I am in hospital for the day tomorrow for surgery. Starting to get nervous about whether this is going to affect my supply. I've run out of my fenugreek tea and the two health food shops I went to are all out. So I am guzzling water like crazy. Bub has only fed three times so far today and has just slept and slept. Whats the bet tomorrow she will want to feed feed feed and I will be unavailable. I tried expressing again with a medela pump, no go. DH will have to give her formula if I am not available to her. Ahhhh! Wish me luck.
You need to remember that whatever happens to your supply is fixable with a day or two of frequent feeding. You are well past the stage where a missed feed or two will cause a permanent drop.
But - take your pump to the hospital, because exploda-boobies won't help your recovery from the surgery!
All done girls. I fed straight after, so she missed one feed while I was in surgery and DH just gave her a bottle of formula. The Dr advised me that there was no need to pump and dump and he was mindful of me breastfeeding so used drugs that wouldnt harm bub. Bit sore on the tum, but just putting a pillow there when she feeds.
I am having issues with blocked ducts again. My right breast seems to occasionally like to just block up for no apparant reason. At least 1/4 of that side is all hard and lumpy. I have got dd to feed off that side for the last 2 feeds and she hasn't budged it. Now my other side is filling up because I am so busy trying to drain the right one. It is so painful to touch and feeding off it really hurts which is kind of disappointing because my right side is generally the good side to feed off... now both sides are agony. It's day like this I wonder why I am still doing this.
It's day like this I wonder why I am still doing this.
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