ismarah
breathe in, breathe out. repeat.
and tomorrow please get Emily checked for tongue tie.
bf is NOT at all easy in the beginning, try not to get frustrated.
you need time, practice, patience and in a few days/weeks it will become second nature to both you and baby, so much you will literally be able to do it in your sleep (if you decide to feed in bed - my favourite way of bf!
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And one more thing, I can't link, but please find "Priscilla Dunstan Baby Language - Oprah Show" on YouTube.
her advice and knowledge is invaluable!
she figured out that babies make different sounds depending on whether hungry, tired, need burping, have tummy pain or skin discomfort (cold/hot/wet etc) and that these cries can be identified.
So you no longer need to randomly try everything or overfeed a tired infant.
just listen to what type of sound they make and act accordingly.
it really works. DD was a very windy baby and would not sleep until I helped her burp.
I swear I had to burp her for 10 - 15 mins many times, and I once had DH, DM & MIL all breathing down my neck, nagging me just to feed her already, but I said no, she is not hungry, she needs to burp. I could hear the "Eh, eh, eh" sound very clearly.
and what do you know, she did a luscious burp and immediately her eyes were closing. by the time I reached the cot she was dozing off and slept for hours (aged 8 weeks or so)
And I was victorious and felt like Mother Bloody Nature.
I observed DD, I listened to what she was "telling" me and did what she needed.
problem solved.
so please take a look on YouTube (and get your DH to watch it as well). you might be trying to feed Emily at times she doesn't need feeding but something else - and that's very frustrating for all involved.
hth and I'm not confusing you.
And remember babies are always fussier in the evening and need feeding even more than in the day.