DS was ebf, thought it was going ok though he was feeding for hours and hours. HV weighed him last week and he's not put on much weight and has massively dropped on the weight chart. She thought maybe tongue tie and she advised topping up with formula. I did not want to but my concerns for his weight outweighed my desire to ebf so started using formula as well. Saw a consultant last week and yes he had tongue tie so she snipped it.
Now however he is really fussing when I put him on my breast till he is screaming, kicking and arching his back. He is clearly very frustrated but there is milk there.
I'm just so stressed out by it all, my back and shoulders are agony. I want to carry on breast feeding but I also have a toddler who's been rather neglected these past 8 weeks and I just can't spend all day in bed with baby.
I see other mums effortlessly popping their babies on the breast for a quick 10 min feed and am so jealous. Any advice on how to get him to stop regecting my boobs? I've tried expressing but it takes even longer and I get very little off.
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8 week old refusing breast, at the end of my tether. Pls help!
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MoreGilmoreGirls · 12/09/2016 20:27
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