DD is two months old, and bf has been tricky all along for a variety of reasons (jaundice, blocked nose, thrush). I was treating the thrush and it's definitely better (DD no longer has white patches in mouth) however feeding is still painful. I was attributing all the pain to thrush but actually the latch was poor. I saw a bf counsellor who advised on latch but I can't seem to get the hang of it at all, and I still have pain during about half of all feeds. DH is running out of patience with me because it's getting me down but I refuse to give up.
I'm lining up nose to nipple to make her open really wide and tilt her head back but when I try to nudge the nipple into the roof of her mouth, nine times out of ten she closes her mouth around just the nipple as she latches on. Ouch! She's long and heavy (thriving on breastmilk!) which makes cradle hold awkward unless I'm on a sofa where at least I'm not scared of dropping her onto the floor. My arms and back are tired.
I've started other threads recently about this (and her fussing at the breast - which has improved) and had useful tips on skin-to-skin, feeding lying down etc, but to be honest when lying down I can only see her from above and it's hard to know how wide open her mouth is.
I'm not sure anyone will be able to give any advice but if any of you have had similar experiences I'd find it helpful to hear from you.