Hello! I need your help if you know anything about relactation. I have
permission to post.

Background: This mother came to our LLL meetings for 3-4 months before
having this baby, now 4 wks old. She quit nursing her two older children
quickly after birth due to sore nipples and persistent mastitis. She does
NOT have support at home. Husband has older, bottlefed children and doesn't
understand the need for breastmilk. She stopped breastfeeding week 3 and
baby is miserable on formula! She is up all night with a screaming baby and
now they are trying soy formula to now avail. She called me today to try to
relactate. She handpumped (w/ Avent) a half ounce from each breast this
morning. She feels a letdown with each bottle feeding and still leaks. Just
completed a 10 day course of antibiotics for the mastitis.

So, I would like to help her prevent the mastitis AND relactate. Any ideas
on how to balance both? I told her lectithin for the mastitis and am going
to give her a full list of ideas tonight (I am heading out the door) and
told her relactation is possible with full supply a possibility in her
situation. She asked how soon she could expect a full supply - that I do not
know. I will be getting her a Symphony pump tonight or tomorrow. She is also
anxious to get the baby back to the breast, which I encouraged. Should we be
cautious about putting the baby to the breast when the supply is low? I have
an SNS she can use too. Would that be wise?

Thanks for your help. She is so heartbroken and wants to breastfeed SO BAD.
She just bowed to the pressure of the mastitis and her unsupportive family
and now regrets it badly.

thanks in advance,
micky

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