Breastfeeding

I’m 4 days postpartum and up to now we have been bottle feeding. I think I have decided I want to try breastfeeding. My boobs have gone hard today and I think my milk has come in. Is it to late to try

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No it’s not too late. It can take 8-12 weeks to regulate your milk

It takes a while for Mille to come in. If they are hard you can try to manually express some colostrum for your baby to alleviate

Maybe find a lactation consultant or try and latch your baby

I do warn you that I would probably try and manually express/ pump out some milk first as once baby starts to latch you can have a significant let down of milk too

Breastfeeding support worker here 😊 Not too late at all!!! If you want to give it a go then definitely try and see how you feel! If you don't like it or want to stop then that's fine too.

Since you have been bottle feeding, baby may find it a little difficult at first to latch and transfer milk, I would suggest you find a breastfeeding support group in your area to support you.

It is definitely worth trying to hand express or pump also x

Not too late at all. Just latch them regularly. Breastfed babies feed anywhere from every 10 minutes to ever 3 hours. The more you latch them the better it gets. The first 6 weeks can be tough but after that its easy

Agree with the above also recommend finding somewhere comfy (think pillows blankets snacks drinks and entertainment) to spend a few days having lots of skin to skin with baby. putting them to the breast any opportunity you have.

Not too late!! I started at day 4ish when my milk came in and was in the exact same situation as you and only formula fed first, and now i only give 1 bottle a night which is purely so i can sleep abit at night but other than that BFing all the time

If you want to start weaning it in id say alternate the feeds rather than topping up feeds, my LO lost weight again when i started BFing and took longer to go back to his birth weight, midwifes kept pushing to top up every feed with a small amount of formula but i gave a bottle every 6-8hrs which i then cut down once he reached birth weight
Just dont be disheartened if you go through something similar and if you feel the BFing is something you want to carry on with i highly recommend it

Sorry for oversharing but i went through a low period when babies weight wasnt going up and if you go through the same i just want you to know it gets better i promise, BFing is hard as it is with the physical and hormonal chances and external fsctors like this can take a toll on mental health

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