<font color="0077aa">LFB, re BM supply dropping, it's a demand and supply thing. the more you pump the more milk your body produce. in fact if you stopped, you have up to 6 months to resume back and your body can produce the same amount of milk it did before you stopped. my LC also advise to pump pump now, freeze and store for later use as you can keep for up to 3 months.
amk_gal hey you saw yen ping too. nice lady right? im so thankful to her because on my discharge day i was ready to give up BFing because nipples were so sore, i kept thinking that it was too hard. she came in and was very supportive. re breasts going limp, mine also. but when i squueze still have milk! so it's not like a storage thing where after finish no more milk, body keep on producing more so dont worry about running out! hehe
btw, how old is your baby? maybe going through a growth spurt because what you describe sounds like cluster feeding which is common. it will pass though. if he's sleeping at the breast, must wake him up. tickle foot soles, ear lobes and what always works for me is to kacau the neck folds there. my girl also feed for 10min then fall asleep, so i kacau her. if that doesnt work, then i burp and change diaper - sure wake her up one then go back to feeding for another 10min at the same breast. very important not to stop feeding after only 5-10min because baby needs to get the fatty milk called hind milk - this keeps them full else they keep waking up hungry. you can know if you baby getting enough hind milk if the poo is mustard yellow. if my girl does the short feeds, her poo is more greenish than yellow, then i will know lor.
oh dear, you are supplementing with FM? better stop else it will fill him up and then won't suck more at your breast thus your body cannot make more milk supplies. if possible, just continue with cluster feeding - it's normal - and your supply will increase naturally.
have you considered to pump express and get CL/hubby/your mum to feed him with EBM in bottle?
chidori, nursing bras i bought online from Mumindulgence
http://mum-indulgence.blogspot.com/. can call her at 81499721. for sleeping at night i bought the sleep bra (it's like a sports bra) and for normal wear i bought the Kelly bra, abt $20 each.
Annie, good supply! but why
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