Hi Nila

A quik q on bfeeding. My daughter was jaundiced for a whole week and I fed her formula as per her ped' s advice to get rid of her bilirubin. But in the meantime I used to latch her before every feed. Now she' s so used to the bottle and Im having trouble latching her on. My milk didnt come until 5 days and now my supply is also not much.So I still supplement with formula and Ive rented a pump and give her pumped milk whenever I get a good amount of milk pumped.
What can I do to get a good supply of milk? Will it take this long for the supply to kick in? i get only about 2 oz after every 3 hr I pump.
Sometimes ,Im so fed up trying to latch her and pumping ,that I feel like giving up bfing and doing only formula.
Any tips ,suggestions ,please.. nila replied. Hello

I am glad u are trying ur best but dont ever give up. visit kellymom and also contact ur local La lache league group. Visit their site and u can find the contact info. they are extremely helpful and will help ur baby to latch. pl dont think of giving formula totally. pumping is not the same as baby nursing. last time with my first one though i was able to exclusively bf for 6 months and then for over 2 yrs i still could not pump even an oz. once ur baby latches well ur supply will set in. to increase supply soak methi overnight and eat it first thing in the morning. it will taste bitter but it gives great results. or u can get fenugreek capsules. they helped me a lot. eat oats (old fashioned rolled oats) kanchi, wheat rave kanchi, jeera are all boosters. u can check the feb board and hetal has posted more info on this. let me know if u need more info. pl pl contact ur local LLL group without fail.