Hi - I just had my second baby. It's only been 2 years but I am a bit out of practice at feeding a newborn. I'm finding it really difficult to get the latch right. I know what it should look like but she won't open her mouth wide when it is close to the nipple. She'll do a lovely big yawny gape if she's lying down - so I pick her up and try to position her (cross cradle seems to be the easisest at the moment) and she will only open her mouth a little bit or open it wide and shove her hands in so I can't get her on.
When I do get her on properly she often lets go of quite a bit of areola after just a few sucks. It is not painful for me but I do notice some flattening of the nipple when I unlatch her if she hasn't got very much in her mouth.
She is getting some milk for sure as she does wee and poo regularly.
What I do to try and get her to open her mouth is to express a few drops so she can smell it and then hold her nose-to-nipple in the cross-cradle position. Also stroke her cheeks and chin.
Any other tips?? Thanks in advance.