Dejavu with some breastfeeding issues. Please help my sanity!!!!

[dublindee]

DS2 is 8 days old.
I have had my milk come in and for the first 4-5 days apart from the whole sleep issue he was feeding very well.
With DS1 I had problems with getting him latched on and positioning but seemed to have these totally cracked with DS2.

Eh, WRONG!

Since yesterday he refuses to latch properly to my right breast (left is fine) and will "snack" intermittently for a few sucks then come off.
As a result my breast is very full and very tender.
I really don't want to formula feed as I was bullied into this by the HV last time and want to give DS the best start possible.

Any advice on what to do?

I tried hand expressing into a bottle tonight but he went nuts and didn't seem too enamoured with the teats!

[Quootiepie]

Well, I wouldn't worry as many people BF from just one breast. Express off the one he wont take just so you dont get engorged. Have you tried feeding him coming from the other side? So he is lying the same way as he would (presuming) to feed from left, but hes feeding from your right? Sort of under your arm.

xXx Oh, you can always give some EBM in a cup, or lid, or spoon ~ apparently they lap it like cats xXx

[dublindee]

just worried about expressing if he's not gonna like the bottles, also will it effect him taking the breast?

[dublindee]

bump

[bctmum]

Try a different position - lying down is great for resting.