Right I am on a mission and need your help MNs! I am 37 weeks with DC2. I attempted to breastfeed DD but it was a disaster. I dont want to go into it all but suffice to say I wasn't given support and its taken until now for me to get my head round it. In fact it was the most stressful part of having a baby for me. I have had a look at some NHS info on the net and now have some idea how to get the baby latched (DD never did this). Can I just check I have this right:
Baby facing you tummy to tummy
Bring baby to your nipple height
Encourage baby to open mouth taking in nipple and as much aerola (sp?) as possible from below nipple (his bit is key for me. I thought the baby was meant to have the whole nipple and aerola in its mouth which may explain why DD struggles ).
How do you hold the baby because they need some room for neck movement. I was thinking of cradling in one arm so their head is in the crrok of my arm with my arm supporting their back and hand on their bottom/legs. I am going to use pillows but is it worth me getting one of those bendy feeding pillows as well?
Do you just wait for them to finish and then try them on the other side or do you feed on one side to start with and then from the other side the next time?
How long can I expect a newborn to stay on the breast and how frequently?
With DD she never actually latched on even in the labour room. I was taken to the ward at about 10pm and didnt try and feed her again overnight as she didnt cry and I was (TBH) scared . Do you just wait for baby to cry or do you keep offering them the breast every couple of hours or so to get them started? The thing I found the most stressful with DD was as she wouldnt latch on she didnt actually feed for the first 36 hours (after which I dischardged myself and BF her).
I really need to get all this sorted before I have the baby as last time I was so unprepared and I cant rely on the staff at the hospital to help me as last time they were useless.
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