Going Back to Boob

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I struggled with my supply early on which resulted in my baby becoming dehydrated and was eventually put on bottle formula

Anyway, now my milk has come in and I'm beginning to express as much as possible now.

However she won't take my breast anymore. She developed a good latch when she was 2 days but after being so hungry and then finding the girls... Now if i present her with it she starts to really cry as if completely upset.

If like to encourage her back to breast fur the majority of feeds. But not sure how.

I do skin to skin +need to do more,) and offset it to her without trying to pressurise but... She just didn't want to any more.

She's 6 days old today.

Do you offer when she’s hungry? If
You can, try and offer when she’s not hungry-hungry! If she’s too hungry she’ll get impatient and rage.

Lots of skin to skin, maybe some baths together if you can? Basically just have your boobs out and hear her as much as possible, using them for comfort too.

Can you get real life breast feeding support??

Near her, not hear her!

Do you have a breastfeeding support group you can get to nearby? The national breastfeeding helpline is also worth a call as they will have lots of good tips.

Generally lots of skin to skin, offer breast lots, sometimes hand express a little to start milk flowing before trying to latch- she then gets the reward of milk straight away. Good luck you are doing a great job and both of you are just learning so make sure you take it easy on yourself

I would try nipple shields as the plastic is a bottle like and might've more familiar? The Medela ones are the best I found.

Offer very frequently, but as PP said, not when hungry hungry as they do get frustrated and struggle to wait until let down. Again, lots of skin to skin too. I found lying down topless with baby on me encouraged the rooting and latch. Mine was a summer born though, so much more comfortable to do that!

I've been trying nipple shields... Although i need to do more often. She puts them in mouth and sucks once but didn't stay on it at all. The bottle is just too easy.

Anyway, it feels like my milk is becoming less lately through expressing and I'm pumping more often. I guess that's partly it.

I do also intend to join dune bf groups. Still recovering from a csec not sure if I'm up for the outside world yet!