Aw thanks LL and MummaT I wish I lived near you guys then we could catch up.

On a sad note, I feel so angry.

So my friend has been trying all day to feed the baby but with little success. Apparently the have told her now not to feed the baby for 24-48 hours on her breast and they will just give her formula. The reason: the midwives have been manually expressing her nipples...hand expressing and have severely damaged her nipples so now it's too painful for her to feed.

They have instructed her to get a pump and keep pumping so her milk comes in. They are feeding the baby with a cup at least... But seriously!!!!! Now the baby stops getting colustrum because they've damaged her?????

This has all been decided with the LC as well. I'm at a loss. What do I even say?

The LC has told her to do skin to skin but no feeding for that time period so that the baby still feels comfortable.

I don't know how much to say to my friend because I'm not the professional here, but it sounds so wrong. Or am I just wrong?

So angry and frustrated and sad that this has all been mucked up for her. What's the chances of the baby taking the breast now?