Breastfeeding - Insufficient glandular tissue
I have Insufficient glandular tissue (not enough milk producing glands to give baby full feed) so have always been breastfeeding followed by formula top up. Started with 40ml top ups, now around 60ml - our 9 week old is putting on weight but slowly, so feel like we should increase formula again.
I am worried that increasing formula too much will tell my body to produce less milk :(
Does anyone have any experience with this?
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That is such reassuring advice @Tamsyn - Thankyou so much! @Shamma my daughter came 2 weeks early and my milk hadn’t come in yet, a midwife from the infant feeding team at the hospital told me on day 1 (she was amazing and could tell where most of my milk glands were by feeling and that IGT was likely due to the flat gap between breasts) I hope feeding is going well for you ❤️
Cdc growth charts only account for formula feeding babies. Look at the ones from WHO organization. The growth chart might give you better idea what a combination baby's weight looks like.
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I think I have IGT. I wanted to be diagnosed. But no one could give me any answer neither midwife, health visitors, GP... No one. Would you mind saying how did you get diagnosed that you have IGT?