Home Maintenance: Infant, Medela

See all 7 articles
10 answers

Unable to Breastfeed Baby for 2 Weeks and Breast Milk Is dwindling..HELP!!!!!

Hi All... My 4 month old son Just had Cleft lip repair/ closure surgery a few days ago and I am unable to breastfeed him for at least 2 weeks, but they would prefer 3. Mainly just to not put any pressure on his newly closed lips. He cant even have a bottle, or pacifier.I have to feed him via a syringe. Anyhow I never made lots of milk to begin with because he lost lots of weight in the first week of his life, when I was strictly breast feeding... due hugely in part to him never having been able to adequately suck, in order to stimulate the...