Well the appointment seemed to go well, she actually attached well (ish) enough to get letdown and have a good feed and sleep!

She suggested that I try compressing my boob while she's on, as letdown seems to be taking too long (whether its because she's fussing or what, we don't know) and keep trying without the shields.

But when we got home and she woke for a feed, it just didn't work for us again I tried doing the same things we did up there, bar one of the holds, because by that time she was too stressed, and the LC said if that happens to give her some EBM and try again next feed. So alas, it worked when she was here, but not when she wasn't fingers crossed I can get her to settle, as were having trouble settling her atm, and we can try again next feed...

she's a little bugger, shell behave when the people that can help us are around, but won't when they're not!! So frustrating! What can I do!?
Not to mention the LC thinks were overfeeding her when we give her EBM (which we thought too) and has said we should try cut back on the amount we give her as she keeps vomiting up some of what we give her... But try telling that to a "hungry" baby after they've had their allotted amount! Lol


Miss E - we are using the shields full time - or we were when she would actually feed from the breast, the plan was to just feed with those, and keep trying her without them now and then, and hope that as she gets bigger, it gets easier for her.

Aussie Nic - we have tried hand expressing but til what I thought was letdown, but I dont get any "signs" of it, so it's hard exactly to tell if it is? But will keep trying at it, maybe I just need to do it that bit longer?