I have had a small win tonight. A RN from my hosi suggested I try using nipple shields to make her think it's the teat of a bottle. Needless to say I gave it a try and voila, she fed for 30 minutes and happily with no screaming or tugging. I could see she was getting milk as it was leaking out the side of her mouth so that was a small win. I did try at the end removing the shield to give her bare nipply again and she starting fussing once again. I'm wondering if her mouth is sore or something as to why the teat or shield would be nicer for her than my bare nipple. If the shield is meant to protect us from pain maybe it was doing the same for her???? Any thoughts anyone???

Kmn - My LC in hosi told me she had a fantastic suck and previously, up till about 5 weeks, I've had no problems with her suck or attachment so not sure if it would be a weak suck. The first week of BF'ing she actually grazed me and the LC told me due to her strong suck. When she does suck she gets so much milk that it leaks out the sides of her mouth. But hey it's something to consider and I'll ask my LC to check it again when I see her.

Kristin27 - No this stuff certainly isn't easy but made all the more annoying as we've had no major BF issues until last week. Initially i believe the fussing started because my supply dropped off but I know that it is much better so I'm thinking, and by all means could be completely and utterly wrong, that it's not so much of a supply issue at the moment but an attachment issue. At the moment Chloe is feeding every 4-5 hours during the day but does sleep from around 11pm till about 5am. At 5am I either given her a feed if she won't settle or she sleeps with me after her daddy has left for work. She then normally wakes at 7am (on the dot i might add) and she has a feed. Her morning feed is her best and I try to lay and feed her in bed. I have not had to comp her first morning feed as she seems content afterwards and normally falls back to sleep. Then wakes around 10am-11am for her next feed.
I did a dream feed with her last week but gave her 60ml of FF as my supply was still off a little. She drunk the 60ml without a problem. I didn't get her out of bed at all but at the end she let out a huge f@rt and knew I needed to change her so she woke up and then wanted more food which I gave her. When I first left hosi I was told to wake her at night but trying to wake her is near impossible and when I did manage to get her awake she would then not want to feed but also not want to go back to sleep. At my first clinic check they told me what I was doing was fine and to just demand feed and let her sleep if she wanted.
I'll try waking her tonight but if that fails then I'll express at the very least. I know this will only increase my supply but I'm also just worried about getting her attaching properly and consistently. I'm curious why the shields work but when i removed them and gave her bare nipple she begun fussing again.