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@JessLC: @hilsy85: Thank you so much, you're really sweet. Honestly, the support on here is what is keeping me sane at the moment. I've booked an appointment with my doctor for next week to see if they will prescribe me something if the situation is still bad then, and I've emailed a private lactation consultant so I've made moves to get more help and I'm going to 'try' to calm down and enjoy my baby instead of being so upset and stressed. I'm going to try fit a dreamfeed in too to see if I can get her eating when she's not aware of it : )

@Kemma: Thank you! I'm much calmer today, I think knowing help is on its way is very reassuring. I've stopped pumping as she said she thought time after feeding was better spent resting, and I'm gobbling lactation cookies like there's no tomorrow. My breasts have felt fuller today so that has boosted my confidence. A hasn't fussed at all while feeding today, so we've had a happier family all round. We're weighing her diapers and I don't think she is having quite as much output as she should, but I'm sure the LC will be able to see what the problem is tomorrow, I suspect it's a combination of factors. One of the problems has been we can't do things like spend all day in bed and carrying her all the time, that would help improve breastfeeding, because she HAS to kick for her hips to improve, so I'm constantly trying to get her excited so she kicks like crazy, and often that means being on her back, not cuddled up to us. But today I've played with her loads and she's loved it, and tomorrow help is on its way, so fingers crossed we can get it all sorted : )

@Thehistoryofus: Ha I'm weighing them because I've been driving myself insaaane with worry so doing that helps me chill out : ) In all seriousness though she's having enough diapers but I was worried whether they were heavy enough, as I think they say six 'heavy' diapers, and we read to pour so many tbspns of water on a diaper, and that's how it should feel - so we weighed that as a benchmark. Some are heavy enough, some aren't. She is a very happy baby though, so smiley and giggly and fun so I'm not worried about her from that side of it. I'll just be so glad to have a LC come out and look at her and see whether it's all in my head or whether I do need help such as milk-boosting meds.

@MaisyMay: I'm in Canada so I'm not sure we have safeway... I've found actual flax seeds rather than meal... would they be okay?