2 weeks old - possible to return to breast?

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Sorry for the long post!

I started expressing when in hospital as my DS wouldn't close his mouth easily when going to the breast and would get very stressed out. My supply was initially very good, and I was happy to continue expressing when we got home, topping up with formula if needed.
I've tried putting him to the breast a few times in the week we've been home but the same keeps happening, so worked up and upset that he starts shaking and screaming.
I'm wondering if it would be too late to go back to breast feeding and if anyone has any tips etc on getting him to close his mouth. Latch and feeding we're always good once he got there, but was taking 15-20 mins to do so. Expressing is becoming quite tiring, especially when trying to go out (breast feeding in public is ok - whipping out a pump not so much ) but also my supply is not increasing and I'm having to use a lot more formula than I'd like. Any help would be great fully received!!

Does ds drink from bottle fine?

I had latching problems with dd, a bf advisor recommended using nipple shield then that was it, we were off. I found the Mandela (I think that's the name, available mc boots ect) the most comfortable as they come in a variety of sizes. Used them until dd lost interest which was when she started weaning, about 5 months.

Have you googled for lactation consultant in your area - or a local fb bf group might know one. Personal face to face help might work. Good luck. Keep offering.

You have every chance of success with such a youn baby. Your hormone levels will still be very high and your baby will still have a strong rooting reflex.

Please do contact a breastfeeding specialist, NCT, La Leche League or a lactation consultant. They will be able to talk you through this problem in great detail to help find a solution.

I agree that this would be easier with the help of a lactation consultant. There are different approaches that you can use but you really need to sort out why baby is struggling to make the initial latch. Have you thought about a baby moon ie spending a couple of days in bed with baby so that yo have lots of skin to skin contact. Look up biological nurturing in which baby crawls to breast and attaches himself. This may work really well for boosting your supply. As you probably realise, baby needs to be at the breast to stimulate your milk production.
Otherwise many mums like to use a sns system but I would try and get baby's latch sorted first.

You could also try rebirthing.

Thanks everyone! Glad to hear it is possible!
Yes he feeds fine from a bottle, and I'm happy to keep combining if this is best for him, just finding timings difficult when out and need to express. In a perfect world I'd love to do both!
I'm definitely going to search for a local lactation consultant and look into nipple shields. We did spend a few days doing skin to skin etc in bed, but the latching became so stressful for him I was getting concerned it was not best for him, screaming, shaking and taking 20+ mins to latch, never getting much better.
Off to google

I didn't have a major problem as such but sometimes baby was just crying and not latching so I sat leaning against the headboard in cradle hold and rocked side to side with her mouth at the breast and as she calmed down a bit from the rocking she latched on.

Hopefully you have luck with a lc