Just a quick update. Haven't had any weighings recently so felt no need to update really. Having a discussion over on Mumsnet at the moment and have posted a link to here so thought I'd update.
S is 6 1/2 months and eating well. We are still perservering with the breastfeeding. She is still on 1 or 2 bottles a day and I have stopped the Fenugreek ( because I ran out basically and couldn't get to town to buy more and then I noticed it wasn't making a difference anyway.
I'm still on 9 domperidone tablets a day and also the folic acid. I'm scared of stopping the domp again incase we have another adverse reaction.
I was determined to get to 6 months and we managed it. I don't know how long we'll manage now.
S sleeps all night and is a very content happy little baby
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- Our Breastfeeding Story
- This blog charts my breastfeeding journey with my second child. First time round it was easy, second time has been fraught with problems. I hope my blog can help reassure if anyone is going through similar to what I went through. Please don't try to go it alone though- find yourself a breastfeeding expert. I was very lucky- the local NHS trust employs an expert- a lactation consultant. She is far more qualified than an ordinary breastfeeding counsellor (I am in no way demeaning counsellors)
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Hi, Pixie. Hope this reaches you.
From what I read, I think it may have been the very early days that just didn't set the scene for you - a lot of mothers overcome a difficult start, but I have observed that a substantial number don't, and struggle as a result. We know prolactin receptors are laid down in the first days after the birth, and that this calibrates the milk supply to some extent. Your baby slept a lot at first, then fed 3-4 hourly....and this may just not have been enough to get a good no. of receptors. It's enough for some, I know, but not all. I think, too, your baby's early weight loss was on the high side, and the midwife was wrong to be relaxed about it. All in all, I think your baby was 2 weeks plus before you were supported to pull out all to stops to get it sorted and that may have been too long a delay to make up :(
You got some excellent support and all the gadgets and treatment - after a while. Early co-sleeping in the hospital and skin to skin from the first moments might have led to a more rewarding milk supply for you....,maybe, who can tell?
Hope this helps a bit.
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