My milk didn't come in until day 4 - on day 3 when my milk still hadn't come in one of the midwives asked if I liked stout and I said yes (I adore Guinness) and she said have a small glass with dinner. So I did and my milk came in the next day. I'm not sure if it was the glass of stout, a placebo effect or it would have come in anyway but it worked for me.
With Izzy my milk didn't come in til day 5, and this time around I was determined not to have my little man topped up with formula or me in tears so on day 2 I fed him 3 hourly on the dot both sides, morning and at night we expressed if he slept longer and I also expressed after EVERY feed. It was tough going and my nipples were a tad sore but the midwives really helped me and we syringed those 2-3mLs to my little man after the next feed which he loved. It really seemed to help because on the night of day 3 my bb's started to feel a little fuller, and by the time I came home on day 5 my milk was pretty much there. It took nearly a week to get that OMG full feeling but it came in enough that he was satisfied and topping up wasn't needed. I also drank HEAPS of water and I mean heaps particularly during feeds. HtH Good luck hun! Lots of great advice here!
Our bodies are definately amazing things, the whole conception/pregnancy/birth and then seeing that little being that was actually IN your body is just unbelievable and so very special, I think we all need to trust our bodies a touch more with regards to everything and try to believe it is doing the best it can!
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