Bottle & Breastfeeding: Preschooler, Saline Drops

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Low- Milk Supply

Hello! I am the new mother of a beautiful 12 day old baby girl. In the hospital, she latched on wonderfully, and I thought breast feeding was going well, until I started to become concerned that my milk hadn't seemed to have come in after 4 days. When it finally did come in, I never became engorged. Long story short, we found out she was dropping weight rapidly, and it was surmised that my milk supply, at least presently, is much too low to provide enough nutrition for her, so I have been feeding her regularly with formula, and giving...