250ml!! what a woman!
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250ml!! what a woman!
Yeh I had a lot of milk, is drench breastpads. I literally squirted across the room when the lactation consultation tried to direct my breast for correct latching. I would feed him on one side and catch the other side in a bottle without pump and still get over 100mls. Saved on washing the pump. Much better now, only get 150-180ml when I express at work from both sides.
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OMG! I wish I had that much!! Are you a milk donor WilliamsMummy?
I get excited if I pump 100mls from both sides, taking 6 motilium a day lol..
Bub has been waking for night feeds which is great for my supply :) He has been feeding pretty well this week, but started to fuss a bit today.. I really hope the good feeding continues.. it's so much less stress when he just latches on. I love breastfeeding when he is not being challenging!
No I'm not blessed, but I thought about it. I think I'm a bit far from a milk bank. Hope your supply improves, and you can start taking less motilium.
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Williamsmummy there is a facebook page called human milk for human babies. There is one for every state. It's for private milk sharing. Just putting it out there in case you are interested? If I was in your state I'd be stalking you ;).. Luckily for me I have some lovely milky mama's up here that donate to me when my supply drops off. I have such a touchy supply, the second I am stressed my milk goes. My son has 450mls a day through an NG tube and I don't pump that much, so these donors are my saving grace. I have never had to give my son formula (apart from the prescription fortifier he has added to the EBM) :)
Thanks blessed will look into it :)
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Oh I love milk donors. What a great idea, to know if you need it you don't have to turn to formula. I would never have known about them though except through this forum. Do hospitals advocate for donated milk?
Ladylove - Unfortunately no hospitals don't advocate for it. Not for private milksharing.. Too much politics :( It's such a shame, when my twins died all that EBM was thrown out simply because I didn't know what else to do with it. All that colostrum and trasition milk would have been so yummy for another premmie baby :(. It's really crap that Milk banks aren't funded and the milk bank near me charges $80 for 1.1L of milk!! Its crazy how much money goes into the promotion of formula, yet milk banks don't get funding when there are so many milky mama's that would donate. I think that's how Human Milk for Human babies came about.. Unfortunately many people don't know about it, and many people are 'weird' about it.. I find it amusing that people will turn their nose up at other women's breast milk but will quite happily give their baby a cows milk product that isn't even made in sterile conditions without even looking at other options.. I'm not against formula, but personally after doing my research I would much rather give my baby someone else's EBM than formula.
Anyway.. I am a huge advocate for milksharing, I have met some amazing women that have Insufficient Glandular Tissue and genuinely are unable to produce enough milk, they feed their babies solely through donor milk using a supply line. Now that's dedication. They are forever chasing milk, paying lots of money for shipments interstate, fuel to drive an hour away for milk collection, storage bags for the donating Mamas! It's really admirable. Not sure if I could do that.. It would be much easier though if milk sharing was more out in the open, and more women donated. I am going to NSW to see my mum on Friday and didn't want to transport EBM, so I put a call out on FB and a wonderful woman from this forum has donated and put me in touch with some other Mums that will. It's so nice to know I now have EBM waiting for me in my Mum's freezer :)
Bath time was my DHs special time, i boobed, he bathed :D.:
I recently go a hug from a 3yo who i donated milk to when my DD2 was little, Pretty special hug.
Yeah, bathtime is specialtime with Dad here too (and a break for me). DH doesn't feeel any special bond from feeding baby with a bottle, and i prefer to breastfeed than express, so thats what works for us.
I didn't think hospitals did which is so sad but I can see why in terms of liability and even quality control etc.
Bathtime and massage time are Dad time here too :)
Also daddy gets her up in the morning as he's getting ready for work- she's always waiting in her cot with the biggest smile.
Bathtime is Dad's job here too. I leave the boys to have their fun while I potter around, then when they get out I sit in the chair in DS's room ready for when Daddy has finished getting him into his pj's, then it's lights off and boob before bed.
I feed DD before bed in the dark, in my bed. DH aeroplanes her to me after her bath and massage - She's like a little rocket in her swaddle me up.
I just want to say THANKYOU!!! to all you girls, I know all I do is come in and ask questions and never offer anything back, I hope this will change soon when I have some experience to offer back =) but you have all helped me in different ways, and I really apprieate it!!! thankyou
Teirae :)
Hi teirae,
Isnt it wonderful that everyone can learn here, and can also give back!!!:D
Afm, cant believe i have made it to 5 months and still exclusively breastfeeding, so chuffed!!!
Even looked up re: donating breast milk today to try and help other bubs. The only one i could find in melbourne was the mercy milk bank, but you have to have given birth there, and i didnt. I also found the 'mothers milk' web site, but they are based in nsw so dont know if that will work, but i have emailed them.
Have a good weekend everyone! J.
jayejaye, If you are on Faceboo, check out 'human milk for human babies'. there are groups for all States and you can post to say that you have milk to donate, or respond to someone saying they need milk.
Yeah I'd love to help out other BF mamas somehow. I never imagined BF would turn out to be one of my proudest ever achievements.
...Even though DD is still making it super hard for herself at the moment with her extreme fussiness.
Ok...another question..
Can you do anything about painful let down?
Its always so sharp and tingly and on occassions really does hurt. Thing is i always feel it in the side im not feeding from. The side she is on doesnt hurt at all. (So if she is on right my left boob kills and vise versa)
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Try not to let your breasts get too full - letdown is more forceful when your breasts are very full. It will ease up with time, too, as your breasts settle down to make just enough milk for your baby - not excess as they tend to in the early days
Teirae, I still get an intense pressure in both bbs when my milk lets down. It had settled since the first month or two but is still quite noticeable.
Hopefully it calms down soon for you. Pretty amazing feeling though! I have to un-latch my DD so she doesn't choke, poor sausage :)
PS everyone - am very late in thanking you (especially sloane) for your recent advice about snacking/3-month-old behavior. Thank you, thank you, thank you!.
Pressure on the other nipple can help reduce the let down feeling. A face washer pushed over it, or if you are out a more subtle elbow pushing into the breast can help. It usually settles over time though.
thanks girls =)
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