In almost 3 yrs total nursing I never learned how to feed lying down.
I never did with Lois, but this time the nurses in hospital encouraged I had Sienna in bed with me ALL the time for the time I was there (good I think! And probably part of the culture as about 50% co-sleep here, so great to be taught a good and safe position in hospital
for the bonding and the BF, so was taught some really good tricks and a great position to feed newborns lying down where you can't roll over in your sleep
the midwives were soo nice and I got really good BF help here.
Btw it's nice that you still pop in here Shiv
Ali, I hope Cadan is getting better. Sienna is also ill, and suffering with her teeth, so hasn't been into her solids either. I totally agree with it being nice to have something else to offer when nothing else is wanted and S also BFed about 7 times the other day. I just fed whenever she asked as I like that she's getting both extra fluids and anti-bodies to help her fight the cold.
She has started 'asking' now I suppose. Moans and whinges if I sit down and when i pick her up she pulls my shirt
If I ask if she wants 'milkies' she gets REALLY excited LOL Not so keen on the shirt pulling so I would like to teach her another way of asking. Not sure if she'll learn to say milkies for a while yet so maybe I should start signing 'milk'? anyone else do that? It would be so much more discreet when in public and better than shouting and shirt pulling
Quick question..has anyone ever had a plugged duct before? I got one for the first time last week and it was such excruciating pain. Anyhow my question is since then I feel that my supply has gone way down..how long does it normally take to get back to normal? Its still pretty sore, but I thought it would bounce back quicker especially since DS is constantly wanting to nurse bc he's not getting much when he does. Any experiences?
I've had blocked ducts several times this time round. If it's still painful try always feeding on that side first for a day or so to ensure LO drains that breast as much as possible. Also because the baby milks the breast with his tongue, the area under his chin is drained most efficiently at each feed. So try feeding in a position where his chin point towards the blockage. Could mean you need to ba a bit inventive
I once fed S with her lying on my bed and me in the all fours position over her LOL Worked though!
Leaning forwards positions also help the milk flow faster so can help too. Also massage, warmth and pumping helps. I've found taking a hot shower and gently massaging my breast and then hand expressing a bit helps me when I get blocked ducts. HTH Do you feel the supply is less in just that breast, or both?