I just delivered 3 days.we were blessed with a baby boy.i dind have any problem and my baby latched on very good and started sucking immedietly after delivery.but now it has been 3 days and iam not producing milk to satisfy his hunger.he sleeps for 1 hour in day and feeds for almost 1 1/2 half hour.it is very painflu.my nipples are sore,dry,cracked and bleeding.my nurse at hospital gave me pure lan 100 but that is not helping.in day time he is alteast having nap for 1 hr at a time.but in night he is not at all sleeping.he just want to keep on sucking.but by 3 in early morning iam giving him 2 ounces of formula so he sleeps upto 7 in the morning.iam just geeting sleep at that time.
i dont want to give him formula.i want to exclusively breast feed him upto 6 months as everyone do.but this is very painful.please suggest me what to do.after this delivery which was so long iam totally worn out and really tired.if my baby sleeps atleast 3 hrs a strech without formula i will be very glad.my doctor and his pediatrition told me only baby sucking will help in milk production but this is very painful.
please help me. Hetal replied. your body is right now going thru what we call pst delivery depression,,it happens to moms with spontaneous vaginal delivery; induced vaginal delivery; instrumental vaginal delivery; or, emergency caesarean section or delivvery after a long labour hours,,on or before the due date...
all this explains that you are badly tired and due to which your body needs to settle and take rest.this goes on until 4-6 weeks of delivery,,and depending on your body recovery...you can talk to your dr, and he might give you some supplemnts to recover better,,if at he feels the need..this will give you some additional support to taka rest..
also if you have someone who can help you, ask that person to give you a gentle massage on your feet and back,,just a lil rub,,it will make you feel better and take a good warm water bath,,you will feel relaxed..
why m concentratng here on relaxing you is because right now i only see one reason that is causing your body to prduce less bm is you are stressed and tired..a tired and stressed body is not able to produce well..you have to understand that,,your baby latched well, and you didnt face the prob at that time,,its because just after the delivery you were in hospital and you were taken care of by everyone htere,,and in first 48 hours,body goes thru what we call as excitment stage,,where a mother body is excited about the new baby and surprising is very relaxed just after the delivery,, but after coming home, all hardwork that mother body had to do,,shows its real colours,,,,,and this is phase that will pass on,,
by then, relax yourself, eat healthy diet,dont overdo ne diet,,
now about cracked nipples,,putting cold cabbage leaves, heals better,,and so does ne frozen packs,,also applying your own bm after the feed,,by squeezing the nipple a bit,,and applying the bm all over your breast is the best to cure the sore,cracked nipples..
because you are tired, stressed,,,your body is not producing good and your baby is trying to suck hard and hard to get some feeds,,,so stay relaxed mentally,,forget about everything as of now,,dont let your mind get into the loops of worries,,mental stress relief is also necesry for good milk production,,nd, yees keep feeding even though sore nipples,,i know its hard,,but the more baby will suck, the more your supply will go up,,but yes you have to remain stress free and relaxd,,,after 2 weeks if still you are feeling that your baby is not getng enough from you,which will be seen in your baby weight,,your dr will tell you what to do,,may be some tablets that might give a good milk prduction or formula,,,

other tips on increasing milk supply is below,,so help yourself :
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this also includes the diet ideas...