Hi everyone looking for some advice as a first time mum.
I tried breastfeeding after birth and really struggled to get my little girl to latch and got really anxious in the hospital that I switched to formula to ensure she was getting food.
My breasts became engored and I wanted to try expressing but struggled. She's 8 days old now and partner help try hand expressing with me. We did get some drops out and the colours looked like a golden colour. Im just wondering if I missed my window of opportunity
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8 days feels like you haven’t missed your window. I started breastfeeding at 5 days, I gave infant formula for the first 5 days til my milk came in but constantly put baby to breast to stimulate milk flow. Do you have access to a lactation consultant who can talk you through what you need to do next? Maybe you can find one online? That helped me alot with positioning etc. I ended up EBF til 17 months xx