Going to try again - hoping for better success!
Feb 3, 2015 22:35:27 GMT -5
Post by kschref on Feb 3, 2015 22:35:27 GMT -5
Hey there ladies,
I'm 34 weeks pregnant with a little girl and really hoping to successfully BF her.
When I delivered my son, I had blood loss to where I was on the cusp of a mandatory transfusion and it was decided (without consulting myself or my husband) not to do one. Nobody told me I had lost that much blood for 3 days and we hadn't been able to figure out why I was so lethargic. DS latched well but lost a lot of weight very quickly. My milk took a long time to come in and we had to end up supplementing. We met with a wonderful LC who determined that my body was working too hard to replace the blood to create enough milk. After a few months of doing weighed feedings and working with an LC, I was still only producing up to 1oz per side at each feeding. I continued to BF as long as I could emotionally stand it, but it was very difficult for me going through the adjustment of being a FTM and feeling like I was failing my son(I don't feel like a failure now - we did the best could, but you know how rough the beginning can be!).
This time, I've been anemic during the pregnancy - we got pregnant again unexpectedly before I was back up to normal - so I have been taking an iron supplement (Floradix) and some chlorophyll which was recommended to me to also help with the anemia and potentially help curb some of the blood loss if things go in a similar direction with this delivery.
I feel very nervous and emotional about trying to BF again. I have been leaking colostrum for quite a while now which makes me feel simultaneously hopeful and teary (crazy hormones). I wasn't active on this board on TB last time, but I am going to try to be more active and soak up the wisdom here so I don't feel quite so alone as I try again.
Thanks for listening, ladies.
I'm 34 weeks pregnant with a little girl and really hoping to successfully BF her.
When I delivered my son, I had blood loss to where I was on the cusp of a mandatory transfusion and it was decided (without consulting myself or my husband) not to do one. Nobody told me I had lost that much blood for 3 days and we hadn't been able to figure out why I was so lethargic. DS latched well but lost a lot of weight very quickly. My milk took a long time to come in and we had to end up supplementing. We met with a wonderful LC who determined that my body was working too hard to replace the blood to create enough milk. After a few months of doing weighed feedings and working with an LC, I was still only producing up to 1oz per side at each feeding. I continued to BF as long as I could emotionally stand it, but it was very difficult for me going through the adjustment of being a FTM and feeling like I was failing my son(I don't feel like a failure now - we did the best could, but you know how rough the beginning can be!).
This time, I've been anemic during the pregnancy - we got pregnant again unexpectedly before I was back up to normal - so I have been taking an iron supplement (Floradix) and some chlorophyll which was recommended to me to also help with the anemia and potentially help curb some of the blood loss if things go in a similar direction with this delivery.
I feel very nervous and emotional about trying to BF again. I have been leaking colostrum for quite a while now which makes me feel simultaneously hopeful and teary (crazy hormones). I wasn't active on this board on TB last time, but I am going to try to be more active and soak up the wisdom here so I don't feel quite so alone as I try again.
Thanks for listening, ladies.
