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Relactation?? HELP?!?!
- Mar 16, 2009 at 4:09 AM
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My son is now 4 months almost 5 months on the 23rd, but he is showing more and more interest of the breast as if he wanted to be a boobie baby. He wasnt at birth due to he just couldnt latch, we tried and tried and his tongue kept staying in his way. Well now that he shows interest and i hear that theres a way, i SOOO badly want to.
Has anyone gone through this and know anything about it that can help and or how i can go about starting it??
Its always been a big thing of mine to be able to breastfeed my baby, my daughter refused cause she and i were too impatient, i then gained patience when i had my oldest son, but from day 1 the hospital gave him bottles without my knowlege and he just became fond of it and screwed my chances of the breast, but seeing that my lil baby shows interest of possibly wanting to breastfeed, id like to try, since i know its best for him and it may even help on the financial area as well. Thanks ladies and hopefully i can get this started again.
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It is very possible. You never 'lose' your milk supply. Its just a matter of building it back up again. To accomplish breast feeding again, be patient, your both learning it at the same time, offer it every two hours or so during the day, not at night. But until you feel the supply is back up to normal do give formula after the breastfeeding tries. But not every two hours on the formula. Formula tends to fill them up more so try breast feeding as much as you can and before meals when the child is hungry.
Good luck!
Start eating the foods and taking the herbs that help with milk supply. You can also look into getting a supplemental nurser. I used one when my supply dropped suddenly when Dylan was about four months old and it helped A LOT.
Pump will help build your supply. SO will oatmeal, fenergrek "spelling". Lots of water.
Offer it to him as you start building your supply the more you offer it to him and let him nurse the stronger your supply will get. Don't let how much you pump be the deciding factor of how much you make. The baby can nurse better then a pump can pump the milk.
YOU can do it, just keep at it.
I also higly suggest you join some groups that will offer you great advice. IF YOu are determined you will succeed :D.
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yes it is possible, i had to restart after two weeks of my baby on formula, but i pumped for the two weeks (she had a milk protein allergy, long story) but a lot of moms do it, even women who have never given birth and adopt are sometimes able to nurse I have heard. It wouldn't hurt to try, though I imagine it might be quite painful at first.
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