Hi, I'm currently struggling with bf.
Ds was born on Thursday at 36 weeks.
We struggled to bf in the hospital however he did manage to latch a few times.
I've been expressing and bottle feeding whilst still trying to get him to feed.
Last night he latched on and fed for 20 minutes! Yay!
Over night we struggled again as my milk has come in with a vengeance and my boobs are rock hard.
Tried to feed him throughout the day today but he just wants to sleep. He woke for a feed about 11am and struggled for about 30 minutes before I gave him a bottle.
I then tried to wake him around 2pm but he was having none of it!
At around 4 I expressed so my boobs weren't so hard and attempted to wake ds but he wouldn't wake so I bottle fed again. He started to wake by the end but I couldn't breastfeed as the milk had filled up again!
Anyone with helpful hints or tips?
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HarrysMummy17 · 25/04/2016 23:22
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