Re: Bmilk - is this normal?

[Guest guest]

what ever you do do not think of it as failing. To fail you have to do

something wrong. If your milk doesn't come in it is not your fault. My milk

never

came in with my son, so i had to fourmula feed him. I will try again with

this baby but I will know ahead of time that if doesnt work out it is okay, and

i did not fail. My son is 3 and has only had 1 ear infection and has been

healthy as a horse. By the way my boobs are leaking the cloudy stuff also and I

am 24 weeks along.

Meridth

Wife to Larry (02/22/02)

Mother to Forrest (01/21/01)

Expecting #2 02/14/05

Gastric ByPass 02/23/04

370/268pg/175 goalweight

[Guest guest]

i don't think you will have a problem. i wasn't able to BF my son 5 years ago,

but it is because of the size of my nipples, they weren't big eough to stimulate

the roof of his mouth, and my boobs were too big anyway, i pumped for 6 months

instead. i had milk come in at 7 months pregnant. my boobs are also very

droppy...you can do it, i say jsut wait til baby is here and see how she/he

attaches, pump otherwise...i'm sure it'll be fine...

aka mom2ben99 (jennilee75@...)

Kay Independent Beauty Consultant

http://www.marykay.com/koopmans

Gastric Bypass-Lap RNY 3/12/04-Dr Dunshee in Topeka Ks.

Baby boy due 2/17/05-Shanndon

original wt. 342/current wt. 206/goal wt. 140

Bmilk - is this normal?

I tried to breastfeed my son seven years ago...before WLS and only

did it for three weeks because my milk never fully came in and it was

with doctor suggestion. Doctor and consultant said it was more than

likely the size of my breasts...and that they were so large that they

constricted the milkflow to my ducts. I never 'leaked' at night,

never had to wear pads, they never hurt and they seemed to dry up

overnight...barely even noticed that I ever had milk!

BEFORE having him, they were leaking colostrum by they eighth

month...but that was it...clear colostrum.

This pregancy I'm REALLY HOPING that I can breastfeed successfully.

My weight has been a steady 130ish, I've worn a 34B for nearly three

years (VERY saggy though) and I obviously eat much healthier now.

What's concerning me is that while my right breast is leaking

colostrum, my left is already beyond that and is leaking WHITE!

Sometimes it's not even cloudy....it's like actual milk! What is

wrong with my chest? Does this mean that I'm going to have a problem

again? Does my 'droopiness' mean that they won't be able to supply

milk AGAIN? This really stinks...the doctor (alike the first doctor -

before I actually tried) keeps telling me that it'll have no

bearing....but I'm afraid I'm going to fail at it again!

Help!?

in Detroit

Children are a blessing, and a gift from the Lord. -Psalm 127:3