I have permission to post this here, can anyone help her? Please send to
list and to Heather. Thanks.

> Hi!  I've been on this list for awhile and have learned so much --thank
you
> to everyone.  I just wanted to throw out some information and see what
other
> people thought.
> I just recently had a beautiful baby boy after 3 years of trying to
conceive
> (I went to a fertility clinic) and had planned to breastfeed my baby.  At
> day five I thought my milk came in as I was a little tight around the
areola
> only and that is all that happened.  My baby lost tons of weight and I
> breastfed and pumped following to increase my supply with no success.  He
> nurse constantly and I feel continuously guilty that he was hungry for the
> first 6 weeks before I had to supp (Dr. orders!) I had a pump from the
> hospital that I work.  I forgot to mention that I am a  OB nurse that
works
> in a facility that does LD, postpartum and newborn nursery.  My son
finally
> regained his birth weight at 6 weeks (by that time I was supping him with
> formula by cup but only after he nursed)  My latching and overall breast
> feeding tech was evaluated with no problems detected.  I breastfed for 3
> months and always had to supp him following his breastfeeding.  He was
never
> limited to his access at the breast .  I had good support of my husband,
> family, and medical personnel.
>   My question is that if it happened once could it happen again for a
future
> pregnancy?  I truly did everything in my power and followed the advice of
> lactation consultants to the letter.  Unfortunalty I feel so guilty that I
> dwell on it constantly.  I wonder if I have made anyone feel as bad as I
do
> at work inadvertently because I really support the feeding choice of the
mum
> but feel bad that my feeding choice never happened.  I took both
domperidone
> and reglan to increase my supply and the total that I could pump of that
my
> son test weighed for was 58 cc.  Also during my pregnancy my breasts did
not
> change at all.  I would appreciate any comments on this and would be
> interested in information regarding the 1% that is unable to breastfeed.
My
> son comfort nursed till he was 14 weeks then refused.   Heather
>
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