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@hischild1002 Wow you said that perfectly. It’s been a tough day since I originally posted this and I’m still rummaging through the comments. Yours is spot on. So much so, after today being so difficult, we just said f it and gave 2 oz of formula without stressing BF for our midnight feeding. We...

@dandydandelion Thank you, we will check those places out!

@inquiringmama Great info! I’m going to look into the hops tea and water. I looked at that post and those results are incredible! Thanks again for your help.

@wolflarsen Great advice, thanks!

Update: WOW I did not expect all the incredible comments and advice. Thank you ALL for your kind words, support, encouragement, and insight. As of now, my wife was able to full breast feed for the late morning/lunch time feeding. HUGE win. He stayed latched for about 30 minutes between both...

@kimosabe2019 Great info, thank you!

@melanieg Yes, we believe it was the dehydration because it hasn’t come back since we’ve loaded her up it’s fluids and food. He usually turns into what we call a “limp fish” when he’s full. All relaxed, arms and hands out/open, basically an 8lb sack of potatoes haha. He tightens up when...

@ontheway27 Yes, this trench is deep and muddy. But, we are pushing through it. Thank you very much for your comment. You helped ease my mind and provide additional light (as with all the other comments too) and I need to make sure we don’t overdo it and suffer repercussions on the backend. I...

@ontheway27 This is great, never thought of it that way.

@foley33 I’m going to look into the Legendary supplements and I think we will stop the fenugreek and tried other routes since it seems to be 50/50. The last thing we want is to worsen the situation. And yes, a LC is next on the list. Thank you for your advice!

@annjro Yes, she is! Since upping her stool softener before surgery in preparation, she’s been more regular than before the baby. Believe it or not, my wife did the full c section with 0 pain meds. Only Tylenol and Aleve. No opioids in her spinal either. She’s one tough cookie.

@stacymom2son That’s awesome! Congratulations on rounding the corner and being able to EBF for so long. We met one in the hospital, but not since discharge. Meeting with another one is going to be on the priority list. Nope, baby has actually been gaining pretty well. Was only 12oz under...

@conspiracy_center Yes certainly! Just like right now, baby woke up to feed, wife’s breasts were soft, tried to BF anyways, baby unlatched after a few minutes and cried, gave him supplemental formula, wife pumped, and I changed baby and rocked him back to sleep. We shall rinse and repeat in a...

@jmbosh Great tips. I tend to be the optimist and she, the pessimist. I do my best to keep the conversation moving forward in the right direction and encourage laughter and upbeat thoughts. But sometimes, when someone is in the trenches, nothing you say can get them out. You just have to stand...

@belovedruth Yes, we will be starting oats for breakfast in the morning! Thank you for the advice!

Hello all. Long post ahead. This is on breastfeeding, low milk supply, formula as a backup, and feeling depressed and anxious all while doing it. As I type this, my wife and our 8 day old LO are currently sleeping (finally) after a brutal 36 hour stretch of minimal sleep so I apologize for...