Hello,
I have a 3 day old baby boy and am doing quite well with breastfeeding. We started straight away at the hospital where a very attentive midwife spent some time with me showing latching and positions. Straight away he was able to latch and off we went. Problem is he latches on and then sucks on for a minute or so before stopping, falling asleep. He got better last night and he would start sucking again if I shifted him slightly or blew on his face.
This morning my milk has come in and my boobs are very engorged. I have used flannels and massage which does help. He is still latching well but again only sucking for very short periods of time. He is also not settling into his moses basket after I have given him a little feed and he has fallen asleep at my breast. So I end up just holding him on my lap near my breast so he sleeps. If he wakes I feed him again but he just stops sucking very quickly.
I am worried he is not settling because he is hungry but he will only suck for such short times, I will be feeding him every 30 minutes!
Any tips or hints? I have tried blowing on his face, tickling his ears to wake him up. Am I getting it bad habits by letting him "snack" with this mini-feeds? I just don't know how to make him feed for long periods....On the other hand I think he is only 3 days old so I am pretty amazed he is latching like a champion and feeding at all!
Thanks!!
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emmyloo2 · 27/11/2010 13:12
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