milk.....

[brit0585]

When did everyones milk come in? My baby is a week old and i dont feel like its come in,, not sure what to do. I know she is getting something cuz she is peeing and pooping and sometimes spits up but i dont feel like im super full feeling. Is that normal? Dr said her weight is fine tho.. she was 7 11 at birth and down to 6 15 at 6 days old..

[Heatherm4]

It has to be in if she is peeing and pooping the right amount. You might just not get full or feel the letdown like a lot of people do. Which is nice...I hate the letdown feeling sometimes.

[brit0585]

Ya she is definitely swollowing and she nurses for about an hour each time and about every 3 hours. She has lots of diapers a day. I was talking to my sister about it and she said probably i just have a slow let down when she starts nursing so i dont feel it. But i didnt grow a cup size like everyone thought would happen.. and then she spit up at my sisters and i said does that look like milk and she said yes.. so i guess it came in i just had no idea... she nurses really well tho like she doesnt have problems and she is never fussy after like she isnt satisfied..  

[Lesley27]

Does she seem fussy after eating like she is still hungry? i think as long as she is peeing and pooping, is happy and is eating regularly that you are probably ok... i know my friends little one cried a lot cause her milk didnt come in(her baby lost a lot of weight)... also can you express milk? how long does she eat in each side for  and can you see/hear her swollowing(if you can, then for sure she is getting some)

[brit0585]

No pins and needles no. And i know her weight is fine and that she is getting something.. just expected it to have come in by now... but then again i was having really really strong contractions and not feeling them either when i was in labor and it wasnt because of meds. So im not sure what to think.

[AnnieBrooke]

Sounds OK, if her peeing and pooping are normal.  Babies do lose a little weight after their birth, I assume the doctor told you that's normal too.  Are you having the pins & needles feeling of letdown in the breasts?  You're probably fine with the milk.  At the first, mostly it's colostrum anyway, which is truly liquid gold for the baby.