Guest guest Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 I just worked with a mother with her second baby who had ample milk supply through her pregnancy for her nursing toddler, so had milk when she delivered but her milk didn't " come in " fully until she passed a large clot that we now know was placenta as her milk came flowing readily that very night. WaltersIn Home Lactation Specialists Hello to all, I found out today with a mom that I am working with has retained placenta the size of a golf ball. I am wondering in your experience, how long does it take to show/have an effect on her milk supply. When will she an increase? I have read some older posts about retained placenta with great hope. Has anyone been in a situation working with a mom or personal, that had a retained placenta that had it removed and did not show an increase in milk supply? Mom is now 8 weeks PP. Thanks, Porter BA, IBCLC, RLC From Heart 2 Tummy Private Lactation Consultation, Breastfeeding Supplies and Rental Station @... 11444 13th Ave Hanford, CA 93230 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 in my experience with moms it depends on how far out pp she is. the older the baby the less likelihood of getting full supply. Beebe, M.Ed., IBCLC Lactation Consultant/Postpartum Doula www.second9months.comwww.facebook.com/thesecond9months.--- Subject: retained placentaTo: Date: Friday, February 10, 2012, 11:40 AM Hello to all, I found out today with a mom that I am working with has retained placenta the size of a golf ball. I am wondering in your experience, how long does it take to show/have an effect on her milk supply. When will she an increase? I have read some older posts about retained placenta with great hope. Has anyone been in a situation working with a mom or personal, that had a retained placenta that had it removed and did not show an increase in milk supply? Mom is now 8 weeks PP. Thanks, Porter BA, IBCLC, RLC From Heart 2 Tummy Private Lactation Consultation, Breastfeeding Supplies and Rental Station @... 11444 13th Ave Hanford, CA 93230 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 Agreed. That's not to say that she can't make milk, or even a good supply, but the hormones have diminished quite a bit by 8 weeks. There is Prolactin + other lactation hormones building up in pregnancy. As soon as the birth, those hormones start to slowly go down in levels, normally the loss of the progesterone from the placenta then is out of the picture and those hormones are no longer inhibited by Progesterone. Progesterone from the placenta takes a few days postpartum to reduce in levels (hence milk coming in on day 3-5). If there is some progesterone for 8 weeks inhibiting the Prolactin, the supply calibration period is done. It varies woman to woman how much she can capitalize on the supply that she does have, and increase it. One thing is for sure - it will take a lot of hard work to increase the supply. I try to prepare moms for this by encouraging them that an increase in supply is possible and likely, but that they need to be prepared for some hard work, especially if the 6 week mark has passed. > > > Subject: retained placenta > To: > Date: Friday, February 10, 2012, 11:40 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Â > > > > > > > > > > Hello to all, > > > > I found out today with a mom that I am working with has retained placenta the size of a golf ball. I am wondering in your experience, how long does it take to show/have an effect on her milk supply. When will she an increase? > > > > I have read some older posts about retained placenta with great hope. Has anyone been in a situation working with a mom or personal, that had a retained placenta that had it removed and did not show an increase in milk supply? > > > > Mom is now 8 weeks PP. > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Porter BA, IBCLC, RLC > > From Heart 2 Tummy > > Private Lactation Consultation, Breastfeeding Supplies and Rental Station > > @... > > > > 11444 13th Ave > > Hanford, CA 93230 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 , Do you know how many weeks PP she was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 My client called me right away, day 4ish. And as soon as the clot passed, I think no more than 2 weeks postpartum, her milk over flowed. But remember this was her second baby, we knew she had sustained her first baby on breast milk alone, had a full supply and had milk during her pregnancy. Agreed. That's not to say that she can't make milk, or even a good supply, but the hormones have diminished quite a bit by 8 weeks. There is Prolactin + other lactation hormones building up in pregnancy. As soon as the birth, those hormones start to slowly go down in levels, normally the loss of the progesterone from the placenta then is out of the picture and those hormones are no longer inhibited by Progesterone. Progesterone from the placenta takes a few days postpartum to reduce in levels (hence milk coming in on day 3-5). If there is some progesterone for 8 weeks inhibiting the Prolactin, the supply calibration period is done. It varies woman to woman how much she can capitalize on the supply that she does have, and increase it. One thing is for sure - it will take a lot of hard work to increase the supply. I try to prepare moms for this by encouraging them that an increase in supply is possible and likely, but that they need to be prepared for some hard work, especially if the 6 week mark has passed. > > > Subject: retained placenta > To: > Date: Friday, February 10, 2012, 11:40 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Â > > > > > > > > > > Hello to all, > > > > I found out today with a mom that I am working with has retained placenta the size of a golf ball. I am wondering in your experience, how long does it take to show/have an effect on her milk supply. When will she an increase? > > > > I have read some older posts about retained placenta with great hope. Has anyone been in a situation working with a mom or personal, that had a retained placenta that had it removed and did not show an increase in milk supply? > > > > Mom is now 8 weeks PP. > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Porter BA, IBCLC, RLC > > From Heart 2 Tummy > > Private Lactation Consultation, Breastfeeding Supplies and Rental Station > > @... > > > > 11444 13th Ave > > Hanford, CA 93230 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 Hi, I had a client several years ago who had to have a portion of retained placenta removed on day 9 or 10. She became engorged within 12 hours, but it still took her 1 month of skin to skin, co-sleeping, pumping, and galactogogues to get her full supply in. Be well, Massillon, IBCLC San Francisco, CA > > Hello to all, > > I found out today with a mom that I am working with has retained placenta the size of a golf ball. I am wondering in your experience, how long does it take to show/have an effect on her milk supply. When will she an increase? > > I have read some older posts about retained placenta with great hope. Has anyone been in a situation working with a mom or personal, that had a retained placenta that had it removed and did not show an increase in milk supply? > > Mom is now 8 weeks PP. > > Thanks, > > > > Porter BA, IBCLC, RLC > From Heart 2 Tummy > Private Lactation Consultation, Breastfeeding Supplies and Rental Station > @... > > 11444 13th Ave > Hanford, CA 93230 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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