On 11/02/2006, at 1:49, Ann Conlon-Smith wrote:
[11 day old, much fussing at breast and poor latch]
> Is now up to approx.  2 ounces per session and is pumping every 2-3
> hours.  She is also taking  More Milk Plus.  Baby is being  
> supplemented with
> expressed milk when  available or formula when not.  Dad finger  
> feeds, uses
> bottle, or mom tries  to keep him at breast with tube  
> supplementation.  In her
> tearful call to me  today, she says her "breasts are still not hard  
> or really
> feeling  full."

Just responding to this part as I'm afraid I have little to offer on  
the rest - from the figures you've given, it sounds like the mother  
is pumping between 16 and 24 ounces per 24 hours. Is this not a very  
normal milk volume for 11 days? Perhaps her breasts are just not  
going to feel full? If they are very large/limp with lots of skin and  
fat, and she is emptying frequently now, they might not ever get that  
"bursting out of her skin" feeling.

Lara Hopkins

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