No milk production!

[DraevinMark]

Hello ladies I just gave birth at 35 weeks and really want to breastfeed my baby but I have no milk coming out. Any advise on how to start it flowing?

[DraevinMark]

Thankyou Mama6hijos :)

[DraevinMark]

@cecilia yes I spoke to the head nurse the disappointment I had with the first feeding. But as I tried and tried to latch him it was kind of difficult.

I will be back to work in a few months and plan on mix feeding. But mostly breastfeeding. Anyone done mix feeding? If so how did it go?

[Mama6hijos]

Aww yah!!!! Awesome and a big high five ()()()()() !!!! Stay consistent and don't give up!!!! Proud of you!!! Blessings and congratulations!!!!!!!! :-) :-)

[DraevinMark]

Thank you all for the information. We are home. And  I finally latched him and he was nursing. It feels really good to have that bond with your baby.

Again thankyou for the support.

[rosealie23]

First few days it seems like nothing is coming out...  just keep trying to pump and there are a couple of supplements that help with milk production also.. I will be taking one when baby comes.. you can also keep taking prenatal vitamins they help make milk better.. my doctors tell me to keep taking prenatal..

[Mama6hijos]

* wet

[cecilia_morgan]

The hospitol should not have been giving him formula if you told them you are breastfeeding. And exactly what mama6hijos said is correct! You should be able to express a few drops or so bof colostrum just with Your hand expressing it out.

[Mama6hijos]

Colostrum is very light coloured, more so yellow tented. And it begins in just drops, since I was reading they fed your baby formula. His belly is probably already stretching, so in this case..pump if you feel he's still hungry, it will help build your supply. But breastfeeding isn't like formula, you don't have to see how many ounces etc He's eating. He will let you know if it's not enough. If he's getting enough then he will set diapers regularly, regular bowel movements etc. He will also act content and possibly fall back asleep while feeding.

[mfayb]

Are you still in the hospital?  If so they have a lactation nurse that can help you a great deal. If you are serious about breastfeeding do not allow them to hive your baby any formula.  The baby has to nurse to stimulate milk production.

[Mama6hijos]

Continue to latch your baby on the breast directly, your baby can build your milk supply a lot faster then pumping. It's to early on to begin remedies, your baby latching constantly will help, more so then anything else. A newborns stomach is about the size of a cherry, a few days old baby anywhere from a walnut to a apricot. A month old baby about the size of an egg. Babies do not have to fill their tummies to feel "full". If you had a delay on trying to breastfeed due to the preterm birth then pumping could help but honestly directly latching baby on the breast is best. Not getting discouraged and losing hope or giving up is also important. Keep trying!!! Your baby will build your supply!! Consult in a board certified lactation specialist!!

[DraevinMark]

Sorry what does colostrum look like. Because I'm squeezing my breast and nothing is coming out.

Does he just nurse on my breast then something comes out? I know he doesn't need much but I'm just curious.

[mfayb]

If you want to breastfeed please do not give the baby any formula.  When the baby needs to eat put them on the breast and they will get all they need. Your milk will be in soon. This time is important the baby is practicing and you body is getting the signals that it's time to start.

[DraevinMark]

Oh ok because the hospital was giving him 2oz of formula via nipple. But I want to start with breastfeeding and just worried he's not feeding right.

Thankyou all for the information.

[Emilee99]

Tsps* like colostrum when I pumped was probably 3 Tsps worth! My babe was in the hospital for weeks so I had to pump

[Emilee99]

My son was born 5 weeks early it took me 3 days to producing. Then I was engorged. You can pump to keep encouraging milk but your baby's stomach is very tiny right now and only needs colostrum. If you are really worried he is hungry and he seems to be hungry you can supplement a little formula with an eye dropper but not a bottle. You don't want to cause nipple confusion with a bottle. But really a tsp of milk is all is takes to fill.up his little belly if not less since he is a premie.

[DraevinMark]

2 days old

[DraevinMark]

He was born 5 weeks early but no complications. We got to go home the next morning.

[mfayb]

Needs* their*

[mfayb]

It takes your milk 2-5 days to come in. Before that your colostrum is all the nutrition the baby need. There tummy is smaller then a nickle right now. It doesn't take much.

[Mama6hijos]

How old is baby?? The first few days you will produce colostrum, that's all baby will need. I can help but need to know a few things, the baby's age, if in the NICU or home???

[ash060115]

Ask hospital for advice .
I used a hospital pump to get mine