Maybe encourage her to get a baby sling and wear her baby skin-to-skin
all day?

Larisa Walk, RD, CLEC

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From: Lactation Information and Discussion
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Julie Johnson
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 11:07 AM
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Subject: update on high detailed mom/low milk supply issues now

Thank you to everyone that replied to my high detailed oriented mom. She
is calming down a bit yet still trying to get milk supply in. Baby is 8
days old. Mom has had access to a PNS from day one and she lives so far
away from the city that it is hard to have her come down the mountain
unless it is absolute necessary. She now has a symphony and she reports
that the milk is coming out easier and just a little more than before
with the PNS. She is only getting a solid ounce all together at each
pumping session. She is pumping 8 times a day for 15 minutes. She has
been taking mothers milk tea and have had two or three acupuncture
treatments. No PCOS or thyroid issues. She had a beautiful unmedicated
midwife attended birth. She was engorged at day 3-4. By day 5 things
were calming down and she was adequately draining the breast. She
doesn't appear asymmetrical. Any other suggestions other than adding
domperidone or reglan? Mom puts baby to breast 2 times a day at least to
have that bonding time and have the baby be familiar with the breast,
smells, taste. However, mom did report that the baby did latch on during
one of the skin to skin times yesterday and she heard some swallows.
Baby had some sucking issues latch week and since I live an hour away
from this mom she is too overwhelmed to attempt at putting baby at
breast, then waiting to see if the latch, position and milk transfer are
successful and then pumping and preparing bottles of EBM and ABM.   So
we are doing what we can with what we have. If you have any thing else
to add that I am not thinking of please let me know PM or here on
wonderful lactnet. Thank you.
Julie; IBCLC, LCCE, BA 

Julie

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