Any breast feeding experts?

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I want to breastfeed and I’ve done a lot of research I’m just most worried about the 1st week of birth since some supplies take a bit to come in. Does the baby just not eat for those days? Do you give formula until supply comes in? Like it’s just scary to me i don’t want my child to wait 2 or 3 days to eat. Also I know they say colostrum will supplement the baby until supply comes in but how do you actually know the baby is even receiving that?

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I highly advise against supplementing with formula if you want to BF. Supplementing will make baby feed off the boob less and make your supply tank. Your baby will be able to handle living off boob from day one.

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Your babies stomach is teeny tiny at birth and you will produce enough colostrum for them until your milk comes in! I would try not to stress. If it would put you at ease you could have some formula on hand in the event your milk takes longer to come in.

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The hospital also monitors weight a bilirubin. It normal for weight to drop and bilirubin to increase. I was a csection with bother my kiddos so I was in the hospital for 3 days with both. Both my kiddos hit 10% weight loss. The nurse kept threatening formula if it went past 10% but it never did. Took 4 days with my son and 3 with my daughter and I'm a human cow🤣

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And you know by the out put of diapers. Using formula could and will hinder your supply since BF is a supply and demand thing.

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The baby doesn’t need a lot the first couple of days. The baby will get your colostrum which will keep them satisfied. Your milk should come in by day 3ish and then your body will regulate with what the baby needs. Just feed the baby when they want it or every 2 hours or so during the day. I would recommend taking a breast feeding class, even if it’s online. They answer all these questions and it’s VERY helpful if it’s your first time.

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This might help!

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Your baby will eat often, but very little at a time at first. You’ll produce when your baby is ready for more than colostrum. There’s a book called “The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding” that is SUPER helpful. I credit my breastfeeding success to that book. I highly recommend reading it.

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I had some breast feeding issues with my first and started to supplement with formula this led baby to favour bottle over breast. It was a tough journey because I pumped to feed her at least some breastmilk. This time around I‘ll do everything to keep baby on the breast. In case my supply takes too long to come in I‘ll use a tube type of thing to supplement on the breast. That way my supply will be stimulated and baby won’t get used to a bottle. Hoping everything will work out this time.

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You have colostrum. So bf. You don’t need formula. A baby’s stomach is the size of a marble.

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I pumped my colostrum because my daughter had issues latching and I also supplemented formula until my milk came in. But as long as you're pumping every 2-3 hours, your supply will come in. And supplement if you feel the need to. If you think you're not giving your baby enough colostrum for the first few days, supplement! Fed is best!

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