Katie's story - Breastfeeding with hypoplasia/IGT

Hypoplasia or IGT is not often spoken about, but there are estimates that up to 1 in 10 of us have insufficient breast tissue to exclusively breastfeed. Katie found out that she was one of those people when she sought help after her son, Ezra, lost 11% of his birth rate in a matter of days. The advice she received from midwives and health visitors was conflicting and confusing, leading to Katie mixed feeding, taking Domperidone and trying triple feeding for a few weeks. It was only when Katie was able to come to terms with bottle feeding Ezra, and see breastfeeding not as a source of nutrition, but as a bonding experience, that they were able to settle into a more comfortable relationship. Ezra is now two years old and still happily nursing.

Resources - 

Making More Milk: The Breastfeeding Guide to Increasing Your Milk Production, 2nd Edition (lllgbbooks.co.uk) 

Essay on IGT by ABM breastfeeding counsellor Philippa Lomas - https://www.aims.org.uk/journal/item/igt#:~:text=Breastfeeding%20with%20Insufficient%20Glandular%20Tissue.%20ISSN%202516-5852%20(Online)%20To%20read

Finding Sufficiency: Breastfeeding with insufficient glandular tissue (lllgbbooks.co.uk)

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