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Any mums find that their baby struggled to nurse the moment their milk supply regulated and their breasts became 'soft'?

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soulfulsun · 22/12/2018 06:40

I seem to be experiencing a really uncommon, complex breastfeeding issue that started when my baby was 2 months old (he's now 7 months - that's a whooping 5 months we've been experiencing these issues), when my breasts became 'soft' due to my milk supply regulating. He went from feeding very well from a 'full' breast to suddenly struggling to feed from a 'soft' breast (latching on and then pulling off, thrashing around, sucking really hard and impatiently in order to stimulate a letdown - generally struggling to access milk the way he used to before). It’s as if the whole mechanism of breastfeeding changed when my breasts became soft, and suddenly my baby didn’t know how to do it anymore. The only time he'll feed effectively is in his sleep, as a dream feed. He won't accept a bottle. It's gotten steadily worse over time (I could go into a lot of depth about how difficult it's been, but that's for another thread). Support has been hard to access u the issue seems too complex for local support groups to tackle, and I don't have the financial resources to access more specialist support (from an IBCLC). Anyway, my question - does anyone share my experience? I feel like I'm the only mother in the world who has this experience...

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soulfulsun · 22/12/2018 06:41

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AmazingGrace16 · 22/12/2018 06:49

Could it be your flow was faster when they were harder?
What positions are you trying? Maybe changing positions could help mix things up a bit? Will he use a cup?

soulfulsun · 22/12/2018 07:08

AmazingGrace16 - we feed in a side-lying position - the only position he'll let me feed him in (he got accustomed to this position soon after I introduced it when he was about a week old). He doesn't like being cradled or made to feed upright, at all. The second position he'll sometimes let me feed him in is a 'laid lack' position (also known as 'biological nurturing'), but this position actively slows down flow and is better for women with fast flow. Actually, he won't actively feed in this position - it's more that he'll comfort suck to sleep in this position.

I'm trying him on the Doidy Cup but it'll take some time before he gets the hang of it, it seems.

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