Breast feeding trouble

well my son was born at 36 weeks and yesterday was are first ime home, at the hospital he did pretty well ith nursing , 15-20 but I did have to pump for supplement to give to him but now he nurses for 5 mins.and falls asleep but I just fed and hes awake and seems pretty content and dont wont it .My breast are so engored im afraid that when engorement is over that im not going to have a good supply . My qustions are is 5 mins long enough to get what he needs and also should i pump because im leaking everywhere. Just need some advice right now im calling the lactation specialist today though.

I didnt breastfeed long...but i'll try to help.   5 minutes is not really long enough of a feeding for him to get full. Try undressing him, messing with his feet...anything to keep him awake to eat. If you are producing milk, i'd pump it and save it. That way, if you need it, you have that milk. Plus, breast-milk runs on a supply and demand system. the more you pump, the more you produce. *i believe*

Don't pump: it can lead to oversupply and a foremilk/ hindmilk imbalance. While 5 mins isn't really long enough there's not much you can do if he's refusing the boob. When he falls asleep on the boob you can tap his feet, rub his temple and blow in his face to get him to suckle/ latch on for longer.

Just nurse on demand, there is no need to pump as long as you're doing that. Your breasts will eventually get the right amount of milk, and will no longer be engorged. It is very rare to have supply issues, if you're not supplementing with formula or exclusively pumping.

I was told by my LC if you are engorged to pump it empty. I never had an over supply, and actually my milk dried up by 5 months.

5 minutes isn't long enough. If he falls asleep, try to wake him up. There were times I would have to strip Jack down to get him to wake up. I also used to rub his cheek to wake him up

Quoting monster's mommy:“ Just nurse on demand, there is no need to pump as long as you're doing that. Your breasts will eventually ... [snip!] ... no longer be engorged. It is very rare to have supply issues, if you're not supplementing with formula or exclusively pumping.”

Engorgement can also lead to latching trouble.

Quoting 30+ [Julie] PSM:“ Engorgement can also lead to latching trouble.”

Hand expressing will usually do the job to solve the latch issues caused by engorgement. That is what my LC told me to do. She said not to pump, it will only continue to tell my breasts to produce that much milk & like another poster said it can cause a foremilk/hindmilk imbalance.

I was told in the first few weeks if they are not really eating to pump. I was soo full once it just started squirting everywhere! I didnt have a pump so i squesed (sp) the heck out of them into a bottle

I try to keep him awake but he is so tired the nurse said thats because he was early and they tend not to feed as well. When he's eating i hear him swallowing and im starting to try to wake him often to try offering it to him just to see if he will take but he always falls asleep and the nurse was giving him pumped milk through a bottle but I dont want him to start wanting the bottle over breast and hes only three days old

Quoting skylarlove:“ I try to keep him awake but he is so tired the nurse said thats because he was early and they tend not ... [snip!] ... giving him pumped milk through a bottle but I dont want him to start wanting the bottle over breast and hes only three days old”

As long as he's having wet and dirty diapers, you have absolutely nothing to worry about & no reason to offer a bottle if you don't want to.

You can just keep trying to offer to nurse him when he's up, and try to keep him awake. If you can't, no big deal. He'll get what he needs.

Quoting monster's mommy:“ Hand expressing will usually do the job to solve the latch issues caused by engorgement. That is what ... [snip!] ... to tell my breasts to produce that much milk & like another poster said it can cause a foremilk/hindmilk imbalance.”

I had to see my LC at 4 days PP, and she told me opposite- she told me to pump if it was engorged

Quoting 30+ [Julie] PSM:“ I had to see my LC at 4 days PP, and she told me opposite- she told me to pump if it was engorged”

That's funny. I guess it's just like a regular doctor, go to two different doctors for the same type of problem and you'll more then likely get two different answers.

Quoting 30+ [Julie] PSM:“ I had to see my LC at 4 days PP, and she told me opposite- she told me to pump if it was engorged”

My mom's an LC and she told me and my sisters opposite. Guess they all have their own opinions LOL

Quoting monster's mommy:“ As long as he's having wet and dirty diapers, you have absolutely nothing to worry about & no ... [snip!] ... keep trying to offer to nurse him when he's up, and try to keep him awake. If you can't, no big deal. He'll get what he needs.”

he had like 4 dirty dirty diapers yesterday and one already today.

Quoting skylarlove:“ he had like 4 dirty dirty diapers yesterday and one already today.”

He's eating enough. Just keep up the good work.