With my first DS my milk didn't come in until day 7 but we had feeding issues. it was a big Voom requiring many showers and cabbage leaves.
With DD I was much the same as you, waiting for the big bang and it never came. Someone told me you can tell when your milk is in by the colour of their poop. If it is that runny mustard then milk is in.
Thanks for all the comments and support girls. Yesterday arvo and evening I tried expressing with my sister's pump, after I had fed DD, and only got a tiny amount both times. Decided this means my milk probably hasn't come in yet, not completely.
Toomany thanks for those great tips. I'm going to try and work on the nighttime routine - we're trying Daddy-daughter time at bath time followed by feed and bed.
I hadn't thought about changing at night waking her up! Here's a stupid first time mum question - how can I tell if she has a pooey nappy without undressing?? Will it smell through the clothes and nappy??? I'm still learning...
I've got my first MCHN appt tomorrow, she will weigh her then so I'll be able to be sure she is putting on weight.
Her poos have changed to a dark yellowy-orange colour with grainy stuff in them. Are these the breast milk poos??
The pump gives you absolutely no indication of how much milk you've got, babe. Particularly late in the day. Your boobies can tell the difference between baby and plastic
While you are feeding her, you can have a peek inside the nappy (just flip it out a bit from her leg with your finger... But don't stick your finger in too far, LMAO!) and see if its pooey, if you can't smell it. I found that DD had pooey nappies most of the time, so for us it helped to change the nappy between boobs (sometimes she really wasn't a fan of this, but it meant that it was easier to settle her after the second boob).
I'm not sure that it's easy to tell from poo colour whether your milk's come in yet. Poo can be lots of colours. But if she's pooing a lot, then I'd say it is in and she's getting plenty
Keep up the fabulous work, mate!
From what you have said it does sound like you milk has come in. You could just have a very efficient feeder and your breast have adjusted quite well. Not becoming engorged and plenty of wet nappies is generally a good sign of both these things! Not all women become engorged - sounds like you are one of the lucky ones
Edited to add that I agree with above about the pump not being a good indication of supply. Often the let down reflex doesn't work as well when using a pump, a baby's sucking technique is far more efficient at removing milk. Keep up the good work!!
As Snacks said hun, the amount of milk you express will tell you absolutely nothing about your supply. Is there a reason why you want to express already? Usually it's best to wait for a few weeks until everything's settled down before you add that complication into things.
It sounds like everything is going very well hun. Good work! Don't worry, it does get easier as you go.
MR, DH wants to be able to help a bit if he can and give her some EBM to help settle her at night. I was also curious to see how much I'd get... but I get what you are all saying about a pump not being as efficient as a baby on the breast.
Starting to get a bit despondent though... I know she is getting lots of wet and pooey nappies, she settles well most of the time, but I just don't think my milk has come in yet. DD still takes up to 20 mins each side, but then last night she was doing the 5 minute sucks and pulling off again and showing no interest in reattaching.
Then today she is getting a bit fussy at the breast - she takes a few goes to attach and sometimes attaches incorrectly, then when I correct it she cries and gets upset while I'm trying to fix it.
She also gets confused by her hands and tries to suck on them instead of my nipple. I don't want to wrap her as I know it is important for her little hands to stroke the breast but she gets frustrated sucking them and not me. How can I keep her hands away?
i have the same trouble telling if levi has pooped or not so i during the day i feed one side, then change his bum regardless, and then offer the other side. Overnite I change his bum before i feed him as he usually on does one side overnite before he goes back to sleep. I also re-wrap him after i have changed his bum overnite so i can put him straight back into his cot after he has fed and nod off by himself as he is such a sleepy state!
I wouldnt worry about not getting much when you express esp after a feed- means Isobel is getting her feeds worth. Bub gets heaps more off you, than you will get expressing.
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im huge all the time, i have to constantly expresss some off foe comfort!! mine came in day 3/4
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