Baby doesn’t want to breastfeed 😭😭
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Currently going through this. My baby was in the nicu for 6 days and we weren’t able to breastfeed and now he only latches sometimes. He gets very frustrated. I am looking into going to see a lactation specialist.
Definitely try nipple shields! They were a life saver, I’ve always had latching problems with my kids. I was given a madela silicone nipple shield and I wish I knew of them with my first baby, it’s genius. It can be used temporarily and you could eventually wean off of them to breastfeed without it. Best of luck
Thanks everyone!! Update: I followed this advice and also read up online a d one of the suggestions was just to do skin-to-skin in bed with your baby, with no pressure to breastfeed. I ended up giving her a baby massage with some lotion and she fell asleep on my left boob right over my heart. When she woke up, she rooted around and fed for like 10 minutes!! Hooray!!
I've been having the same problems my baby was latching on fine however her weight was going down so I met with my midwife who said I should be topping up I've been trying to pump but I find it hard to find time I can but it's only working out at two times a day and I get about 60 mil one breast has a lot the other does have nothing hardly so as she's growing she's demanding more and now she got used to the bottle and it's getting more difficult. I'm now almost there full amount of formula she needs each feed because other wise she just screams the house down thankfully she's still feeding a little bit at night time on the breast when she's too tired to cry for the bottle I've been devastated that this has happened because breastfeeding felt so natural but I'm starting to let go and surrender to the fact that this is just my journey she's also very happy and very healthy. I lost 3 Lt blood at birth and had 2 surgeries in 12 hours... It was supposed to be a natural birth I was in labour for 4 days
This exact thing happened to me about a month or so ago. I ended up going exclusively pumping (he also gets some formula) because of it. It was really hard to make the decision and it broke my heart at first but we’re both now happier for it. If you want to try to stay breastfeeding, I suggest meeting with a lactation consultant. And any bottle she’s taking, use the slowest flowing nipple you can, pace feed, make her work for it. Basically, she’s come to realize the bottle is easier. No matter what route you go, just remember all that matters is she is fed and happy. Good luck! Feel free to reach out if you need any support.