Home Forums Induced Lactation aka Adoptive Breastfeeding Medical Interventions to Induce Lactation/Increase Milk Supply Baby here -- how to increase supply???

I am interested in this video (which I have seen before). They show the doctor poking in the tubing from a lactation aid but my issue is that that tubing is far stiffer than the Lact Aid tubing. Has anyone had success in being able to accomplish this with Lact Aid tubing?
Also www.lowmilksupply.org has some interesting stuff on supplementing wherein they suggest offering a small supplement first and having baby finish at the breast to prevent them finishing early when the flow lessens and start looking around for the supplement.
I think supplementing (often very neccessary in this case) is tricky and there are many schools of thought on the process. Nipple confusion is one issue but flow preference is often a greater one.

I think it is 5m French tubing which should be similar to the lact-aid tubing. It is used to make your own lactation device. You just must hold the lact-aid tube up close get it in the mouth and then thread it in.

I never could do it with the lact-aid. The lact-aid is to soft and just curled up under her lip. Where would some one get the french tube that needed it???

Nona you are supposed to be able to get it at Medical Supply stores. Ours here is called Norco.

hmm never heard that one before

HI Ladies,
My baby arrived as well and is feeding like a champ, although i am supplementing stored BM with bottle ( dr.Browns slow flow) she likes both breast and bottle. she eats 6 oz a day more than I can produce. she was born 7lbs 7 oz, AND in 3 weeks has gained 1.1 so she now weighs 8.6. I breast feed on demand, i use the lactaid tube successfully too. I let her latch on, then i slip it in the side. i lift her cheek and slip it in up toward the roof of her mouth, a bit at a time until i see the milk being sucked. For the lact-aid I use a bottle without the nipple, and position it between my breasts; tucked in between what ever top I'm wearing, usually a breast feeding bra or top.
In the three weeks that I've been BF my baby, my supply has increased, but the baby grew and her demand has increased too, so I'm still not producing enough. i pump when ever i can after feedings and try and feed as much as possible on the boob.
I'm hoping to "catch up" with her needs, but if i don't I'm ok with it too, since she is getting lot of milk from me and that's enough for immunity protection.
Gosh it would be nice to be able to exclusively BF her.....
But, I'm gratedful for what i have and it seems to be increasing.

Marica.

Marica it sounds like you are doing great. I used the lact-aid in a bottle too but flipped a nipple upside down and fed the tube through then tightened the ring down. That way I didn't have to worry about spills.

sounds like your doing great. Yup... I still use the bottle adapter with olivia

thanks Laurie, im going to try the upside down nipple trick,
Marica

you are welcome. You may need to make a small slit in it if it is too tight.