https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 28 May 2026 18:50:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-milk-took-a-while-to-come-in#post-2781742 Tue, 24 Oct 2017 13:00:02 +0000 winniebee 2781742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Faster with each baby, all vaginal births around 38 weeks. </p> <p>DS1 - gave birth early Thursday morning. Milk came in Monday morning.</p> <p>DS2 - gave birth late Tuesday night. Milk was in Friday night.</p> <p>DS3 - gave birth late Tuesday night. Milk was in Friday morning, maybe even Thursday night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-milk-took-a-while-to-come-in#post-2781716 Tue, 24 Oct 2017 11:44:45 +0000 snowjewelz 2781716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both times my milk didn't come in till we were home. DD1 was induced at 39 weeks; DD2 came on her own at 37 weeks. I was nursing DD1 at the start; I pumped for DD2 at the hospital since she was in NICU. So to me, it seems like it was just my body! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-milk-took-a-while-to-come-in#post-2781204 Sat, 21 Oct 2017 20:29:12 +0000 Mae 2781204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Banana330: could be! I will say nursing is going a lot better overall this time. I think LO2's technique must be better or something bc it was just increasingly painful with LO1 until I quit nursing to EP at 9 weeks. With LO2 latch is still painful but otherwise it's fine, which seems pretty good/normal for 4 weeks in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-milk-took-a-while-to-come-in#post-2781203 Sat, 21 Oct 2017 20:20:15 +0000 ineebee 2781203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks, everyone for sharing your experiences! I can’t believe how much I forgot about those first few days - I just remembered that LO1 was super tiny and weak, and refused to nurse the first week and a half, even with the help of awesome NICU nurses and LCs. So basically I was pumping, and not even as regularly as I should’ve been. </p> <p>I’m hoping then that nature, my knowledge and possibly a better initial nurser will help move things along more quickly next time. Also I think I will look into LLL and finding out what more I can do in advance.</p> <p>Thanks again! Keep the stories coming! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-milk-took-a-while-to-come-in#post-2781202 Sat, 21 Oct 2017 20:19:20 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2781202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Milk came in like day 2 with baby 2. I was engorged and baby was back to birth weight when we left the hospital. I had a scheduled c section at 39 weeks. </p> <p>With my first it came around day 3-4. Vaginal birth, lost a lot of blood. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-milk-took-a-while-to-come-in#post-2781201 Sat, 21 Oct 2017 20:14:21 +0000 Banana330 2781201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: I still can’t believe it happened! I hope you can recover soon. I’m a pretty slow healer too and only now at 7w pp am I closed up. </p> <p>I was shocked at no supply issues this time. I wonder now if dd1 had a feeding problem that affected supply rather than an actual supply issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-milk-took-a-while-to-come-in#post-2781200 Sat, 21 Oct 2017 20:07:58 +0000 Mae 2781200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Banana330: I have had low supply with both. With #1 I did have post-op complications (the incision in my skin re-opened and took 8 weeks to heal) and was told that might affect things because my body was working so hard to heal. I did ALL THE THINGS and nothing helped. With #2 I had worse post-op complications (both outer incision and the incision in my abdominal wall opened, requiring a second surgery, and I'm still not healed at almost 4 weeks pp). I haven't done any special pumping or anything to try to get supply up. Just nursing like normal and things seem about the same as last time. *shrug* not doing all the crazy stuff this time, especially since I have more significant healing issues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-milk-took-a-while-to-come-in#post-2781199 Sat, 21 Oct 2017 20:06:57 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2781199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby 1 it was overnight on the evening of the 3rd day/ so the 4th day basically. Emergency c, 42 weeks. </p> <p>Baby 2 gradually was coming in on the third day, 40 weeks. It was a much quicker process though, I could feel it coming in and it was gradual and more pleasant. I attribute that to knocking back tons of water and a bbay who nursed a lot more often than my first- both at night and during the day. My first was only nursing twice a night from day 3. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-milk-took-a-while-to-come-in#post-2781198 Sat, 21 Oct 2017 19:59:22 +0000 Littlebit7 2781198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>God I hope mine comes in faster. It was almost 7 days with my first (41 weeks)<br /> I'm going to try a lot of self massage post birth...I got majorly engorged which hindered flow </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-milk-took-a-while-to-come-in#post-2781197 Sat, 21 Oct 2017 19:59:13 +0000 Banana330 2781197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same as @Mae: milk came in day 4 or 5 with both. But I had breastfeeding and supply issues with dd1 and no issues with dd2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-milk-took-a-while-to-come-in#post-2781195 Sat, 21 Oct 2017 19:55:44 +0000 Mae 2781195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>#1- 41w2d, induced and labored 18 hours, unplanned c-section, milk came in on day 5. </p> <p>#2- 39w5d, planned repeat c-section, milk came in on day 5. </p> <p>I thought it might take longer with #2 since I didn't labor and it was earlier.. but nope. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-milk-took-a-while-to-come-in#post-2781185 Sat, 21 Oct 2017 18:34:24 +0000 ShootingStar 2781185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With LO1 it took about a week. With LO2 it was 2 or 3 days. LO2 was a much more frequent nurser. The first hour we spent together she nursed the entire time. </p> <p>I think part of it getting quicker was that it was the 2nd baby and part because she did nurse more frequently and longer. When DS was born we had him circumcised and he spent 6 hours after that sleeping. We also had more visitors the first time, making it harder to nurse. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-milk-took-a-while-to-come-in#post-2781181 Sat, 21 Oct 2017 18:04:03 +0000 gingerbebe 2781181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ineebee: both kids born at exactly 39 weeks</p> <p>It took 6 days before I got milk with DS1. 4 days with DS2. </p> <p>I love formula. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-milk-took-a-while-to-come-in#post-2781168 Sat, 21 Oct 2017 15:37:32 +0000 kitty 2781168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I asked this exact question a while ago because I was so worried. First time my milk came in on day 6 or 7 (!) But this time round it was in within 48 hours. Such a relief. I had csections both times and the second was at 38 weeks so I think it was just that my body knew what to do. I hope yours is quicker this time too ☺ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-milk-took-a-while-to-come-in#post-2781165 Sat, 21 Oct 2017 15:24:22 +0000 Kemma 2781165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Much faster with my second (2-3 days vs 5-6) but my labour was much shorter (12 hours vs 30ish), less traumatic and "natural" plus my GD was well controlled as opposed to undiagnosed with my first baby.</p> <p>Have you thought about getting in touch with LLL or an IBCLC and talking to them about antenatal hand expression? It's always good to have a plan! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-milk-took-a-while-to-come-in#post-2781163 Sat, 21 Oct 2017 13:58:02 +0000 bhbee 2781163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For sure faster. It was easily 4 days with my first and like 1 with my second. Both born at term. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-milk-took-a-while-to-come-in#post-2781162 Sat, 21 Oct 2017 13:53:29 +0000 MsMini 2781162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There will always be some outliers/unusual circumstances but usually milk comes in faster with each baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-milk-took-a-while-to-come-in#post-2781160 Sat, 21 Oct 2017 13:35:49 +0000 KT326 2781160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1 was born at 37+5 and it took 5 days for my milk to come in. LO2 was born at 38+5 and my milk came in just over 48 hours after he was born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-milk-took-a-while-to-come-in#post-2781158 Sat, 21 Oct 2017 13:20:47 +0000 Truth Bombs 2781158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My milk came in much slower with my second child. It took 4 days with him. With my first my milk was in before I left the hospital. My first was born at 40+1 and my second was born at 37+6. So I think going early resulted in a longer wait for milk. So hopefully if you can make it closer to full term you'll have a shorter wait! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-milk-took-a-while-to-come-in#post-2781156 Sat, 21 Oct 2017 12:57:31 +0000 ineebee 2781156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With LO1, my milk took about 4-5 days to come in. (I was induced at 37.5w due to preeclampsia, and he had to be in the NICU for a week.) Now that #2 is on the way, I’m curious what others in a similar situation experienced with their 2nd.</p> <p>If it took a few days for yours to come in with #1, how did it compare with #2 and beyond? If there was a difference, do you think you can attribute it to anything in particular? </p>