Hi, I have a few things I've been wondering about with breastfeeding and wondered if any of you could ahead some light on it for me.
DD is 18 days and I have had some difficulty bfing her. Long story short she has a v. Lazy latch but will suck with a shield. At day 6 she had severe jaundice and no wet nappies for 2 days. The midwife suggested I express and top her up with ebm and it was all going well. Jaundice cleared, loads of nappy activity and weight gain.
So I want to wean her off top ups and reduce my expressing (I was doing it 5-6 times a day) as DH is back at work and it's too much. But DD isn't too keen on the idea. She'll happily feed from me, but she'll munch for 3 mins and sleep so I take her off then she wants back on 2 mins later. So this is where I want to top her up, but that's not going to break the cycle. She just doesn't seem to be able to settle.
As I type she's fed 4.35-4.45, 5-5.15, 5.25-5.30, 5.35-5.40, 5.50-5.55. Is this normal? If it'll take an hour and a half then that's fine, but I just worry she's not satisfied feeding from me.
Also, she get hiccups and wind A LOT! Is this normal? She gets really upset by it and with the wind she curls her legs in a ball and goes red til she trumps. MW and GP say it's normal but I had seeing her cry out.
And help would be appreciated.
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cockermum85 · 14/03/2017 17:59
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