Possible to breastfeed premies?

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Any know if you can still breast feed when u have a premie? Does ur milk still come in even though it's early. Will the hospital let u breastfeed if baby is in an incubator? Nicu? Any mommas out there who had to deliver super early and still able to breastfeed?

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My friend gave birth six weeks early. She pumped til she was able to breastfeed baby (which was about 1w after birth).

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I had my daughter at 29 weeks.. She was 1 lb 13 oz.. I pumped from day 1 and had a HUGE supply.. They fed her through a tube and a little in a syringe to help her get the taste too.. After a few weeks we were able to try latching and she did great.. They were very supportive of having her feed from the breast.. However, I had an over supply and my let down was intense and one time she choked and stopped breathing in my arms and after that I couldn't bring myself to do it anymore... I pumped for 6 months and fed it to her in a bottle.. I do wish I hadn't freaked so much and given the actual breastfeeding more of a shot, but it was just so scary at the time and I didn't care how she got the breast milk as long as she got it! Pumping strictly for 6 months was really rough though! I'm 27 weeks now and already know I'll be delivering in the next 1-3 weeks, so another tiny preemie, so I will try harder this time so I don't have to pump as much.. But yes, you can definitely breastfeed if you deliver early!

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A friend of ours had her son very premie. She pumped for him, so her supply would stay high enough. I'm not certain if he got to use the milk at first, but it will be there when he can.

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they often will ask you to pump if your early its better for a premie and you intend on breast feeding

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Absolutely. Not at first because baby is not developed enough to go to the breast and feed safely. They will have you pump and then feed your breastmilk through a feeding tube until baby is coordinated enough to go to breast - and that just depends on when your baby is ready and the feeding policy of that specific NICU :)

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They definitely have you pump and feed it threw the tube until baby is able to breastfeed and its own

Possible to breastfeed premies?

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