Milk supply
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My LO is 14 weeks and from day one breastfeeding has gone well. She is EBF and the only problem we've had was mastitis in the early days but other than that feeding has been fine. The last couple of weeks though I've noticed that I never feel as full as I used to and if LO goes a bit longer between a feed I'm still not really full like I used to be - the minute I took my bra of for the first couple of months I'd leak milk everywhere!! My boobs feel quite soft most of the time where they used to be really hard before a feed. I know that the milk supply does regulate depending on demand but I've started to worry that I'm not making enough. LO has started doing much shorter feeds and I worry that it's because there's not as much milk as there used to be.
Does anyone have any advice on how I could increase my milk supply - or is this normal? Any help would be great.
xx
Does anyone have any advice on how I could increase my milk supply - or is this normal? Any help would be great.
xx
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If she's gaining weight well and seeming content after a feed I'd really not worry about it - it sounds like things are going perfectly. xx
I forgot to say that although she is gaining weight she has dropped nearly two centiles. She was a big baby at birth, just under 9lbs and a fraction below the 95th centile. Now she is 13lbs 10oz and nearly on the 50th centile.
Another thing I forgot to say is that I get the tingly let down feeling much later now, LO has to suck for a few minutes until it happens and sometimes she gets frustrated waiting for the milk. Before I just had to think about her and I'd get that feeling, or it'd happen if she cried. Is that normal and just because everything has settled down now she's a few months old?
xx