Comments on: Breastfeeding – the Prerequisites http://www.preemiebabies101.com/breastfeeding-the-prerequisites/ All about preemie babies and parenting! Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:20:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Angela http://www.preemiebabies101.com/breastfeeding-the-prerequisites/comment-page-1/#comment-1089 Angela Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:33:25 +0000 http://www.preemiebabies101.com/?p=1066#comment-1089 My breastfeeding experience was a great challenge with my preemie twins. Before they were even born I had nightmares about breastfeeding. They were my first children and I wanted to be successful with breastfeeding. When we started our first attempts with breastfeeding, I had developed a UTI and had a high fever and severe chills. I was shaking so badly that I couldn't safely hold my baby girl with one attempt. I was given an antibiotic and told to keep pumping but that I had to throw the breastmilk away because of the infection. I cried with every ounce I dumped. That was such a precious commodity for my babies. Once the infection had cleared up, I was allowed to try breastfeeding again. My daughter seemed to get it down, but my son was so sleepy he wouldn't wake up enough to get a latch. I did use a breast shield at times to help with latching issues. When my daughter came home I nursed about half the time and pumped half the time. She was supposed to have fortified breast milk or formula for at least some of her daily feedings. I also had to continue pumping for my son. In the end, we ended up supplementing with formula with some feedings for both babies because I wasn't able to keep up with the breast milk. I wish I had known then what I know now about supply and demand. I think I could have kept up with both babies' needs. My breastfeeding experience was a great challenge with my preemie twins. Before they were even born I had nightmares about breastfeeding. They were my first children and I wanted to be successful with breastfeeding. When we started our first attempts with breastfeeding, I had developed a UTI and had a high fever and severe chills. I was shaking so badly that I couldn’t safely hold my baby girl with one attempt. I was given an antibiotic and told to keep pumping but that I had to throw the breastmilk away because of the infection. I cried with every ounce I dumped. That was such a precious commodity for my babies. Once the infection had cleared up, I was allowed to try breastfeeding again. My daughter seemed to get it down, but my son was so sleepy he wouldn’t wake up enough to get a latch. I did use a breast shield at times to help with latching issues.

When my daughter came home I nursed about half the time and pumped half the time. She was supposed to have fortified breast milk or formula for at least some of her daily feedings. I also had to continue pumping for my son. In the end, we ended up supplementing with formula with some feedings for both babies because I wasn’t able to keep up with the breast milk. I wish I had known then what I know now about supply and demand. I think I could have kept up with both babies’ needs.

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