Things are really bad. LO went from 4.5kg to 4.1 2 weeks later then 4 and now 3.95kg.
My lc said no tongue tie, she suspects couldnt feed well due to ear infection and then my
supply dropped which frustrated her. LO doesnt feed from me at all besides for perhaps
Twice a week if Im lucky. First I was finger feeding with a syringe every feed then with a naso gastral
tube in the bottle. Now Im giving bottles. I express every feed which is exhausting and I really struggle
to get enough. I just started topping up with formula the last couple of days for a couple of feeds.Im
devastated about this all. I feel very strongly about bf, I successfully fed my other children till 1.1/2 with no
prob. Im currently doing the following to up my supply; on domperidine 2 3 times a day, doing
one power pump a day, taking fenugreek 3 3 times a day, drinking malt beer, drinking jungle juice (shlehns
elixir, apple juice, rehidrate powder and water) and of course drinking plenty of water. Even with that, I struggle
to get more than 2 oz on a bad session and 4 on a good.
I try latch on LO before shes too hungry, when shes happy,skin to skin, after the let down, after a sip from the bottle,
But none of these help.
Any advice would be so appreciated!! I would do anything to be able to carry on bf.