Births are different - after cesarean section, antibiotics, complex operations mom is not always possible to immediately attach the baby to the breast. What if the child was given an artificial mix? Can be fed and how again?
Definitely, my mother stands as soon as possible after surgery or medication incompatible with breastfeeding, to stimulate the production of breast milk, try to decant, to establish lactation - to transfer the milk baby meals to people close to give him precious mother's milk through a syringe without a needle, with tea spoon.
After the difficult circumstances it is worth to go on breastfeeding! Guarantee that everything will turn out right away, but at least be able to establish mixed feeding during your perseverance. And maybe go to the full breast, because lost a few days.
Taking antibiotics, not immediately clarify whether they are compatible with breastfeeding: the vast majority of modern antibiotics, which are used after childbirth, lactation is not affected.
If the mother is forced to be separated and not to feed the baby for a while, it should be regularly decant. It would be better more often, but also 2-3 times a day is enough to produce milk.
Emergencies: how to transfer a child from a mixture of breast milk on / istockphoto.com
The main thing to do - is to actively put the baby to the breast. Perhaps the first time will need supplementary feeding mixture, it is likely that one of breast milk may not be enough. But it is important to first demand to offer the baby the breast, to make sure that when feeding it actively ingested, and to shift to the other breast when swallowing stops.
If something will go wrong or need to calculate the exact amount of the mixture to supplementary feeding, breastfeeding consultants will come to the rescue.
Also you will be interested to read this: 5 simple rules to help establish breastfeeding
