[gee82]

im bummed,,, i was doing really well wih bfing the first 2 weeks when my son was born then i hit a bad two weeks and i continued to breastfeed but had to supplament as well ... recently i took 3 days to get back on track and breastfeed all dayyyyyyy and it seemed to help some not alot but some.... i stopped supplamenting because he seemed content with just my milk.
well now hes fussy again and hungry right after he's done breastfeeding for like an hour . ive tried everything,, breastfeeding consultants, la leche leage ( very helpful) ,,,,, ive taken the fenugreek pills... and i dont know whats wrong ,,, i cant seem to pump for than 1 1/2 ounces and he doesnt seem full ever!

i havent given up because i really want to breastfeed at least for 6 months ,, 12 ir possible... but i cant seem to just breastfeed alone... i hate supplamenting .... im on the brink of insanity ... i hate this!

i just called my OB and she's going to prescribe something to increase your supply .... not sure what its called...

i guess thats my last hope

[LaLa]

I dont know if this is the case, but here are some things that I suspect:

1. Growth Spurt. How many weeks is he? You said for 2 weeks it went well, then it got rough. Thats a classic time for a growth spurt (2 - 3 week time frame). Then the next big one is at 6 weeks. Is he around that mark? (Give or take a week). You were going through a tough time getting him off of supplementing, which explains that part, but now that youre done with supplementing & "back at square one" it just sounds a lot like a growht spurt.

2. Expectations - I hate this one lol. Breastfed babies simply do eat more often. Youve supplemented, so you may have had a little bit of a break in terms of how often youre feeding baby. For the first 6 weeks, its totally normal for them to eat every 1 - 2 hours. Then it will start spacing out a bit more, 2 - 3 hours. Breastmilk is digested MUCH quicker - in as little as 20 mins. So literally - in an hour - theyve had an empty stomach for 40 mins! And that space of feeding time of 1 - 2 hours is from the BEGINNIGN of hte last feeding, not from when they finished... which many moms dont realize. So just a heads up onthat one

3. Pumping - you are actually pumping a GREAT amount for having a newborn. if youre able to pump 1 - 1 1/2 ounces (both sides combined) thats actually really good. It goes back to expectations. Moms see those 6 oz bottles and think they should at least fill them halfway, but so not true.

Heres a good link on it: http://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/milkcalc.html

At one month, an infants MAXIMUM stomach capacity is only about 2.5 ozs!!! And thats not necessarily how much they eat a ttime either!
At one time - if you are feeding expressed milk, feeding every 2 hours, they will only be getting about 2 ozs on average each time. If youre pumping 1.5 ozs, thats GREAT!!! Your baby is more efficient than the pump, and you get a good bit just from the let down itself... so keep those things in mind!

Add just 3 more feedings a day in (eating just a little more than an average of every 2 hours) and thats only 1.5 oz per feeding!

So hang in there... I would say spend another couple days in case this is a growht purt just nursing, yes its tough but its so worth it. YOu can make it through - it will liekly only last 2 - 3 days if you stay away from supplementing (supplementing drags it out). Count wet diapers and thats how you know hes gettin genough. With growht spurts, theyre getting enough at a time, just need more to signal your body to increase the calories & amount as they grow & their needs grow

Lala...

[gee82]

the thing is that he has wet diapers but im not sure if they r wet enough /?????

i would say about 2 -3 table spoons