Episode 15 Relieving Anxiety Through a Change in the Breastfeeding Plan: Olivia's Struggle with Low Milk Supply and How She Learned to Feel
The Milk Making Minutes06/17/22 • 42 min
Olivia's baby Lennon was born a couple of weeks early weighing just 5 pounds. She felt very supported at the hospital, and left feeling confident about breastfeeding. That was, until she went to a prescheduled follow appointment with the lactation consultant on day 6 and discovered her baby had dropped half a pound since birth. They made a plan to exclusively pump both to monitor Lennon's intake and to manage her own anxiety, with the expectation that she would go back to feeding at the breast. Listen in to hear how Olivia managed the stress of changing plans and unmet expectations.In this episode you will hear Olivia discuss:
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- having a low birth weight baby
- being anxious about baby weight gain
- low milk supply
- triple feeding
- deciding to exlusive pumping
- attempts to increase milk suppy
- the decision to swith to formula fully
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06/17/22 • 42 min
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