5 week old jaundace

[angelbaby32]

How do you supplement breast feeding. Was told my baby has breast milk jaundace?? Don't want to just stop an switch to bottle I feel so bad. I know I have to listen did anyone else go threw this. Was told just for a few days.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I think they told me three days and it ended up being a week or so because the bilirubin numbers didn't go down fast enough. Maybe I'm reading into your post, but I wouldn't worry about not being able to go back to breastfeeding. Keep pumping. Maybe rent a hospital grade pump if you are worried about supply. My baby didn't have any issues returning to breastfeeding, but it was my second for whom I had to stop completely for while. (Both had breast milk jaundice but the first one's bilirubin didn't go as high.)

I think there is a lot of stress out there about supplementing being bad. I supplemented due to breastfeeding jaundice, baby losing birth too much weight, breast milk jaundice, anesthesia I had that was unrelated to childbirth and the non-OB doctor recommended pump and dump, and being hospitalized suddenly so someone else had to feed the baby with no stored breast milk. I was still able to breastfeed both kids for well, well over a year each.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I think they told me three days and it ended up being a week or so because the bilirubin numbers didn't go down fast enough. Maybe I'm reading into your post, but I wouldn't worry about not being able to go back to breastfeeding. Keep pumping. Maybe rent a hospital grade pump if you are worried about supply. My baby didn't have any issues returning to breastfeeding, but it was my second for whom I had to stop completely for while. (Both had breast milk jaundice but the first one's bilirubin didn't go as high.)

I think there is a lot of stress out there about supplementing being bad. I supplemented due to breastfeeding jaundice, baby losing birth too much weight, breast milk jaundice, anesthesia I had that was unrelated to childbirth and the non-OB doctor recommended pump and dump, and being hospitalized suddenly so someone else had to feed the baby with no stored breast milk. I was still able to breastfeed both kids for well, well over a year each.

I left an extra word in there. I meant baby's weight dropping too far below birth weight.

[Anonymous]

use a feeding tube that ends at your breast (you can buy them from the hosp, that technique is called supplemental nursing system) or a 5ml syringe or a medicine cup

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:use a feeding tube that ends at your breast (you can buy them from the hosp, that technique is called supplemental nursing system) or a 5ml syringe or a medicine cup

I'm the other poster. I don't think she can do the supplemental nursing system because the baby can't have any breast milk right now. I used a bottle.

[Anonymous]

Second 5-10ml syringe feeding if you can— we had no issues going back and forth. Take care of yourself and pump regularly you really don’t want to be dealing with a blocked duct or mastitis.

[Anonymous]

Use the Medela supplemental nursing system (SNS) or the SNS Starter kit. It won't effect breastfeeding and your baby will get formula at the same time to help bring down jaundice number.