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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you, PPs. I’m reading these replies and they really mean a lot. I have some regrets over not doing more to bolster my supply in the earliest days and weeks...didn’t really know what I was doing. I just have to move on and enjoy my baby and feed her without all this drama. [/quote]

[b]What regrets do you have?[/b] It sounds like you were doing the best you could [/quote]

This is OP. The regret basically stems from ignorance during the time I should have been establishing supply. Those first few days home I let a couple of loooong stretches of time pass without nursing.

The nurses in hospital had us supplement with some formula to help her gain a bit of weight back, and sent us home with the formula. On two occasions I went like 9-12 hours without nursing and DH gave her formula instead. The hospital gave us a book to log the first 10 days of feedings, otherwise I would probably not remember. I had an unplanned C-section with a complication and was kind of a mess and on painkillers. Breast feeding didn't mean much to me at first - I just figured formula was so much easier amidst the chaos. After the first few days, I nursed her more regularly but honestly it was often every 3ish hours...she didn't do much cluster feeding, probably because I was unaware of her cues.

Baby and I had a hard time nursing the next couple of weeks and I did some pumping to give her milk, but we eventually got the hang of it. However, my supply was always a struggle, and I've tried everything to amp it up. Now, I love nursing her but she's rarely satisfied by it unless it's like first thing in the morning when I have enough milk. Otherwise she's eating her fist after nursing. If I go somewhere with her, I always need to bring a bottle of pumped milk or formula, as I don't have enough to nurse her until she's full and it would result in a very unhappy baby. It's just a lot of extra drama with feeding that maybe I could have avoided if I'd gotten off to a good start, kept her close and fed often (and if I still had low supply I'd know I tried my best). I'll get over it...just having a stressful time and wanted to get it all off my chest.  
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