DS is 6.5 wks old. We've been breastfeeding since birth and have had moderate success, but I'm still having latch issues. I was able to get a good latch when I went to a breastfeeding support group on Tuesday this week but don't seem able to replicate it at home. Yesterday we did a skin to skin day, but I just can't seem to get it right, and both DS and I are getting increasingly frustrated!
I just can't seem to get him to tip his head back when he goes nose to nipple, so the latch is quite shallow. I have a very plentiful milk supply, so he is still getting lots of milk and gaining weight well, but the poor latch means that my nipples are constantly slightly sore, feeding is uncomfortable (although not really painful after the first minute or so), and takes a really long time - about 1.5 hrs!
I'm feeling sleep deprived and quite tearful at the moment as its really getting to me that I don't seem able to feed him to the point where he is really satisfied - you know that lovely 'drunk on milk' look they get? He feeds to sleep, but then when I go to put him down he wakes and starts making feeding cues again.
Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated.
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zippyrainbowbrite · 06/09/2013 18:48
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