My little one is 14 days today. When I was pregnant I never thought that I would have difficulty breastfeeding. It was a natural thing that all mothers could do. I never heard of anybody having difficulty nursing. I didn't know that I "had a problem" until we went to see a lacation consultant. In the hospital my nipples had become bruised and cracked and we wanted to make sure we were breastfeeding properly. At the clinic the lactation consultant had her weighed and then I feed her. We then weighed her after the feeding. My breasts were only giving her little less than an ounce. The lactation consultant said that we had to supplement her with an 1.5 of pumped breastmilk (I can pump betwenn .5 and .75 ounces) and formula. She said that she should be eating little more than 2 ounces in a feeding. We tried supplementing using the S&S taped to my nipple but the latches were horrible. So now we bottle feed right after breastfeeding, then I pump. The whole process takes an hour to an hour and a half.
My daughter was 6 pounds at birth and also jaundice. The lactation consultant said that contributes to the low milk supply, but she also said that I am physically not able to produce enough milk. She told me that pumping might increase it, but it's been a week and I'm still pumping the same amount. The whole process is so tiring. I feel like an inadequate mother, not being able to produce enough food for my child. She is still hungry when she unlatches. I am grateful that she still loves to breastfeed and there is no nipple confusion. I don't know how much longer I can do all three: breastfeeding, bottle feeding, and then pumping. If I stop pumping, will my milk supply go down more? I hate the idea of giving her more formula.
Does anybody have any suggestions for increasing milk supply? Thank you for your help.
My daughter was 6 pounds at birth and also jaundice. The lactation consultant said that contributes to the low milk supply, but she also said that I am physically not able to produce enough milk. She told me that pumping might increase it, but it's been a week and I'm still pumping the same amount. The whole process is so tiring. I feel like an inadequate mother, not being able to produce enough food for my child. She is still hungry when she unlatches. I am grateful that she still loves to breastfeed and there is no nipple confusion. I don't know how much longer I can do all three: breastfeeding, bottle feeding, and then pumping. If I stop pumping, will my milk supply go down more? I hate the idea of giving her more formula.
Does anybody have any suggestions for increasing milk supply? Thank you for your help.
). There are things you can do if you feel there's a problem. I think more info is needed though about her weight, attitude etc. My oldest was jaundiced as well and it was a struggle to get him to eat b/c he was so sleepy. Even w/ some formula, it still took 2.5wks for him to get back to birthweight. Are you close to birthweight, past it? Things to look for are not enough wet diapers, or slightly wet diapers instead of full diapers, not sleeping well or sleeping too much (that was Ilana's biggest sign of not eating enough), crying a lot etc. Hugs!
: But I can say that it worked for me. My son let me know if he was still hungry and, eventually, he was satisifed just based on what my breasts were producing. We've been exclusively BFing since he was a month old and he's almost 3 months now... he's tall and sufficiently chubby... smart and happy! I will say that it was a HUGE time committment to convince my body to make the right amount of milk. Nursing was ALL we did for a few weeks there! But if you're committed to BFing, I thought my story might be helpful! Good luck and 
from someone who has BTDT.
