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@Freckles: yes, I was nursing, nursing with sns and pumping around the clock until my milk came in. I never saw any colostrum.

My milk came in much faster with #2.

Both my babies were IUGR, the first left the hospital at 4 lbs 11 oz and no one ever brought up supplementing. My second left the hospital at 5 lbs 2 oz, but the nurses did ask us to give one bottle of formula at the hospital because she was only 37 weeks and her bilirubin was high, but that was the only formula she had. You know your child best, but you might be surprised how your second does without needing supplementation.

@Freckles: our pediatrician wasn't too worried about J because his levels were always borderline. he said it was because of breastmilk jaundice, but it was no reason to stop nursing him. it's really interesting reading these comments because with my experience with noelle - my hospital wanted to push formula on me as the first line of defense for jaundice without even giving me a chance to try other methods. i had to fight tooth and nail to pump and try only breastmilk first.

like you, i did feel pressure to "do things right" as a first time mom... but i guess because noelle always had a strong latch from the getgo, and didnt end up dehydrated.. i felt like we made the right choice by advocating for ourselves and countering the ped and nurses' recommendations to jump straight to formula. my colostrum was enough for her. do what feels right in your heart - every baby is so different - and as a second time mom, you're going to have a natural confidence that you didn't have with your first! i hope everything works out smoothly for you the second time around. the experience was a nightmare with noelle, but with jaren... it was smooth sailing even though both were diagnosed with jaundice.