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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you tried body work for the baby.  That made a big difference for me.  My baby didn't have a tongue tie and at her best could latch correctly but she often didn't and was sucking in a disorganized manner.  I saw an osteopath who did 2 sessions of body work and she started doing better.   I did bodywork at weeks 11 and 13 and by 4 months things were better (so it is also possible that just growing helped too.)

My supply only  improved once she started transferring better. I don't respond well to a pump and as a solo mom it was hard to fit in "enough" pumping sessions especially in those crucial early weeks.  I did use an SNS to supplement for a few months (basically from week 7 til maybe around 4 months) which helped maintain the breastfeeding relationship until she improved.  An LC showed me how to stick in in a nipple shield (which we were also using) which spared me the frustration of slipping under her lips etc. I did nursing/supplementing at the same time until I was testing whether she improved after bodywork and then switched to nursing then supplementing again.  I also almost never supplemented at night which made things easier and she was able to gain enough weight even with limiting supplementing during the day (on rare occassions if she was still hungry after nursing I did supplement based on her cues.)

My supply never reached 100% but I only have to supplement 2-6oz in the evenings when I'm with her all day so it covers most of her needs.  (For daycare I have to supplement more since I pump less than she extracts.)

I would say that any combination of switching completely to formula, nursing mainly for comfort with mostly formula, nursing and  supplementing is totally fine.  The most important thing is enjoying your time with the baby and that he is well fed.   Nursing was very important to me for a number of reasons so I persisted but stopping can make a lot of sense too.     [/quote]

OP here. I have never heard of this but I will look into it.[/quote]

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