hello
my third DC is 4 days old and i am really struggling with breast feeding him.
I managed to BF my first two but it wasn't plain sailing....i mixed fed my son pretty soon as i genuinely was totally unprepared for the reality of BF in first fee weeks and thought I was doing something wrong.
my daughter had silent reflux which was hard. both had dummies within days which made things easier for me but in hindsight made BF harder.
so, with my third DC i felt determined to give it my best shot. but i am really struggling. he was over 9 pounds and since 24 hours old he has wanted to feed continuously ...really. 4 hours one night, 6 the second and last night literally all night.
if he comes off asleep i pop him in his Moses basket and he is screaming looking for food within 5 mins. he is very content whilst feeding and midwife thinks his latch is fine.
it's just the same in the day. he literally feeds/ doses at breast all day and screams for food when taken off.
I just don't know what to do. I had hoped not to give him a dummy for a couple of weeks to establish milk supply but i feel desperate.
DH is back at work next week and I have no idea how I will get the DC to school etc... currently i am timetabling loo breaks.
I've read lots saying it's like this for 6 weeks?? Help.
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krisskross · 30/04/2017 16:57
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