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Why are the first 2 weeks so important when it comes to breastfeeding? In the first 2 weeks a lot is going to happen. Your baby’s going to lose weight, gain weight, you’ll go from having practically no milk, to having a lot of milk, and this is when you establish the prolactin receptor sites in your breasts.

Just picture if 10 of us have cell phones and there are only four plugs, six of those cell phones are going to die. That’s exactly what happens with prolactin receptor sites; if they don’t get set up in the first 2 weeks they die. Your brain controls how much milk you make, so moms who do not put the baby on the breasts in the first 2 weeks, and do lots of formula supplementation without pumping, have a real hard time down the line boosting their milk supply.

If you can give me (and your baby) 2 weeks of your life to establish your milk supply, get through the hardest stage, regain your baby’s birth weight, and push through any issues, you have a very good chance to be successful at breastfeeding for as long as you want to.