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big hugs Janie, I wish I had something useful to offer, all I can say is you are an inspiration & you're doing such a great job PLEASE don't feel ashamed, just the opposite you should be proud of your dedication & determination that have brought you this far
Janie you helped me out heaps when Jimmy was a newborn and not sleeping. i remember speaking on the phone to you and coming away thinking that there was no way i was going to go to sleep school, just gonna keep plugging along taking it day by day. well i got through it.
use all your supports hun, and keep doing the great job you're doing.
Hun, I am so sorry that things are so hard again I know that no-one has tried harder to bf than you It is just fantastic, and a real credit to you, that your little man is still exclusively bm fed - well done hun. I hope you are able to maintain this, I know that is what you really want, but if it doesn't work out that way you will know that you did absolutely everything you could. What lucky boys your little men are hun - they have an amazing mumma
I'm so sorry things are hard for you again. I remember a while back promising to cheer on your boobies, and I promise you I have been (in a totally not-weird way)
But you know what, you have been and will remain to me an absolute breastfeeding STAR! You're such a great source of support and excellent advice and your determination and hard work are truly inspirational. So thank you.
Janie,
I found an article which suggested that hand expressing out the last bit after feeding or pumping helped with milk supply for Mum's of premies - it would be worth a try!
hope you're all OK
hugs
Kate
Thank you Kate, I'll give that a go! We're plugging along, trying not to think about things too much, and just DO, if that makes sense. I'm trying to source some Goat's Rue, which is supposed to be an excellent galactologue, in that it can help to promote glandular tissue growth. Sounds like it would be helpful in my specific situation, so I'm wanting to give it a go. Just have to lay my hands on it, very tricky in Aus, it's not popular here like it is in Europe and the States!
I'm so lucky that our EBM donors are STILL pumping for us, they are amazing. (Olive is one of them ). It has taken so much pressure off me, and D is thriving because of it. I am buying some formula this week, because I think having it here will actually stress me less. I've been getting worried that I am cutting it fine with the amount of milk I have in the fridge for comp feeds, so having the formula here will eliminate that stress. I don't want to give it to him,but am accepting that it's pretty likely that I will. But I have to look on the bright side.......D was due tomorrow - we have gotten through all this time with him being exclusively fed BM, which is AMAZING!!!!!!
ETA Kate, was that article in Breastfeeding Review?
I had so many issues breastfeeding Brendan, I ended up just expressing and bottle feeding. Was not what I wanted but at the same time it was good to have him on EBM and not formula. But it was inevitable that he end up on it eventually, I did manage just under 5 months before comp feeding started though. Brendan had a very weak suck, bottle feeding took nearly an hour let alone breastfeeding(attempting to) I also found things got much harder once we left the hospital. Breastfeeding was so easy there, I had an over-supply, it all fell apart when I was sent home with him and the stresses of gaining weight ect. It didn't take ery long for my supply to fall below his wants. I really feel for you, I've been there.
I guess my point in all that ramble is that you are not alone. Feeding a prem is difficult and low supply is a common part of that too.
Have you tried the breastfeeding cookies? They saved me a few time with Tristan (he is still BF at 9.5 months!)
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and your determination and hard work are truly inspirational. So thank you.
). It has taken so much pressure off me, and D is thriving because of it. I am buying some formula this week, because I think having it here will actually stress me less. I've been getting worried that I am cutting it fine with the amount of milk I have in the fridge for comp feeds, so having the formula here will eliminate that stress. I don't want to give it to him,but am accepting that it's pretty likely that I will. But I have to look on the bright side.......D was due tomorrow - we have gotten through all this time with him being exclusively fed BM, which is AMAZING!!!!!!
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