Back in May I posted about having become an honorary grandmom, and how,
unhappily, mom had decided not to breastfeed, because baby just wasn't
getting it right, and she didn't want to make him cry.  So she pumped her
breasts and gave him her milk via the bottle. Well, I kept my mouth shut and
bought her a good pump.   From time to time, in the first few weeks, she
would offer Akil the breast, but he'd still get it "wrong" and she didn't
persist. Unfortunately, she didn't persist with the pumping either, and by
three months had a dwindling supply, and Akil was getting more and more
formula.

At three-and-one-half months, she called me at four in the morning -- "what
do I do" -- she was hysterical.  What's wrong, Nikki, I shrieked with
concern.
"Akil's nursing!!!  What do I do?"  It turns out, she was hysterical with
laughter. While co-sleeping and cuddling, Akil started nursing, CORRECTLY,
and got mad when her breasts ran out of milk, and Nikki wanted to know how
to get her milk supply back.  Well, that was about a month ago.   Nikki
started putting him to breast ad lib, and pumping at work every two to three
hours.  And not trusting to process alone, also took fennugreek, blessed
thistle and mothers milk tea.  It is now four weeks later, and she has
abundant supply. And Akil is TOTALLY breastfed!!!!

My father says "Nothing is impossible.  Some thing's just take a little
longer."

Chanita
San Francisco

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