For such women,
keeping the milk flowing using a breast pump and using this to top up breastfeeding until the baby is strong enough to suck effectively may be a better option than giving up on breastfeeding altogether.
Not exact matches
You can also
use gentle massage before and during nursing so you can encourage more
milk to
flow and so she feels the
milk flowing and will
keep sucking.
If baby is fussy or
keeps popping off the breast, switch sides frequently and
use breast compressions to
keep milk flowing.
However,
keep in mind that gagging is a fairly common in a newborn who is just getting
used to latching and your
milk flow.
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Using paced feedings (
use a slow
flow nipple,
keep the bottle parallel to the floor, and tilt it just enough so there is
milk in the nipple), and stopping frequently for burping will likely help.»
And the idea that just touching the breasts, just
using massage, taking some Colostrum out is kind of stimulating the body to make more, to make more kind of get it going even before the baby comes you are not making mature
milk but just kind of
keeping that
flow the Colostrum going.
You may need to
use a pump to initiate and / or
keep your
milk flowing for when baby finally grasps the concept.