Breastfeeding second time around
Hello!
I am currently pregnant with my second baby and would love to give breast feeding a good go this time. I stopped at 2 weeks last time due to a combination of reasons - mainly being I only found it easy to feed off one boob and my baby just wasn’t getting enough milk supply. I had a breast augmentation 10+ years ago and one of my boobs just didn’t seem to produce much milk at all so I wonder if there is nerve damage there.
We also introduced a bottle on day 5 with pumped milk (due to my boobs being so sore I couldn’t bear anything touching them) and then by 2 weeks he was fully on formula.
I am looking for tips on ways to improve milk supply any other tips to make breastfeeding more successful this time. We want to make sure that our baby takes a bottle (whether pumped milk or formula) so are keen to introduce this early on but maybe day 5 was too soon.
Thank you! 🙏🏼
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The best thing you can do is save up money rn so you can see a certified lactation consultant once baby is born. Some insurance only covers one visit unless you get a referral. So if you have the money saved you wont think twice about seeing one. Also find and vet one you would want to see.
Since you did have issues with your first I would also consider seeing one now so they can give you resources to study up on before baby is born.
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