Mum question: I was wondering if you can start eating the Boobie bikkies before you give birth? I had trouble breastfeeding my first due to a massive blood loss during labour making my milk delay in coming in! So I want to try all I can to make sure I have a good milk supply ready for my next baby due in 6 weeks. My midwife has told me to start pumping at 36 weeks to give me a better supply. Pinky says: It’s great that you are being pro-active about breastfeeding after such a disappointing experience last time. This was most likely due to your post partum bleed. A massive bleed after birth can have significant effects on breastfeeding and the reasons seem to be multi factorial: reduced immediate contact with your baby in the first hour after birth; a severe bleed can affect your pituitary gland which is responsible for prolactin production; and low iron levels will have an impact too. I will pop a link in about antenatal expressing – please do this by hand, not a pump: colostrum is sticky and will stick to the sides of a pump, strenuous pumping ‘may’ trigger labour(there is conflicting opinion about this); the aim is to take small syringes of frozen colostrum into hospital (if you have a hospital birth) so if your baby needs any supplements you can avoid formula (which will delay the signals to your body to produce milk, as well as compromising your baby’s gut flora). beautifulbreastfeeding/expressing-colostrum-during-pregnancy-your-newborns-first-immune-boost/ Re Boobie Bikkies – we honestly dont know what the effects are antenatally as lactation is triggered by post birth hormones as the placenta is released. However we have had a few women who have eaten them and say they helped with production of colostrum. I would suggest having bikkies ready to eat after your baby is born, discussing with your midwife what measures you can take to prevent postnatal bleeding; how you can achieve a low intervention birth as possible and having a plan for immediate skin to skin contact with your baby. And, if you have any difficulties with breastfeeding, consult with an IBCLC lactation consultant. (Pinky is an IBCLC).
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 00:25:12 +0000
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