[quote name='RR43B9' date='22 July 2011 - 04:09...

[quote name='RR43B9' date='22 July 2011 - 04:09 AM' timestamp='1311304149' post='3030040'] I have a question.. I had to go off feeding my baby as I had to have some anitbiotics due to an edima... I was able to start feeding again when she was about 7 weeks she is now 9 weeks... the doc has given me a tables to help me bring the milk supply back in... I was just wondering will expressing help me to produce more on top of what she is getting now? I still have to top her up with formula after she has the boob... fisrt thing in the morning it is slightly different though cos she has the bood and sleeps for an hour before she wants more... I feed her at 8pm then at 2am and again at 6am.. it is the 6 am feed that she sleeps for an hour. why would this be?? this is my second child and breast feeding is kind of new to me as with my son I could only get the colostrum and 2 days of milk into him before having to stop. [/quote] Hi, Great work for feeding again grin the more bubs feeds the more milk you will make so yes if you express it should produce more milk. Instead of giving bubs formula could you wait for abit than feed again? just to help bring your milk up. You can also take fenugreek tablets which I swear by!! You can get them from most chemist and health food shop or if you can get your hands on some stuff called Fenugreek Flow, its a tea. It smells awful but doesnt taste bad at all lol have a few cups before bed and BAM full boobs in the morning lol. You probably already know but drink plenty of water and try to get as much rest as you can. Check out this link [url="http://www.kellymom.com/bf/supply/index.html"]Kelly Mom[/url] this webiste has great information about breastfeeding and was my bible when I was feeding DS2 Hope it all works out grin