No Breast Milk After C Section

Women who give birth via c section are statistically less likelyto breastfeed.

No breast milk after c section. The most progressive hospitals are even giving moms the opportunity to breastfeed right after their c section while they re still in the operating room. Your milk may come in anywhere from day 2 to day 6 usually around days 2 3. Women who give birth naturally or via cesarean have the same hormonal shift that prompts a woman s breasts to start producing milk.

Different factors can affect the production of breast milk. C s will not affect milk supply but i had very little milk for the first 2 to 3 months after giving birth. Your breast milk will come after a c section between two to six days after delivery.

Your body produces colostrum which is all that your baby needs in the first hours and days of life. Start breastfeeding as soon as possible after your c section. So does delivering via a cesarean negatively affect a women s breast milk supply.

And yes i have heard that c section moms are more likely to have lactation problems than vaginal deliveries because the body didn t go through the process of releasing all of the hormones during birth so it can affect your milk coming or not coming in. My milk took 5 to 6 days to come in after c section and even then it was very little. If you can t breastfeed right away ask to hold your baby skin to skin.

If you have an epidural or spinal anesthesia you ll be awake so you may be able to breastfeed right away. In fact some hospitals encourage skin to skin contact right after delivery of the baby followed by breastfeeding once mom is stable in. You can breastfeed immediately after the c section is done.

By 5 months i had a ton i guess everyone is different and it takes a long time for some people to ramp up their supply. If your milk is slow coming in try not to worry but put baby to breast as often as possible and stay in contact with your lactation consultant so she can monitor how baby is doing. The short answer is no.