I've looked and not found previous threads on this.
DC is nearly 4 months. DC struggled to latch on and I couldn't bear watching them struggle/ getting upset/ getting hungry. So we moved to expressing.
As dc gets more awake and interactive the expressing is becoming more burdensome, and I do feel like I missed out a bit on that aspect of motherhood. I'd like to give bf another shot, but how?
I successfully fed dc a couple of times when we were both lying down in bed, but not in any other position. Now dc is twice the size, and only being able to feed them in bed would be more inconvenient than expressing is.
I've thought about a lactation consultant but I don't know how much use a Zoom appointment would be.
I've seen these nipple shields online which look like they might be useful, but would they? We've been using Mam bottles so the teat on the shields is a different shape to what dc is used to.
Just thinking about all of this is making me feel stressed. We stayed in hospital 2 days for extra support with feeding and got so much conflicting advice (my nipples are too flat, too fibrous (?!), not enough milk ducts, there's loads of milk ducts, there's nothing wrong with my nipples, I should use nipple shields, I mustn't touch nipple shields....)
Any help much appreciated.