Pregnant with dc2 and trying to decide whether to give bf a go this time round. I know things may be different this time but I'd like to try and better understand what went wrong last time.
So I tried with dc1 but only lasted 4 weeks due to the fact that he just wouldn't stay latched on - within a few seconds to a minute of latching on he would pull off the breast and cry and this didn't get any better throughout the 4 weeks. He didn't have tongue tie and there were no problems with the latch... except keeping him on the breast.
I am also concerned I didn't have enough milk. I know this is rare so I'm not sure if that was the problem but basically, my milk never came in the way you're told it will - I never felt "full up", was never sore and never experienced let down or even leaked. When I stopped bf after 4 weeks my milk dried up completely within 3 days and again, in these 3 days I never became engorged or needed to express to relieve it.
So can anyone shed any light on the problems I had with dc1 and advise how I may be able to avoid or manage them this time around?
I feel I need to be really prepared to bf if I am going to try it again as it took a lot out of me emotionally and I don't know at the moment if I want to go through all that again.
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PourquoiTuGachesTaVie · 17/06/2014 21:28
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