DD is now 6 days old and has been b/f well since birth. She attaches correctly (most of the time, I correct her when she's not right) and settles well after most feeds.
The question I've now been getting incessantly is "Has your milk come in yet??"
Does everyone get that "VOOOM" feeling with the rock hard breasts etc when the milk comes in??? Is it always that noticable?
Could my milk have come in without me noticing any massive difference? My breasts feel fuller, heavier and somewhat firmer but nowhere near what I was expecting.
DD is doing the standard quick suck suck suck, then long suck, suck, suck. Recently (last night) I noticed when she detaches herself she had white, milky fluid stuff running down her face (milk?), and white milky stuff coming out of my nipple. It is definitely different to the colostrum that I saw in the first few days.
Is that my milk?
DD is also having lots of wet nappies, so she's getting something!
Everyone used to ask me as well, and I'd say "um, I think so", and then they'd laugh and say "ok, so thats a no"... I never understood it... until my milk came in LOL. For me I went up 2 cup sizes, seriously, I actually remember laughing hysterically in the mirror at the size difference (my milk coming in didn't hurt like I thought... or compared to the c/s I didn't notice it as much). I also leaked something shocking. As in, moving my arms would make my boobs leak!!!!!!!!
I had milk before I had the rockmelon boobies (lol) which is why I thought my milk had come in, but it hadn't. It came in around day 5-7 I think. It was later than I expected, but I didn't worry too much as Jazz was settled, she fed well and seemed full so I never really worried about if she was getting too much (that and she gained weight like a trooper so there was never any reason to worry).
Hopefully if your milk hasn't come in yet it won't hurt, and maybe you are one of the few who don't have a big change in size, and you're milk has come through.
Everyone has such different experiences... its so hard to sort through all the info...
The ABA say demand feed, which I am trying to do, which ends up with me feeding every hour to two hours at night and late afternoon. But then the MCHN who rang me yesterday to book our first meeting says I should space the feeds out to two hourly once my milk comes in.
Definitely sounds like you have milk. The VOOM sensation is actually engorgement, which not everyone gets, but it can appear at any time when you have more milk than baby is drinking.
I'd say relax, it sounds like your body is working to perfection! As for me, I had sweats, leaking and my boobs went from a size C to a size E!!!!!!! Ouch! I had to use cold washers to ease the pain.
I know its hard, but don't worry...if your baby is happy and has wet nappies etc, its sounds like everything is perfect. Well done!
Sounds like your milk could be in to me too. With DS2 it just kind of happened, there was no moment where my BB's when rock-hard, I just noticed that he had milk spilling out the side of his mouth.
Can you hand express a little bit to see it it's white like milk?
ETA - As for feeding 2 hourly once your milk comes in, I haven't heard of that! I would feed DS#2 2 1/2 - 3 hourly throughout the day (unless he was hungry earlier) and he breastfed fantastically!
Feeding on demand is recommended from birth. This helps your supply establish in the early days and weeks, and then ensures that your supply remains at the correct level after that. It sounds to me like you are doing everything right. I would say you have your milk - you lucky thing not having the engorgement! The night feeding will settle - is she feeding that often in the morning as well? What will happen over the next few days/weeks is that she will feed often during the day, and then go for a longer period overnight - maybe 3 or 4 hours. Then after a while the feeding will get a little less frequent and she will go even longer overnight. So don't worry about being up so often in the night forever!
Not everyone gets engorged when their milk comes in - sounds like your baby has a good latch and is feeding really well.
I wouldn't restrict feeding to two hourly at this stage - just let your baby have the breast as often as she likes for as long as she likes in these early days, and that will help encourage your breasts to produce exactly what she needs. Keep up the good work!!
Maybe it's partly in?...With my last baby I could feel my milk slowly coming in (breasts getting fuller and fuller, harder, more powerfull let down sensation etc) over about a 24 hour period, then after that, one morning I knew it was in because I really was bursting!
Sounds like your bubby is getting enough though- great job
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