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

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