This is my first baby and she is now 8 weeks and weighs 9lbs (birth weight 6lb 15oz). She is EBF, apart from the first 2 weeks supplementing with formula due to jaundice. On average she has gained 1lb a month which the midwife, who is also a lactation consultant, is happy with, but we are still having some feeding difficulties and I think if we could iron these out she'd pick up a bit.
Basically, my first let down is very fast, but subsequent let downs are slower. However, the baby favours a shallow defensive latch to deal with the first gush of milk, and will always resort to this latch despite regardless of how many times I correct her. She is easily distracted, and can be sleepy, so sometimes if I take her off she isn't interested in latching again. The latch isn't painful, but I worry she isn't emptying the breast effectively and my milk might decrease. I have tried tickling her, and using a wet face cloth, she gets annoyed but won't wake up enough to open her mouth to latch. She will usually wake up if I pass her to my partner, but this relies on him being present at all feeds to work. Of course when the midwife visited everything went fine for that 20 min and she reassured me and left, but things aren't going that smoothly and it's getting me down. Anyone had a similar combinations of issues - I'm now passed the 6 week mark so can no longer access the midwife.