Help with newborn please. Fed older daughter for 2.5 years but don’t recall things being so difficult to begin with!
Baby number 2 born just after 7pm Wednesday, c-section. Latched and fed well night of birth. Since then it’s been very variable. Doing skin to skin but baby just sleeps in skin to skin and is awake and screaming when not- no in between!
The issue is that she wakes up and immediately begins rooting, and becomes frantic within seconds. Spits out breast. If latches will suck frantically for a minute or so and then stop and scream some more. I have some milk but not properly in yet- no let down/engorgement. Has had 2-3 wet nappies and lots of meconium stools so far today.
Been doing skin to skin since 9pm and she’s mostly sleeping, but when awake it’s frantic rooting, a few sucks and screaming at the breast.
I have no idea what I’m doing wrong or how to fix it. Haven’t slept in days so am on the verge of collapse now. Midwife coming to weigh tomorrow and I really want to avoid top ups unless really needed.
Any advice greatly appreciated.