DS is 3 days old. BFd no problem within an hour of delivery, but after that found it very painful. I asked the midwife for help, she checked the latch and said it was fine, so I persevered. By the evening of day 1 the pain was so bad I went back to the midwives at my local MLU (not where I gave birth due to a problem, so different midwives). They said he wasn't latched properly and spent loads of time with me, and things seemed to improve. Feeding was still a problem but after the initial strong sucks I could just about bare it and it did seem to be getting better. Then yesterday (afternoon of day 2) DS had a mammoth cluster feed - on and off for a good three hours. After that things just went down hill - DS seemed less and less satisfied after each feed until in the early hours of this morning when I really struggled to latch him on at all, and when I finally managed it he pulled off after a couple of sucks. I think he could feel me tense when he latched. He just cried and cried like his heart would break and in desperation I gave him some formula. He wolfed it down and slept properly for the first time since we got home from the hospital. Up until now he's only slept when either me or DH has hold of him, meaning only one of us could sleep at a time. We actually managed to put him in his cot this morning.
I feel like a complete failure. I so desperately wanted to BF him but the pain is so bad it takes my breath away just to move at the moment. I feel so guilty I can't provide for him. Is there any way at all I'll be able to get him back on the breast after my nipples heal, or will my supply have gone by then? My milk came in over night which hasn't helped matters as I'm very swollen.
In hindsight I probably should have called the midwives last night but in the early hours of the morning, screaming newborn and sleep deprived I wasn't thinking straight and panicked. We have an appointment this afternoon but I'm really worried about what I'll be told.
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LetThereBeCupcakes · 25/01/2013 09:07
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