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Rainbow 
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Posted: 29 September 2010 at 4:08pm |
I will be having an elective C-section (due to previous emergency one) and was wondering about milk coming in. Last time it took at least 4-5 days before I had anything worth talking about and the pain was just so horrendous with my DS trying to latch and suck desperately for milk (that wasn't really there).
I would love to avoid this next time so was wondering if there was anything that can be done to encourage milk to come in pre c-section/delivery....will post this in the pregnancy thread too.
Thanks! 
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Bizzy
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Posted: 29 September 2010 at 4:49pm |
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i'm not 100% sure but i think the fact that it is your second child should mean that your milk production factory wont have shut down completely. colostrum is important too...
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Posted: 29 September 2010 at 7:53pm |
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Sorry, not personal advice, but you could get in touch with your local La Leche group for help. Or there's a helpful breastfeeding site http://www.kellymom.com/ - maybe there'll be something there of use?
All the best!
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Posted: 03 October 2010 at 8:34pm |
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As Bizzy said you'll probably start producing colostrum soon (regardless of whether or not you leak at any stage) if you haven't already, but you won't be able to make your milk 'come in' in advance until your baby is born and the placenta is no longer with you - the placenta leaving your body is the hormonal trigger that gets the 'milk factory' started as it were.
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Posted: 04 October 2010 at 2:13pm |
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also because you are less stressed this time (hopefully as you are planning on the c-sect rather than labouring and then having it thrust upon you last minute?) you're body will have less stress hormone floating around.
Make sure you get skin to skin ASAP, esp in theatre if you can.
Good luck.
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fattartsrock
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Posted: 04 October 2010 at 8:05pm |
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Organise to have a pump (your own or hospital) to stimulate your supply. Milk comes easier secind time around, however the reason why it takes so long for milk to come in after a c secxtion is that your body is working hard to get rid of the drugs and extra fluid first. Pump pump pump and lots of skin to skin! Good luck!!!Oh and it wouldn't hurt to get a breast feeding plan in place with your mid wife, too.
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Rainbow
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Posted: 04 October 2010 at 8:26pm |
Thanks everyone! Some great advice there for me to remember and use when the time comes. I really want BF to be a success this time - was so painful for weeks last time. I think I will make sure I seek more support if the pain doesn't go away.
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Posted: 04 October 2010 at 9:37pm |
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for me (having had emergency then planned...though i went into labour for a few hours first again and almost ended up with natural) i found the second time i got bleeding nipples which i didnt have before and milk took just as long as the first time to come in..but the experience was a lot better ....even though i was still...ughhhh what am i doing,....cause i really had no clue.. it worked a lot better but the first 3 days were hard with hardly any milk:(
I didnt really get any advice ...good thinking of you to ask!:)
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Posted: 05 October 2010 at 11:48pm |
Ok for start off, 4-5 days isn't abnormal for milk to come in. Small amounts of colostrum in those first few days are what you get & babies NEED that. For Bubs to constantly suck is normal as that is what stimulates your milk to come in.
I would highly recommend getting some support & help with regards to latching though. Getting that latch right will ensure a much less painful time with breastfeeding.
I really can't stress that enough!
Tenderness is normal but pain is not. I found the hospital breastfeeding video to be really really helpful as I could see what position I needed to get bubs in. See if you can get a copy of a breastfeeding video or check out the Deep Latch Technique
Latch is so very important & it is something that needs to be learnt. I have had 4 babies, 2 of which were c-section babies and I am a really good cow which I put more towards getting that latch down pat than because of anything else
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