Breastfeeding

No it doesn’t. Milk takes 3-7 days to come in, keep offering the breast x

but poor baby gets nothing from it so I end up giving bottle x

The more you withdraw the faster you milk will come on. Keep putting babe to breast, colostrum is really condensed nutrients and their tummy is so so so tiny so little and often or even clusterfeeding will be the result

They get what they need! Have faith and keep at it. It’s hard to begin with, but it really makes things easier if you can stick with it.

Their stomachs are like the size of a thimble at the beginning.. they really don’t need much and it’s called liquid gold for a reason. Xx

Keep offering. Babies only need a little amount of colostrum to get all the calories and nutrients they need. They use it quickly though so will feed often and this is cluster feeding and tells your body hey baby is hungry make milk! And is how you establish your milk supply.

Unless there's a medical reason for formula it can hinder your milk supply by not offering your breast as often as your baby wants if you want to exclusively breastfeed.

what you see come out isn’t an accurate Indicator of production.

Unfortunately by supplementing you will effect your supply from the start., So can do breast-bottle to almost full/breast to finish so the baby associates the feeling full with the breast and not the bottle.

Make sure to offer the breast at every feed, breast feeding is not easy. Has baby been evaluated for a tongue tie?

Avoid bottles, keep baby in chest and let baby feed on demand, as others have mentioned, that is how milk supply is established. Remember, you do not feel hungry the same way everyday, baby also doesn't. They have tiny stomachs and liquids get digested quickly, so he will feel hungry often. That is normal. Feed on demand. They also want and need to feel mom, so just enjoy these few months. Once they are about 6 months and want to explore the world, you will start transitioning to complementary foods and baby will no longer be as close or as hungry as is right now. It only lasts for a tiny amount of time, enjoy it. It goes by faster than you think.

thanks for the advice

Nope I had forceps and breastfed - still breastfeeding ☺️

Colostrum is exactly what baby needs right now, don't give up with putting them on the breast, if you replace with bottles etc this will damage your full milk supply (supply & demand!)

Sole good advice above so I won’t repeat. If you can, get along to a breastfeeding support group. I did and it helped so much with the concerns I had. You tend to meet some great mums too but also have the support of people who are trained in breastfeeding.

Keep at it :)

No, I had a forceps delivery and I am still breastfeeding now, I'm just about about hit 2 years. Feed on demand, skin to skin and soak up every milky cuddle. Xx

Mine came immediately after i gave birth

took me about 5 days to get my milk in, baby was in the nicu on the bottle so I was really worried he wouldn’t end up latching. It’s tricky at first but he did just fine. Hopefully it’s the same for you x

I had forceps and I offered breast to my baby straight away but he was tongue tied so couldn't feed so was on colostrum only for the first 2 days and then managed to get the procedure done.