Ds was ebf until 18 weeks, when we introduced one bottle a day. That one bottle became 4 over a period of about 4 weeks where feeding became a nightmare with ds refusing to feed properly from me , lots of crying from both of us etc. he had been very slow gaining weight and I think he was very hungry and impatient. Now at 30 weeks his latch just isn't right..... It looks ok from the outside, but his action just doesn't feel right, and its taking him longer to get the let down, and sometimes he goes on my left and doesn't get a let down for a few minutes, the is if he will stay on for that long. He is currently on a mixture of ff and ebm by bottle, and I offer him the breast about 5 times a day, mainly at sleep or wake up times as this is when he is most willing to bf. if he is too awake he is too interested in what's going on around him.
Do you think he is losing his ability to latch? Is this common for mixed fed babies? Is there anything I can do? He will take water or formul from a sippy cup, but not much volume. When I express I can always get milk out, so I know it's not dried up. Thank you and happy Boxing Day .
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6.5 mo losing ability to latch?
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smk84 · 26/12/2012 20:06
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