If you could give a new mom any advice or wisdom about breastfeeding, what would it be.... - Page 5

[skycheattraffic]

Lol about bf help in the hospital. Ok the LC that came to see us was awesome and had us start finger feeding to train DD not to push out with her tongue. That was great. The nurse on the other hand? When I rung to get help with nursing (as they asked me to do) she grabbed my breast in one hand, grabbed DD's head in the other and smushed them together. Great technical, precision help

My tip: don't be discouraged if nursing doesn't work right away and don't stress if baby refuses at first. There's a very good chance that nursing will work in a few days/weeks - provided you build your supply and keep at it.

[lunchforthesky]

This is a quote from one of my area IBCLCs. I didn't go through all the pages of advice on here so maybe this was mentioned, but I LOVE this analogy.
 

"The other thing to know about milk supply is that the early hours, days and weeks of feeding establish the milk supply from three months and beyond. At the three month mark, hormones are less of a player in milk supply. This is why some moms who see a drop in supply at three months are unable to rebound from it. If they limited feedings, used a pacifier, separated from baby, supplemented unnecessarily, etc. in the early weeks, it will be more difficult to make a full supply later. I think many people don't fully understand this. It is kind of like you are placing an order in the early days of feeding for a pizza you want delivered at 3 months. If you are not laying a good foundation for milk supply, when your pizza is delivered at 3 months, it may be missing a couple slices. VERY often when I see an outpatient who is struggling with supply in a child older than 3 months, and she tells me her history, I am painfully aware that her pizza order was not good enough. And sometimes, we just can't fix that damage." Quote from Beth Seidel, Pekin IL IBCLC