first time BF but third baby... clueless

Re: first time BF but third baby... clueless

• CanadaMom17 member

  August 2015

  It will completely depend on you, and your baby.  I don't have a huge storage/supply, so my lo tends to drink from both sides each feeding.  Watch/listen for their swallowing.  If you notice they are sucking and sucking with very few/no swallows, offer the other side to be certain they're full.  Start your feeding on the opposite side the next time, etc.

  
  

  If lo is full after one side/during one side, just start on the next side the next time.

  
  

  Contact the LaLeche League in your area too - there's lots of volunteers willing to help you out!

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• HarleenQuinz86 member

  August 2015 edited August 2015

  Thank you ladies! I will look up the Kelly website and my local LA Leche league... I'm nervous about asking the LC at the hospital but that's because 9 years ago when I had my first baby they tried to help me but I felt more like she was hindering me. She literally took my baby from my arms to show me different ways to hold her while BF and would touch my breast while I was attempting to feed my baby. So I gave up after 1 day.
  
  ETA: I hope this time it works out much better and they let me try things on my own and only come in to help when I ask them to.

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• HarleenQuinz86 member

  August 2015

  She didn't ask at all which is one of the reasons I felt so uncomfortable and irritated by her. I will look up that fb page, and I'm starting with small goals also. My first goal is to bf while still at the hospital. My next goal will probably be to last a week then just keep going from there. I also got a breast pump from my insurance so I'm hoping after a while I can bring that in and build up a supply for when I go back to work.

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• HarleenQuinz86 member

  August 2015

  Thank you so much for your replies!

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