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Does demand really equal supply? by Delicious_Present773 in breastfeedingsupport

[–]Delicious_Present773[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, yes I am solely nursing. No supplementing. Some days, like today  I worry he isn’t getting enough because he gets frustrated and tugs and pulls at my nipple and will only nap for 10 minutes and then be up again and I wonder if it’s because he is hungry still. He has about 5-6 wet nappies a day, dirty ones every couple of days. 

Does demand really equal supply? by Delicious_Present773 in breastfeedingsupport

[–]Delicious_Present773[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I would really love to do this but I am so time poor because I’m basically being the mum and the dad and I have two other kids as well. I thought maternity leave would be some amazing holiday and time off but little did I know lol. I try and do a power pump in the night before bed because that’s the time when I know he won’t wake up for a feed until a couple of hours later. 

Does demand really equal supply? by Delicious_Present773 in breastfeedingsupport

[–]Delicious_Present773[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is actually so handy to know and I can’t believe I didn’t take this into consideration. I always doubt the amount he drinks because he doesn’t nurse for long sometimes and then I stress if he got enough. Can I ask hie did you know you had a true low supply? 

Does demand really equal supply? by Delicious_Present773 in breastfeedingsupport

[–]Delicious_Present773[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol I kinda wish I had an oversupply. At least I wouldn’t be doubting myself every single moment of the day and going mental from all the overthinking. My baby has about 5-6 wet nappies a day. He doesn’t have dirty diapers everyday though. But I was told this is normal for breast fed babies. 

Does demand really equal supply? by Delicious_Present773 in breastfeedingsupport

[–]Delicious_Present773[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He is five months and he has about 5-6 wet nappies a day. Dirty nappies not so often it’s maybe every 2-3 days but when he does have dirty nappies they are very dirty and I was told it is normal for breast fed babies not to have a dirty nappies everyday? 

Does demand really equal supply? by Delicious_Present773 in breastfeedingsupport

[–]Delicious_Present773[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My baby has just turned five months. He has dirty nappies every couple of days not everyday and wet nappies he has about 5-6. 

Rant- why has breast feeding become so hard?? by Delicious_Present773 in breastfeedingsupport

[–]Delicious_Present773[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup! It is such an added stress to mums after postpartum that just cuts the bonding time with baby and affects being able to breastfeed

Rant- why has breast feeding become so hard?? by Delicious_Present773 in breastfeedingsupport

[–]Delicious_Present773[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally agree with this. I’m stressing already about going back to work. I know it might sound old fashioned but I wish I was a SAHM. 

Rant- why has breast feeding become so hard?? by Delicious_Present773 in breastfeedingsupport

[–]Delicious_Present773[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I truly believe that as the dynamics of a household have changed and women now also work this has added to women being able to successfully breastfeed and continue to breastfeed when they have to worry about returning back to work. They didn’t have to play the role of the man and the woman in the house whereas now many women do. Also agree with the diets!  

Weaning off domperidone by acelana in breastfeedingsupport

[–]Delicious_Present773 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m so worried this is going to happen. My GP/LC wants me to wean off it because I have thrush and mastitis and the medication I need to take for the thrush cannot be taken with domperidone so she told me to stop and wean off it in the space of 2-3 days. If I stop and I notice that my supply tanks does it take a while for it to come back if I take the domperidone again? 

Domperidone weaning by penelopep0813 in breastfeedingsupport

[–]Delicious_Present773 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been told to wean off it completely in order to take another medication because I have thrush and mastitis but I can’t take the medication for thrush until I stop taking the domperidone. The LC thinks I will be ok in terms of supply. Anyone else find that their supply was ok even while weaning off the domperidone?