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Boyz - congrats
Please don't supplement. Baby's belly is the size of a small marble. That's why she feeds so often. If you supplement it has the potential to REDUCE your supply. Which is the last thing you want. By tomorrow or Saturday your proper milk will come in and there'll be more than she can drink. If you really really want to succeed with exclusive BFing then don't give ANYTHING else till 6 weeks xxxxxx
I definitely love it when we're at home and I read and talk to him while he's eating but public gives me anxiety and the days he's cluster feeding and my nipples are sore and I can't leave the house are hard. But, you're right, spending that time with him is invaluable! I wouldn't trade it for anything! [emoji170]
I'm glad you'll get to experience it all with your princess!!
Give it time boyz ur milk will come. Remember for first 3 days the milk is actually not milk but fat and goodness rich clostrum baby needs that for immunity as well.
U can use a manual pump inbetween feeds to try to encourage more flow.
Plus try some lactation cookies or teas they might help
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I am not a public BF fan either and for such ocassions its always good to keep a store of expressed breast milk and it also encourages milk production.
Everytime baby nurses i tend to leak from the opposite breast so to help that i manually pump the other side and store for later use or at night so my boobs can get a break
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I've breastfed 5 babies and I still don't feel comfortable nursing in public. I much prefer going to a family bathroom or sitting out in the car. It's just whatever you're comfortable with.
Mommy to 5 with number 6 due in June!!
Good to know I'm not alone with NIP! My kid is a tank so I swear he thinks whenever he wakes up, whether it was a 2 min nap or 2hr he wants to nurse. I'm scared to even meet friends for lunch without a bottle of BM ready to go!
Good idea bluebooties, but I always let him nurse from both sides of he wants to. So I'm scared to pump from the other side for fear of draining it while he's still hungry. That makes pumping tricky I feel like. I try to do it after he eats, while he's hanging out. I hate pumping so I'm glad I only need it every once in a while and I have some time to build a freezer stash for work!
I did my third round of acupuncture today, so hopefully it helps!Quote:
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Thank you everyone!
I agree throwaway with the belly looking smaller. I totally agree that the decent of babies can make your belly look smaller. I felt that on my last pregnant day. I hope your labor starts on its own soon.
oMG ladies I am still hospitalized for y csection and we just experienced an earthquake :( what a way to make a new mom more paranoid 😭
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Congrats Boyz on your baby girl!! Did I miss her picture somewhere? Its so exciting you got a successful vbac!!
Congrats Yogi!! He's adorable! Enjoy him! So sorry to hear about the earthquake!
Thnks luvmyfam. I actually deleted it after showing it to u guys.
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