6am wake up: Nurses really well on both sides, since I am really full in the morning.
9am: Wakes up from morning nap and nurses pretty well on both sides. She seems to want more, so I supplement with what I pumped the night before. After nursing I pump for 10 minutes to try to increase my supply.
Noon: Wants to eat, but screams bloody murder when I try to latch her on. I try to trick her by sticking a bottle in her mouth and then do the old switcheroo. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. If she does latch on, she nurses through let down and then won't work for the rest. I end up supplementing with 2oz of formula. I pump afterwards.
3pm (or so): Same story. If she is so hungry, why won't she latch? Does she know that it is a dry well?
5:30pm (or so): Typically I have been able to get her to nurse right before bed. But last night she freaked out when I went to latch her on. So, I ended up giving her a bottle first and then tried to nurse her. I was able to get her to nurse for a little bit, but she was so tired that she just fell asleep and didn't nurse too well. I pumped afterwards.
9pm (or so): I pump for about 20 minutes to try to boost my supply. After 3 hours, I only get about 2 or 3 ounces. TOTAL!! Poor girl has been starving.
How do I fix this? How do I make more milk if she won't even nurse in the first place?
Where has all my milk gone, long time passing? Where has all my milk gone, long time ago? Where has all my milk gone, not to babies, anyone. When will she ever learn? When will she ever learn?
Team work makes the dream work, girlfriend. Let's get it done.
1 comment:
This sounds like the same kind of nightmare that I had with Hazel. Why in the world was my body not producing milk? I had never had that problem before. I tried Blessed Thistle and Fenugreek which are both supposed to help but nothing seemed to work. I had never heard of this random low supply before. Exact same though. I had a hospital pump and would try and try and get a mere oz or 2. I finally just kept supplementing and going through the motions of nursing several times a day until I stopped at 3 months. Never had a moment of discomfort when I stopped. It's like I had never had anything. So weird. That was a very long story I just shared. I really hope it works out!!!
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