BreastfeedingšŸ¤§

Ok, breastfeeding is hard. My baby is almost one month. But due to a 2 week NICU stay I feel like I'm only on week 2 of being her full time care takeršŸ„¹šŸ˜­. I had a great supply in the beginning but now I find myself worn out, dehydrated, and nauseated during pumping. I put her to breast a few times a day, pump once or twice and supplement with formula. Being absolutely tired due to being her around the clock caretaker doesn't help. I choose mostly to sleep when she does. I want to go back to making more than enough milk. Any tips or advice on how to not run myself into a vitamin deficiency while doing so?
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Girl you probably need to eat and drink more, that's the only thing that will help. I've been eating like I'm starved constantly, every 2-3hours I have something and my hospital bottle is always filled with water, drinking twice as much now too. Also any other liquids you can get in you, my friend swears by body armor. She has 3 kids (most recent 11/1) and she's nursed them all to 2 years old. I know it's rough but you got this ā¤ļø

Eat more, drink more.. coconut water helps with hydration and energyā€¦ skin to skin.. let your baby nurse more and pump after youā€™ve already nursed. Eat oats. Take supplements like prenatal supplements. Try making smoothies if youā€™re not feeling up for a meal especially with spinach, great way to get nutrients fast..

@Tiaura smoothies reminded me, there's something called brewers yeast that you can get too and put a tablespoon in your smoothie. It's supposed to increase milk, I have that every morning.

first of all, iā€™m so sorry! youā€™re not alone tho, make sure youā€™re eating enough fat and protein dense foods, your calorie intake needs to go up a lot. itā€™s so hard to try to take care of ourselves when weā€™re taking care of a little human. make or buy drinks that make it easy to stay hydrated, i get sick of water so gatorade, liquid IV, coconut water, anything else with electrolytes will help with dehydration and that nausea feeling. eat lots of oats as it can promote lactation. i used the legendairy supplements with my first and it helped give a boost to my supply, be wary of fenugreek tho because it can have the opposite effect on some women and actually cause their supply to drop instead of increase. also have you met up with or reached out to a lactation consultant? they were a good send in the first weeks with my son and helped provide lots of guidance and advice. youā€™re doing great!

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