Hi this is for my sis and myself, my baby is now a year and about four months old and i have no more breast milk though about a month ago i could get a drop or two when i squeezed my nipple. I dont have much privacy or alone time to stimulate myself and my sister wants me to double in to help her breastfeed her newborn baby when she is not around. Is there a way i can restart my breastmilk? with the limited time i have alone and the limited amount of money as well. If anyone can help me i would be very greatful, i wouldnt mind giving my own baby more breastmilk if she wants it, shes drinking regular milk now though. So if anyone can possibly help i really do need it. My sis is 19 years old and shes haveing a pre mature baby i am sure because she smokes, its a baby boy and i dont know how big it will be because shes not haveing him yet, shes dialated 1 centameter right now and shes out walking around and not in the hospital because her medical decided to change her docter in the last week of her pregnancy. Sorry if i got off topic so if anyone has a way to help me start to produce breastmilk again, even if i need to borrow something to stimulate my breasts all i know is i need a way. Please and thanks.

J_9

Why can't your sister breastfeed and pump her milk so that the baby can have breastmilk while she is away. I'm sorry, just the idea of you breastfeeding your nephew, or providing the milk, is somewhat creepy to me.

So, she smokes, that doesn't necessarily mean she is going to have a premature baby. I deliver full term babies every night to women who are considered heavy smokers. Now, the baby may be a little small, but she may still go to term.

The only problem she'll probably have would be a baby going through nicotine withdrawals.

HeatherP

I know it is a bit weird, i can also tell her to do that for herself. I was also wondering about something, she is going to have her baby, shes in labor already and the baby is a month early. But the doctor had said something about her placenta, said it looked like it was removeing from her walls or somthing. It has a name for it i just dont know it, but the nurse told my mother that my sis and her baby could die from it.

J_9

If your sister wants to breastfeed, let her do it. This is not your responsibility.

Now, did the doctor call it an abruption?

DoulaLC

You can certainly relactate without having to actually put the baby to your own breast. While baby would work best at stimulating a milk supply, not everyone would be comfortable with that.
If your nephew is born prematurely, offering breastmilk can be one of the most beneficial things for him.
Encourage your sister to get started as soon after birth as she is able to. She should plan on nursing him very frequently, or perhaps using an alternative feeding method if the breastfeeding alone is too much for him at first (will depend on whether or not he truly is premature and how he is doing).
If you wanted to provide some breastmilk yourself, you can start pumping now on a regular basis each day to stimulate production. It would be a commitment, and can take a bit of time, but odds are you would be able to produce some to put in the freezer for her to use once in awhile.
Hopefully the hospital or birthing center she goes to will have some good lactation support available to help her out with getting off to a good start.
If the placenta was known to be prematurely seperating, they would have her in the hospital if they were at all concerned.

HeatherP

Well the baby was born pre maturely and they did say it looked to be an abruption, though she is fine now, i believe the doctor said she had toximia(sp?) while in labor and she didnt get to the hospital until she was dialated 9cm and about to have the baby, she refused to go in for her testing before she had her baby and she never went for her check ups. she didnt even have a doctor when she went to the hospital and i dont have much privacy or a pump and also she cant breastfeed because she tested positive for something and shes to afraid it would go to the baby through the breastmilk

DoulaLC

I'm not sure how she knew she was having a boy or already a centimeter dilated if she hadn't seen any doctors during pregnancy, maybe some information is missing out of the picture, but regardless, what did she test positive for? She may or may not still be able to breastfeed if she really wanted to.
If you wanted to help out you could still see about relactating, but the only way if you can't use a pump would be to put baby to breast. If you don't have privacy to pump you likely won't for actual breastfeeding either....and it is a commitment, so it sounds like you would not be comfortable with that in your current situation.
I'm glad to hear your sister and her baby are doing well. Hope she gets plenty of rest and enjoys her new little boy!