Newborn not interested in feeding

[Funnybunnyyumyum]

Gave birth at 8am this morning and baby had a little feed at about 9am. Since then he's just not interested. I've tried a couple of times but he won't take the nipple even though he obviously knows what to do. I just want some reassurance that it's ok because i don't think their appetite kicks in yet, does it? I don't want to delay my milk coming in because he's not nursing. All opinions appreciated. Thanks!

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try expressing some milk onto your nipple and teasing his lips with it. Let him smell it and taste it.
Try undressing him and letting him lie against your bare chest under warm blankets.
He's maybe just a bit tired but the more sucking he does in the first days,the better...
Good luck, hoepfully tiktok or someone really helpful will be along in a moment...
oh, and congratulations!

Keep offering.
Squeeze some milk on the end of nipple
Really everything shitemum suggests

Congrats!

Did you have a home birth? surprised they discharged you from hospital if you had not established bf

Hi there - congratulations! I would contact your midwife if possible.... just that it is possible for them to get dehydrated if they don't feed and 12 hours seems like quite a long time (in my not very experienced opinion!). Don't want to worry you, but my DD was the same, but I was in hospital with her rather than at home, and it turned out she was jaundiced and needed to go under the lights for a few days. Better to be sure, and give your midwife a call....

I'd give your mw a call for some advice.

When ds1 was like this, the mw helped me to espress a few drops of colostrum and syringe feed it to him. She said it was important to keep his blood sugars stable.

Get naked with him and cuddle up for some skin on skin contact.

Is he very sleepy?

Congratulations on your LO . I also recommend lots of cuddles and skin to skin.

If he is a bit jaundiced this might be making him sleepy and not inclined to feed, but being close to you where he can smell you will encourage him to want to.

hopefully tiktok will be around soon to help you out. you might want to try one of the BFing helplines though to speak to a breastfeeding counsellor. The NCT will put you in touch with a local counsellor who may be able to come to you to help.

My dd was like this for the first 24 hrs, keep trying every couple of hours and it'll hopefully kick in soon. She really wasn't bothered and didn't cry until day 2 but soon got the hang of it. My milk came in on day 4.
Keep an eye on it and mention to midwife, and congratulations

Firstly, congratulations!!

Secondly - you are only 12 hours in... don't worry yet! My ds didn't really feed at all until about 3 days in. Literally - I was counting his sucks! Only when he got past 100 sucks did I give up counting.

My (unqualified but have excl bf two of my own) understanding is that you should have lots of cuddles and offer the breast as often as the baby is awake. Many sleep for most of the first 24 hours though. The amounts involved in colostrum are absolutely tiny (it's often impossible to actually express any noticeable amount) and any sucking will help both the baby and bringing in your supply.

The main thing to check they aren't dehydrated or otherwise unwell is plenty of wet and dirty nappies. Many babies also get a bit jaundiced (they look yellow) and if this happens they do need to get feeding - but the best way is to follow all the suggestions already given. If yellow and floppy and still sleeping a lot after a couple more days, there may be a need for more treatment.

Wishing you a lovely few hours of cuddles and hopefully a not-too-disturbed night!

my DS was like this (now 5 weeks old) he fed straight after birth and wasnt bothered again until he was 16 hours i was about to call the MW out when he started feeding and he hasnt stopped since, it didnt effect my milk it kicked in on day 3. I personally would call your MW for piece of mind sake, you need to be able to rest tonight and if you worried that aint going to happen.

I had Pethidine during my labour, which made DS sleepy for about 2 days & he barely fed during this time (apart from straight after the birth). My milk didn't come in for 3 days - i just did lots of skin to skin & eventually he fed & everything settled down. He was a little jaundiced but MW not overly concerned. I would def spk to your MW, but in the meantime not stress too much (& i am Queen of stressing!), just get naked and it should be fine...

Congrats on your LO, enjoy all the cuddles xxxx

I posted the same question 15 weeks ago and the advice was that it is fine - he will almost certainly feed in the night. My ds did, having been born at 7am the previous morning. You need to be having as much skin to skin as possible to encourage him.

Congratulations

Thanks for all your messages. Did squeeze some out onto the nipple for him to smell/taste but still not interested. Going to bed now so will have some skin to skin contact in bed.

Sleep well. My dd was exactly the same and the lovely lady in recovery (after the em cs) said not to worry and let her sleep, offer when she wakes, keep her close and lots of skin to skin.

She wasn't interested in the slightest for the first 24hrs and only really expressed a proper interest after a couple of days.

She was fine, lost no weight at all and I'm still feeding at 23 months. Milk came in normally on day 4.

how are things this morning funnybunny?

Great thanks, much more interested. Phew!

That's great news!

fantastic news