Hoping someone can offer some advice. My dd is 6 weeks old & I've been EBFing her for the last 5 weeks (she was in SCBU for 10 days & tube fed for 7 of those days). When she latches on, it is rare that I can actually feel her sucking & drawing down the milk; most of the time it's almost as if she's chewing on the areola (she's definitely feeding though as I can hear her swallowing & her cheeks are rounded). Only thing is BF feels uncomfortable from the chewing sensation (it's not actually painful though). She's putting on weight (8oz)/wk & has plenty of wet & pooey nappies. Can anyone tell me if this is normal or not? I've had my latch checked & apparently all seems fine but I'm worried that I don't always feel her sucking.
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Can't feel baby sucking
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applecrumple · 25/10/2012 21:04
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