| Hi Trace,
I managed to get supply flowing by putting Sofie to my breast everytime she wanted to suck, whether or not it was feeding time and no matter how long it had been since the last feed. She now does every 2 hours during the day and 3 or 4 hours at night.
Keep putting her on, they say that baby gets your milk to come better than pumping.
If it helps I have 2 friends with bad supply, they top up with formula, One is now down to topping up just once a day. Both babies are doing really well. It's not failure, you are just doing what is right for your little one. Keep at it, it's early days. You are a great mum, don't forget that.
Re weight, after 2 weeks I'd lost over half my weight, but now it's coming off at about 1lb a week, sadly! But the BF has made my tummy shrink a bit. I look fine mornings and afternoons but look pregnant again by evening! Figure it will be a while, I did give myself a deadline of Christmas to loose the weight but am finding that I am getting impatient now. Want my wobbly belly gone! Not allowed to exercise until the war wound it healed which I was told will take about 3 months! And can't diet as BF'ding. Ho hum.(Probably don't need to be eating chocolate tho!)
Take care hope to catch up soon x  |