Need some advice & support!! New breastfeeding mother....

[Georgi]

Hey Ren... Hope you can get Ava back on the BB's today. I'm looking forward to hearing what the LC says.

I know it's hard to express while trying to settle Ava. I recommend putting her straight into her rocker/bouncer after you feed her, & look at her whilst expressing. I don't know if anyone has mentioned this to you but it is FACT that you WILL express more milk if you are looking at your baby. They say you can even look at a photo, but I didn't find this as affective. When BJ was in the SCN, if I expressed at his crib, I would get so much more milk. Once I got him home, when I fed him in the middle of the night, I would pop him into his bouncer while I expressed. It is really good for their digestion too. To keep them upright and still for 20mins or so after a feed.

I will mention again, that I lost all my supply in my right breast when I had mastitis. I would express for 15mins and only get 10mls. It took alot of dedication to get my supply back. It took nearly 3 weeks of 2hourly pumping. Heat packs first, and loads of massage.... This really helped too. Maybe while your DH is home, on weekends, you can focus on expressing while he settles Ava. I'm sure this will help. Once you see your supply building up more, you will get so much more motivation to keep going.

I will also mention again, YOU ARE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB..... YOU SHOULD BE SO PROUD OF YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS & DEDICATION *hugs*