Hi I'm a newbie on mumsnet and a first time mum of a three week baby. I've been breastfeeding excusively but having trouble which is really undermining my confidence as a mum.
My little boy has a new habit of pulling on me toward the end of a feed. Yet if I take him off thinking he needs winding or is done he does his hungry face or starts rooting so I stick him back on. Only for him to suckle a couple of times then start pulling and grunting again. Now I feel like i can't read my baby anymore - is he hungry? If he wants to comfort suck, why is he pulling? A couple of times I've broken down in tears thinking my boobs are rubbish and I have no milk (sadly I go and check to find that there is)
I'm seeing a BF counsellor soon as I think his latch is wrong(he won't open wide - not sure if having a bottle in special care before we'd established feeding is relevant?) but wondered if anyone had similar experiences? My hubbie is knackered from taking baby in the night to check if hungry (I.e. Does he cry for food) and I can't put baby to sleep anymore. I feel a failure.
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Breastfeeding help - new mum
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Igglybuff · 24/10/2009 08:07
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24/10/2009 09:23
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24/10/2009 09:25
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