re: so we did it!!!

Quoting Leilah&Mommy 6.12.2009!:“ My baby girl is off the bottles and back to the breast! We're doing really well! We went to alactation ... [snip!] ... No more pumpin,no more fits, shes doing just fine I'm so happy! Just wanted to share, thanks to everyone who gave advice  ”

YAY! Glad to hear it.  

Ladies just wanted to know I tried the under the nose thing and ...... IT WORKED lol were back in business at least for now.

Quoting Saniyah's Mommy:“ Ladies just wanted to know I tried the under the nose thing and ...... IT WORKED lol were back in business at least for now.”

Great! Keep up the good work! I was unable to breastfeed my first child b/c of the same misconceptions about it shouldn't hurt, etc. I lost confidence. But I nursed my second until she was 11 mos., my third until he was almost two, and my fourth until she was 16mos. I hope you two are happy breastfeeding for a very long time!

Quoting HisDiva3:“ Great! Keep up the good work! I was unable to breastfeed my first child b/c of the same misconceptions ... [snip!] ... third until he was almost two, and my fourth until she was 16mos. I hope you two are happy breastfeeding for a very long time!”

OMG thats a long time I only plan to do it for six months at the least, I work 12hr shifts so I don't know how to work that into plan.

Good for you!!!!!!! 

Quoting Saniyah's Mommy:“ OMG thats a long time I only plan to do it for six months at the least, I work 12hr shifts so I don't know how to work that into plan.”

Whatever you can do is good!

Quoting HisDiva3:“ Whatever you can do is good!”

Yea I feel like my milk is running low, and I don't know what to do.

Quoting Saniyah's Mommy:“ Yea I feel like my milk is running low, and I don't know what to do.”

The more you nurse, the more you make. Don't put her on a schedule, let her breastfeed when she wants. Why not this weekend just you and her spend time alone at home and just let her nurse as much as she wants day and night. Try this for a few days. I think it will help.

Here's another thing. If she's peeing several times daily, and pooping pretty regular, she is probably getting what she needs. You may already have enough milk, but sometimes it doesn't seem like it b/c your breasts won't always feel full, or you may not feel a letdown. But if she's sucking and swallowing, and getting full every few hours, she's getting enough.

Quoting HisDiva3:“ The more you nurse, the more you make. Don't put her on a schedule, let her breastfeed when she wants. ... [snip!] ... or you may not feel a letdown. But if she's sucking and swallowing, and getting full every few hours, she's getting enough.”

Thats good advice but i'm just now getting her back on the breast so I've been pumping, not as much milk has been coming out i'm actually getting like two oz less than I usually get and in the morning I usually get a bottle full  I hope i'm not drying up but i'll give it a go.

Quoting Saniyah's Mommy:“ Thats good advice but i'm just now getting her back on the breast so I've been pumping, not as much milk ... [snip!] ... less than I usually get and in the morning I usually get a bottle full  I hope i'm not drying up but i'll give it a go.”

From what I've heard, pumping yields less than the actual nursing b/c the baby is more effective getting the milk than a pump. Plus, we don't really know how many oz. baby's getting on the breast. Another thing I learned is to let your baby nurse as long as she wants on one side. Don't limit to 10 or 20 mins per side b/c then she won't get the hindmilk, or the fat, that comes later. Apparently when baby first latches on, the milk is thin. Then, after she finishes that, the fatty milk, which is good for her, lets dpwn, and that satisfies her.