help please re sisters baby for latch for bf a 2 day old

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i posted a few days ago re my sister having a c section and everyone was very helpful (she had a little boy). I cant go in to see them as my son is ill but am hoping to get to see them in a few days. Apparently he is feeding okay and has been on the breast loads but goes on for a bit and then comes off and is quite unsettled. I cant see the latch so dont know if its okay. Do you have any tips i can pass on. He has been for quite a few poos and wees so he must be getting the colesterum. She is a worrier and really wants to bf so any advice i can pass on would be grateful. She is hoping to move to a midwifery unit later as is in a hospital and not very settled there and its the same place i went so they rae very pro bf.

Sorry for long post

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What you are dewscribing - going on and coming off and being unsettled, is pretty normal for a baby two days old. Your best advice to her might be to let her know this and encourage her to let her baby feed whenever he seems to want - he'll probably be unsettled or rooting to show he's interested.

This is probably the baby doing what is sometimes called 'cluster feeding' which is what he needs to do to encourage the milk supply in your sister's breasts. typically babies feed every 10-20 minutes or so, for a short time. If he pulls off unsettled, she should offer the other side. He might settle for 10 mins and the want to try again.

This phase usually lasts for a day or so and can be exhausting. You or others can help by holding the baby for 20 mins or so to give her a break, and reminding her that this bit will be over soon.

But this sounds like NORMAL breastfeeding behaviour and if she doesn't let him do it, the milk may take longer to come in. She doesn't need to give him a bottle, dummy or anything else - it is important to just get the milk flowing and then she will be able to rest more!

Wish her luck.

thanks loads have just passed this on to her and she was happy to here this. My child that i am bf at the mo is loads older and he can almost find his way to the boob so my memories of the first few days are a bit grainy. He also was a natural at birth and becauise it was my second i knew what i was doing so did not need to worry about the latch as much.

My sisters baby has now also had a couple of good feeds and had a 2 and a half hour sleep so seems more settled than last night and this morning

Thanks again