Urge I really thought I'd find bfing easier this time..... My DD was bf until 15 months, but it was a real slog. I have flat nipples and massive boobs and was torn to shreds in the early days and weeks of bf. I truly hated it until about two months in when she got a bit bigger and it got a bit easier. Then went through two bouts of mastitis and a bit of biting around 12 months but she self weaned in the end and I was so proud of myself.
Fast forward to now. DS was born on Sat and went straight to the boob. I noticed quite a prominent tongue tie and had trouble stuffing enough nipple in, so am cracked and sore on both sides. One was so bad I had a blood blister that kept bursting. Got an urgent referral for the tongue tie and it was snipped yest. The hospital advised I rest the sore nipple, just hand expressing for 12 hours which I did. We then had an awful night. DS was in a state and fed/suckled voraciously (not really sleeping for most of the night). I persevered and managed to get him to sleep a couple of times for about an hour so am pretty tired. Nipple was looking better so we had a go on it this morning and DS wouldn't latch on. He would half-heatedly suckle, but without achieving suction and then come off wailing. This went on all day and eventually I begged the midwife to come and see us. She couldn't get him on either or calm him down, so suggested expressing and feeding him, getting him down for a nap and then that would break the cycle.
It hasn't. He still won't latch, so I'm downstairs expressing wondering what on earth to do. Last time I really fought to bf, but this time I have DD to think of too and she's so upset by all this and neglected and I don't know whether it might be easier to move on to formula to give her some stability back.
So I guess I want to know:
If you've struggled twice, was persevering worth it? Or if you've bf your first and bottle fed your second, what was your experience?
Thank you (sorry for the essay)
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OhPuddleducks · 08/11/2013 20:25
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