Breastfeeding

[SteakChips]

I've just recently given birth and little one is lazy to latch but also have flat nipple - midwifes been so helpful and people who trained with breastfeeding. I've been expressing my milk and it's slowly coming. However I've been experiencing shivering- I go cold and then endless shivers. I know it's not an infection as I'm on antibiotics as I had surgery. Just wondering if anyone else had these and when will it stop?

[shouldistop]

I had this both times within the first week of giving birth. Think it's just hormonal.

For your nipples look up lanisoh latch assist.

[SteakChips]

@shouldistop Thank you - it was the first night I didn’t have them which was good.

Thank you for the recommendation, I have this and no matter have quick or hard they go back in lol.

[Somethingsnappy]

Yes, it's usually just called milk fever. It settles down eventually.

Is your little one struggling to latch because of the flat nipples? Would nipple shields help to begin with? What have the people who have supported you so far suggested about this?

[shouldistop]

Have you had a tongue tie practitioner check the baby over?

www.tongue-tie.org.uk/find-a-practitioner/

[Flappityflippers1]

Hey,

I use nipple shields to latch my 4 week old, I have the MAM ones - they work a treat!

Also, has LO been checked for tongue tie?

I’m sure you have anyway, but have you tried latching him after you’ve pumped for a few mins to draw your nipple out?

[Disneymum1993]

I had to use nipple shields with my last son for first 3 months they helped his latch it's was because I had reoccurring mastitis. After 3 months he was able to feed without them and still does now at nearly two.

[Rootsmanouvre]

Congratulations on your baby.

Shivers are fine as long as you don’t have pain/flu like symptoms which could be mastitis.

I have flat nipples, one is inverted. The midwife wrote “flat nipples” in big red writing on my notes, didn’t realise they were especially flat before that.

I used shields both times (& expressed bottles with prem DC2) and within a few weeks and with the help of the latch assist they both got it properly. They’re not lazy, they are tired, being born is hard work. Both of mine were jaundiced too which made them very very sleepy, DC2 was awake for an hour a day, if that, for the first fortnight! Once they become more alert it became much easier for me.

[SteakChips]

@Rootsmanouvre Thank you. So he finally latched and my nipple worked as I also used shield to help but then my milk dried up. Also I swop my blood thinners injections to tablets as no longer breastfeeding. The weird things is, my breast started tingling and now my milk come back in (ffs) but can’t give it to him as I’m on tablets.