More milk

Check list of ways to increase milk production:

* pump for 5 minutes after as many feeds as you can right after baby finishes on each boob

CHECK!

* drink massive amounts of water throughout the day so you're peeing like you did when you were pregnant

CHECK!

* eat an additional 300-500 calories even though you were desperately hoping to drop your extra weight

CHECK!

* drink mothers milk tea, take fenugreek & that other medication prescribed that does some other things too that can make you feel funky

CHECK!

* eat papaya DAILY! mmmmm.... Papaya

CHECK!

* snuggle & cuddle baby skin to skin or their skin to your very low v-neck shirt

CHECK!

* Compressions! Compressions! & more breast compressions!

CHECK!

Oh and lastly...

* you know your milk is increasing when you finally feel that crazy stinging let down sensation after every feed & between feeds & during feeds! And although it HURTS, it's one of the best feelings because it means that milk is accumulating in the boobies :)

Also, believe you can accomplish all you put your mind to. Listen to your motherly instincts when they tell you something isn't right for you and your baby and trust in it. Do what works best for YOU, no matter what & search all of your options.

I'm not going back to the clinic in Vancouver, I didn't feel right about implementing what they said. So after seeing my post partum doula I feel confident in doing what I was doing before and seeing the lactation specialist I saw at public health for a second opinion. I'm just waiting on a call back for an appointment time.

Things are starting to look up. I am once again enjoying breast feeding my sweet boy!

N.


Edison's milk coma the other day, there's no way this would have happened if I kept myself strict on the ONLY ten minutes a side routine Vancouver clinic had me on. There was no time for bonding, for comfort or sleepy moments like this on that stupid regiment so we're back to what we want. I am going to someone else hopefully this week for their expert opinion & to weight Edi. I'm hoping his weight has caught back up again & this whole thing is behind us as long as I stick to the above milk supply tricks 😊.