Your milk will come in. IT took a full 5-7 days for mine to come in but boy when it did I was one milky momma. I had an emergency c-section for my twins at 33.5 weeks. And I nursed them exclusively for a year and just did child led weaning a month or so ago a little after they turned 2. Leaking is NOT an indication of how much milk you will have, so don't stress.

what did you do for the 5-7 days when your milk was not in?

Don't worry. Your milk will come in. Once the placenta is detached it signals the milk to start. I didn't leak either.

I started with skin to skin contact as soon as we could and asked for lactation support immediately in the hospital. Made all the difference. You should be fine.

I didn't have a c/s, and I didn't leak before I had my babies. My milk came in on day 7 with all 3 of my babies. 2 of my babies were totally fine with the colostrum I had during that time, but one of my babies did get supplemented with formula during that time. I don't think most women have to wait as long as I did for my milk, and most babies don't need supplementing.

I pumped and pumped and pumped. Because the girls were early and in NICU neither one had the ability to latch. Abby had a nasogastric tube at first too. They require so little at first and you will have colostrum, which is very thick and nutrient dense. I didn't have the option to nurse right away since they were whisked to NICU, but the sooner they are at your breast the better. And what I didn't have, or couldn't pump, we supplemented. It wasn't a lot and once my milk came in we never needed formula again. many women don't need it at all. It was interesting to see how on the first day I pumped maybe a 1/4 oz total at a session, then it became 1 oz, then up and up I was so excited the first time I filled up one of those tiny 3 oz containers. Then I remember waking up thinking um, ow and had these gigantic boobs! Once my milk came in I easily pumped 12-16 oz at a session, once or twice I even went closer to 24-26 oz. If you are determined to nurse, you can! definitely push the nurses to let you nurse, unless there is a medical reason to not have the baby with you, and use the lactation consultant. Mine was a lifesaver.

I had a c-section and nursed without a problem. I never leaked before the baby was here. From what my doctor said, most women don't leak. You're milk normally comes in between 5-7 days, but before that you'll have colostrum, which is just fine for the baby while your milk is coming. Be sure to speak to the lactation consultant at the hospital, but don't stress. Lots of us moms have been in this situation and it works out just fine.

Make sure you pump at least 8-10 times a day, even in the middle of the night, i f you have a c-s, for a good 10-15 minutes each breast....You may start looking into buying or renting a pump, in case. And a c-s is a real bitch...try to avoid it if you can....

I had a crash c-s with #3 , and the first 2 weeks, bb could not eat anything anyway. I would set my alarm, and get up, and pump, all the time. The more you pump, the more often you pump, the more you will make!

Try to have a lactation consultant now..Maybe there is one at the hospital? If not, it is good to have one for back-up, just in case. Ideally, somebody you know before you have your baby.

And remember, your determination is one half of the equation. If you make up your mind to bf, than most likely you will succeed. If you think that you will fail, if you agree that they "supplement" with formula...then your baby may well end up on formula long-term. Every time you give formula, you fail to stimulate your breasts to produce milk, and your supply will further dwindle. It is a vicious cycle...

it did take 4 to 5 days for my milk to come in for both babies however I did have to supplement even tho I didnt want to because they both lost over a pound. and i had a c-s good luck!

I had a c-section at 40 weeks and the hardest part of BFing was positioning baby when they wouldn't let me sit up for the first 12 hours or so. After that - smooth sailing. Milk came in WITH A VENGEANCE.

I remember this one older nurse who made me laugh. She said "I'm not worried about you, honey, you've got enough milk in there for 3 or 4 babies."

Your body will know it's time to start, and remember, it's a supply and demand business. Keep up the demand (through feeding or pumping) and the supply will follow.