My baby won't latch to breast anymore

He's 7 weeks by the way!

Remove bottle from equation, just lots of breast time, could help

Skin to skin might help from what I’ve been reading Also try in the night when baby relaxed I’ve had the same problem with baby preferring nipple shields

Try message compressions when you breastfeed, my baby gets frustrated on the breast too he is 7 weeks as well & takes both bottle and breastfeeds since birth. When he gets frustrated I message my breast and I place a good squirt of milk on my nipples before I latch him this motivates him to keep going. He loved the breast mainly for comfort tho

Try to persevere, BF when they are calm and not too hungry and no distractions. Also are you pace feeding and still using a 0 teat? Anything higher will make babies find bottles so much easier and get lazy on the boob

Yes, using a size 0 teat. I find if I keep trying and trying he ends up screaming with frustration so I end up getting a bottle. Not sure if I should persevere or have I completely lost the latch? Xx

Or maybe try a nipple shield ?

For the latch have you went to a lactation consultant ? You can definitely try a nipple sheild or use your finger to open his chin a little by pulling it down when he opens it ( little tricks I learned from LC)

Bottle preference. If breast was the original goal, bottles shouldn't have been introduced. Bottles are far easier to feed from and babies will take the path of least resistance.

Exactly what @Kirsten said. Babies have to work harder to get milk from nipple so if given the choice he will choose the easy option.

@Hannah on the crying thing it might be a kind of developmental thing, my baby has done this for a few days here and there. in a dark room, skin to skin and gently encourage them now and then until they latch. x

@Sadie @Kirsten bottles were introduced because he'd lost so much weight and had quite bad jaundice so didn't have an option but now feeling like a failure if I'm honest.

@Zoe I'll give the nipple shield a go!

@Hannah was this advice you'd received from an IBCLC? Jaundice is very common, my first bub needed light therapy and my second was almost admitted. Loss after birth is very normal too, with many factors contributing to how much. Just know that you're not a failure, you just weren't informed. I was poorly informed with my first, so worked hard to educate myself with my second.

Nipple shields helped us a lot. Offer breast first, if refused put the shield on. Offer the breast again in the middle. It worked for us.

@Kirsten yes, a pediatrician told us to do it as he was quite poorly and lethargic etc. Unfortunately our first child passed away so we have taken any professional advice given to us but now I can't breast feed but I guess it means our baby is healthy and ok. Hopefully I can get back into it. @Danni I'm going to try some of these. My little one just won't open his mouth wide enough!

@Hannah you shouldn’t feel like a failure atall!! You are doing you’re best and your baby is fed so that’s the important thing 🥰

@Hannah I had to do the same because my girl lost weight and have started to see her prefer a bottle too but all we can do is try to avoid this by offering the breast as much as possible. Good luck don’t beat yourself up too much as long as he’s fed! X

@Hannah paediatricians aren't often up to date with BF knowledge. I'd 100% seek help from an IBCLC in your area, they are the Gold standard in BF education and advice. Pace feeding the bottles would be a start, if you're not already.