Expressing...with no let down...

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So my milk has come in gradually over the last 2 days. Yay!
Lots of it apparently.

But I have no let down. I mean I can't feel it at all, there is NO leaking at all, and even getting anything by hand expression immediately after she pulls off (to try help heal the grazing) is fruitless. Is this normal? Had massive room crossing let down with Charlotte, even after 6+ months.... this is all just different lol

My right breast is now so full, it is like a basketball and she cannot even latch on, so I thought I would express a little off and that would be ok. The Swing I bought last week is proving thus far to be a waste of money - not sure what I am doing wrong, but it isn't working. I am getting less than an ounce of milk after expressing for 30 mins. All I am left with is a deformed, over stimulated nipple.

And sore boobs, that she can't feed from.

I am doing the warm shower, massage things, the lumps are going when she does feed and she is getting plenty when she does feed (so much actually *have* a let down - but the only thing that obviously does it is her mouth.) Even if she pulls off during a feed, there is no squirting, not even a drip...

Argh. Just so cranky today and this is just making it worse. I know it will settle down, I know the pain from the grazes will stop and she will get better with the latching. She has a really high palate which is also adding some pain, but she does feed well and does a good job draining the boob, even though the is clearly 3 times as much milk as she needs - I just want to be able to express it and store it!

Thanks for reading this dribble... feel free to offer any advice etc, especially re the expressing - I really want to be able to do it this time. TIA