Hi, this is my first post here. I'm not really sure if I need advice, or just need to vent. My baby is about 2 and a half weeks old. When we took her to her first pediatrician visit at 3 days old, she hadn't pooped for 2 of those days and was looking yellow (a little jaundice at this age is normal, I know, but I didn't want it to get worse from not pooping). The doctor had us give her a suppository, and then she pooped, but didn't poop again for 3 days. When went back to the pediatrician 2 days later and since she had gained some weight, she wasn't too concerned that the baby wasn't pooping, since she was peeing. But she did say that we may need to consider formula if she wasn't peeing (never the problem) Anyway, her 2 week check up was on Monday, and she wasn't up to her birth weight yet (6lbs 13 oz at birth, 6 lbs 11oz at day 15). The NP wants us to come back for another weight check on Friday. Again, she said that we may have to consider formula at that time. Anyway, the baby is pooping and peeing like crazy now, which I told the NP (and she saw for herself, as I changed the baby twice during the visit). She also wants me to try to feed the baby every 2 hours during the day (since the baby is still cluster feeding) and not let her go more than 3 hours without feeding at night, to get the baby to feed "more efficiently."
I am not willing to resort to formula for 2 ounces, especially since they were taken on different scales. However, my confidence has hit rock bottom. I now feel like I am not making enough milk for my baby, and its making me really depressed. I am drinking mother's milk tea, increasing my water intake, and trying breast compression when she feeds (tips from kellymom and LLL websites). Yesterday, I broke down and bought a pump (hoping that extra stimulation will increase supply). Last night when I pumped immediately after a feeding, I only got maybe 5cc from both breasts. Ok, it was right after a feed, so no big deal. But today I pumped while the little one napped, about an hour after she finished feeding. I got less than 10 cc from both breasts, after 10 minutes of pumping (most of that ten minutes, nothing was coming out). That seems inadequate.
Do you think I have too little milk? Although I never really feel "heavy," my breast are firmer before feeds than after. They leak like crazy at night, and I often see milk trickling down my daughter's face after feedings. Anything else I should do to bring up my supply?
Sorry for the long post, and thanks for any help.
I am not willing to resort to formula for 2 ounces, especially since they were taken on different scales. However, my confidence has hit rock bottom. I now feel like I am not making enough milk for my baby, and its making me really depressed. I am drinking mother's milk tea, increasing my water intake, and trying breast compression when she feeds (tips from kellymom and LLL websites). Yesterday, I broke down and bought a pump (hoping that extra stimulation will increase supply). Last night when I pumped immediately after a feeding, I only got maybe 5cc from both breasts. Ok, it was right after a feed, so no big deal. But today I pumped while the little one napped, about an hour after she finished feeding. I got less than 10 cc from both breasts, after 10 minutes of pumping (most of that ten minutes, nothing was coming out). That seems inadequate.
Do you think I have too little milk? Although I never really feel "heavy," my breast are firmer before feeds than after. They leak like crazy at night, and I often see milk trickling down my daughter's face after feedings. Anything else I should do to bring up my supply?
Sorry for the long post, and thanks for any help.
