Struggling, and not struggling, all at once!

[TeniBear]

This may sound weird, but have you tried changing the direction you're coming at her mouth from? I tried the running-nipple-up-and-down thing, and it worked a little... Until I discovered Amelia usually prefers it to slide in from the side of her mouth :-/

Everything else I wanted to say has already been said, so I'll just say this:

YOU CAN DO THIS! We all know how determined you are to do the best thing for Isla. Even when you feel like giving up, keep that in mind. We're all behind you 100%.


Sent from my iPhone so forgive the speelung misstacks

[kelebek]

you've been given lot's of great advice so I will keep this brief

• try and focus on one feed at a time... even if the next feed is in an hour
• a day in bed after the chiro sounds really helpful. I found this newborn stage the hardest part of breastfeeding
• while breastfeeding is natural it is still a skill that has to be learned by both of you, just like walking.

rest when you can

[Lisa B]

Hey Pumpkin,

Firstly congratulations on the arrival of your DD

Sorry to hear that you are struggling with BF. The good news is that most people get it sorted. I'm glad you got the breast pump as that will be key to keeping up your supply so you are in with a rocking chance. I know the disappointment you must be feeling as I was there too.

One mistake I made in setting up BF was moving to the bottle when we got home (but I'm not sure about the other options, perhaps a supply line??). My DS developed a really strong preference for sucking at the bottle, that along with a few other issues were too hard to shift. We tried for 9 weeks, until the reality hit (after a trip to the ED for poor fluid intake) he needs to be fed in a positive way. Then we became EE, not my preferred option by any means but I preferred to give him BM over formula whilst my milk was still flowing. It's fantastic that you are giving DD breast milk, not ideal I know but take some heart that you are doing the best you can with your circumstances.

Crossing my fingers that you get it sorted and you'll be on your merry BF way really soon.

[Heaven]

Just checking up on you PZ. How's it going?