Is it too late at 12 weeks

[racheeeee]

My boy is 12 weeks and I was wondering if anyone thought it was too late to get him to breastfeed? He wouldn't latch on for ages, but I still try everyday. Lately he does latch on and has a few sucks, but stops and gets frustrated when nothing comes out. I squirt some milk into his mouth, but he loses interest too quickly.

Do you think its too late? I would love to be able to breastfeed him instead of express...

I think it's possible but you need a willing baby and to express loads including during the night. You should speak to an nct counsellor.

I should have mentioned that he is fed only ebm, so my supply is good

if you are still keeping up your supply with ebm then it is not too late

You may have to be patient though. The best time to get your baby to latch on is after lots of skin to skin contact so maybe after a bath and a bit of time spent playing together while you are drying him.

I am not a counsellor but there are MNers who are and who will be along soon I'm sure to give good advice.

You need tiktok, she will be around soon I am sure.

x

dd went through a phase of this at about 12 weeks after I gave her a few bottles too many. It's not quite the same as your situation because she had breastfed ok, and also my supply wasn't as great as it could have been.

But anyway these observations might help: I got her to bf again by spending a couple of days just feeding her for as long as I could - I found she would feed better for longer first thing in the morning and when she was a bit tired. I also found lying down feeding worked better because it reduced distractions (I'd feed her on the bed, with the lights fairly low other than a reading light. I got through a lot of books!)

well done for expressing for this long, btw - that takes determination!

no advice but well done for expressing for so long - great job

Not too late......I can't answer in detail as am busy but I can say this, that you need support and a dialogue with someone who knows what they are talking about. Any of the bf helplines should fit the bill. There is no 'one size fits all' solution to this - get talking :)