DD was born at 35+6 & spent a week in scbu due to low blood sugars, jaundice & was tube fed initially then moved to bottle feeding. I started expressing colostrum after my EMCS & started building up a supply.
I really wanted her to come home established on BF, however she was sleepy & a poor feeder - she'd almost lost. 10% of her body weight. I roomed in the night before to really concentrate on getting it established, but she wasn't BF much & I was constantly topping up with EBM. I panicked at the thought of her being re admitted & concentrated mostly on bottle-feeding EBM to keep her weight up.
Since we've been home, she's not really interested in BF. The unit supplied nipple shields & I've also tried without, but she doesn't latch on & either gets irate or falls asleep. There is no milk in the shield, so she's not drawing milk off the breast.I've tried giving a bit of EBF 1st, or feeding 1/2 way through. Also tried at every feed & stepping back by having a bit of time not trying.
The unit have been very supportive of BF & I've had lots of good, consistent advice, including from their feeding clinic advisor & home visits from the outreach nurses.
But I'm now at the point where I am so fed up expressing, not making progress & neglecting my 4 year old as I'm spending all day feeding, expressing etc.
I need to make a decision about whether I continue. Or just switch to formula. Any advice?
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Baby won't feed from me: on the point of giving up
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lotsofcheese · 10/05/2013 20:20
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