I would have to respectfully disagree with your MCHN
My DD2 sounds very similar to your DS, was choking when I let down, put on heaps of weight when she was little and would only take one breast at some feeds and both at others. She is now 5 months old and has not gotten lazy at all, she is still more than happy to work for a feed when hungry. When she is not though it is a different matter - she is a don't try unless I'm hungry baby LOL I've tried the reoffering the same BB for various reasons with both my girls and TBH I think its a waste of time. Neither of them have been impressed with trying to suck on a mostly empty boob. All it did was prolong the feed because they still wanted the second one anyway.
I'm sorry that your MCHN rattled you like that - she should know better than to create stress for a Mum of a newborn and a toddler!
I think you're doing brilliantly hun I imagine it must be a real adjustment for your DS1, to have to share his Mummy, but I know that you'll find the most lovely and sensitive way to help him deal with that and get used to it, even though I know it must be really hard when so much of your time and energy are going towards feeding your new little man.
You should feel really confident - that beautiful weight gain and amazing change in your LO's length should give you every right to feel confident in exactly what you are doing now - how wonderful!
I know that it must be really difficult at the moment with only 2-3 hours max between feeds, but I hope that will change before long and it's about riding it out until then - I remember what you went through with DS1 when he was tiny, and you rode that out and got through it amazingly, and I know that you can do this too
Sending you lots and lots of sleepy, restful vibes, hun. And just to say how amazing I think you are and a big hug from me and DD to you and your little men.
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