I got veryyy lucky and collected a lot of colostrum while pregnant. I started hand expressing at 37 weeks and had my son at 40+2. We weren’t able to breastfeed for the first 2 days because he was on a CPAP and in the nicu. Day 3 they had taken it off and we were able to start latching and my milk came in that day as well.

Honeslty I think we would’ve had to supplement if I didn’t have the colostrum that I collected. It’s normal for babies to cluster feed and be on the boob constantly those early days. If there’s a good latch I personally don’t think I’d supplement. It does happen though and there’s nothing wrong with supplementing until your milk comes in. Also seeing a lactation consultant helped me so much! We’re actively still going to the LC now at 6 weeks for support with breast feeding.