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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My pediatrician told me no dairy and I didn’t listen because I thought it was rubbish. My son had terrible problems when I drank milk. I’m going to follow it from the beginning this time around!! I ended up nursing for 19 months but he struggled in the beginning because of the sensitivity (tummy trouble and eczema).

Pumping is helpful. It sucks but it’s good to have a few backup bottles.  What if you go out and want husband to feed or 6 months in you get smashing drunk and you’d rather give baby prior milk and do a pump and dump etc.

Know that it can really hurt the first few weeks.  Latching can be super painful as your nipples adjust even with good latch.  Seeing a lactation consultant can help.  But it gets better.

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+1. The medical community is all over the place with this dairy-or-no-dairy for nursing mothers but I luckily developed a dairy-aversion in my last months of pregnancy and just stayed with the no dairy for a full year after.  [/quote]

I've eaten more dairy postpartum than ever  before in my life.  Dairy every day multiple times a day. Started even drinking milk again!   I'm hoping the dairy cravings resolve when I'm done nursing.  My child has no tummy troubles or eczema and I would advise listen to your body. If you have a dairy aversion then sure avoid - but if you are like me and want dairy ALL the time then it is ok too.   I would not blindly follow this dairy advice for no reason.  I figure my body needs the calcium to produce breastmilk and better from dairy I'm consuming than from my bones. (There are of course other calcium rich foods but my body wants dairy... what can I say.)

I had a really challenging time with breastfeeding - post c-section.  Make sure you have enough support postpartum - if you do end up needing to pump it is very helpful if there is someone there to help hold the baby.  (I should have hired a post partum doula earlier than I did to have this support - but family and partner are also good if you have them.)    My child did not have a tongue tie but was somehow not able to suck effectively - we did body work with an osteopath - and it was a total gamechanger.

For me persistence was necessary - I would say nursing finally started going well for us close to 4 months - there were times earlier where I wondered whether it was all worth it - and now that nursing is going really well - it is.  But it was helpful to have some support to keep going. In addition to my doctors' support,  I joined a lactation support group and having support from other women who had challenges and the LC was very helpful - hopefully this advice will be unnecessary for you though...  Best of luck! 
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