Breastfeeding/Breastfeeding

Advertisement

Expert: - 3/18/2008


Question
My baby is 6 week old.She use to take breastfeed and latch very well.due to Jaundice, pediatrician asked to stop and start breastfeed.and now from last 3-4 weeks she is not coming to breast at all. She cries continuously and fall a sleep but dosnt want to come down.But, she takes Similac Advance in any bottle quickly.We use Dr. Brown's bottle.Pls. help me how can I get her back to my breast.Now when I pump I am not getting not enough milk.just 1 OZ in 1-2 days.pls. help me first how Can I get her back?

Answer
Dear Chanda,

I am so sorry to hear about the problems you and your baby have been having. If there is a lactation consultant near you, I would strongly suggest that you contact her. To find one in your community, go to www.ilca.org. This is the website for the International Lactation Consultants Association.

Sometimes babies who resist coming to the breast will do so if they are picked up when they are half-asleep, either just falling asleep, or just before they wake up. Try doing this with your daughter.

As far as the amount of milk you are getting from your pumping: First, you will never get as much from pumping as you will produce for a vigorously nursing baby. To get as much as possible, rent or borrow a hospital-grade electric pump and pump frequently during the day, more than you have been doing. You should see some increase in your milk production. You can sometimes get one from a local La Leche League chapter. To find one, go to www.lalecheleague.org.

Another possibility for supplementing your breast milk with formula is to use the Medela Supplemental Nursing System, so your baby will learn to suckle at the breast while receiving adequate amounts of nourishment. This will also stimulate your breasts to produce more milk. For information about this, contact Medela: 800-835-5968.

Good luck!

Sally
--------------------------------
Sally Wendkos Olds
Author, THE COMPLETE BOOK OF BREASTFEEDING: Eiger & Olds, 3rd edition 1999, published by Workman Publishing & Bantam Books, and available in most public libraries, bookstores & La Leche League chapters. Now in revision for a fourth edition, with Laura M. Marks, M.D.  

Breastfeeding

All Answers

Answers by Expert:

Ask Experts

Volunteer

Sally Wendkos Olds

Expertise

What do you want to know about breastfeeding? I can tell you what`s good for the baby, what`s good for the mother -- and the father, how it`s related to a woman`s sexuality, how working moms can nurse, how to overcome obstacles, and lots more. As the author of THE COMPLETE BOOK OF BREASTFEEDING and author or coauthor of 8 other books and more than 200 articles about child and adult development, I can offer sound, sensible advice on breastfeeding, child care and family issues.

Experience

I nursed my 3 daughters and am the grandmother of 5 breastfed children. My book THE COMPLETE BOOK OF BREASTFEEDING (written in consultation with pediatrician Marvin S. Eiger, M.D.) was first published in 1972, and in 1999 came out in an updated 3rd Edition by Workman Publishing & Bantam Books. It is now a classic, with over 2 million copies in print. I am now revising this book for a fourth edition, consulting with pediatrician Laura M. Marks, M.D. This new edition will be published September 2009. I welcome any and all suggestions for the new edition. I coauthored college textbooks A CHILD'S WORLD: INFANCY THROUGH ADOLESCENCE, and HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; both are leading texts in their fields and have been read by 2 million students. I am the coauthor of HELPING YOUR CHILD FIND VALUES TO LIVE BY and RAISING A HYPERACTIVE CHILD, and author of THE WORKING PARENTS' SURVIVAL GUIDE & THE ETERNAL GARDEN: SEASONS OF OUR SEXUALITY. My newest book, A BALCONY IN NEPAL: GLIMPSES OF A HIMALAYAN VILLAGE, published in 2002, tells the story of the way of life in a remote village in Nepal, where all the women breastfeed! My book, SUPER GRANNY: COOL PROJECTS, ACTIVITIES, AND OTHER GREAT STUFF TO DO WITH YOUR GRANDKIDS, will be published March 2009. I speak often to professional, parent and general audiences and make many radio and TV appearances.

Credentials I received my B.A. in English Literature from the University of Pennsylvania, where I minored in Psychology, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and graduated summa cum laude.

Other points of interest I have received national awards for my writing, and am a former president of the American Society of Journalists & Authors. I am listed in the World Who's Who of Women, International Authors & Writers Who's Who, and Contemporary Authors, and am a member of several professional and civic organizations. I believe: that all parents are working parents; that parents employed outside the home need special support; that mothers' well-being is crucial to their children's welfare; and that the family is the best institution in the world and the one for which we are least prepared. My thrills come when parents or kids tell me they were helped by my writing or speaking or just understanding. To find out more about me, go to

©2012 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved.