nearby, lots of water and try not to stress too much.  I know it's hard but it is possible!  Tell her not to give up and good luck!    
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  • MaryBB77MaryBB77 member
    My milk didn't come in for 9 days due to retained placenta. Tell her to keep that in mind if it doesn't come in in the next few days. I needed a D&C to remove it. Actually I needed 2, a month apart as they didnt get it all first time, but that's a whole other story!
    GL to your SIL
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  • bliss611bliss611 member
    Thank you everyone!
    She's keeping at it and got some clostrum with a combination of hand expressing and pumping!!!
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  • eggmankateeggmankate member
    It can also take longer for milk to come in when labor is medicated. So tell her not to get discouraged--it'll happen!
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  • rm2013rm2013 member
    I second all the advice from PPs. And please tell her dont give up! I had a similar situation and was so dejected in the beginning. It was slow going for the first week and it seemed like nothing was coming out. But by the second week I was producing enough milk. Best wishes to her!
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