- can you dh ring up the LC and organise an appointment?

- is there a time during the week when one or two of your other two, are in daycare/childcare - to give you a window of opportunity to either ring up, or go to a LC, or hopefully have an LC come to you

- and there's also Sterla's offer

You're doing great Arimeh, and the early weeks are the hardest. I struggled for the first four months, felt on the edge of giving up EVERYDAY, so please don't compare yourself to people who have bf for years. Cos the first stretch IS the hardest.

I'm so happy for you that you have gotten past your first goal (of three days). We all have our personal goals that no-one else would really get, it means alot to each of us.

i understand your grief about Eden being your last, i feel that way too. I have to keep reminding myself, "don't let that grief, take away the enjoyment of the child you do have - or in your case - the children you do have".

nipple shields or not, use whatever works for you.
no guilt involved
if it facilitates the bf-ing happening - why not?

simple things seem very hard in teh nb daze (like making a phonecall)
let alone, when you have two other children (i just can't imagine how hard that would be)

did you know the ABA has an EMAIL helpline as well? so even out of business hours, you can send off your EMAIL question to them, without phoning.

ask Sterla if she knows the contact details for the local ABA group, most groups have ABA trained counsellors to help mums with bf-ing issues. If phonecalls are too much right now, just tell people "i'm not up to that right now". If they give you funny looks, they're not worth bothering with. If they understand and offer to make the call for you, they obviously get it.

all power to you Mel !