22 day old son... need help I am desperate
My son is 22days old. He was in NICU for 4 days and they fed him formula and my milk thru a bottle. He has now been home for a week and a half and I am having MAJOR issues getting him to breast feed. My boobs hurt so bad that I am dreading him waking again. I pump so that I can take a break putting him on me and I can still feed him breast milk. Yesterday my boobs started to bleed and today it is unbearable to pump or feed. I have tried calling the hospital lactation consultant, no return call, I tried emailing the LLL leader in my area no response yet. I am desperately in need of help. I want ot breast feed him but I am at the point where I am afraid I am going to have to go to formula to supplement. I use lanolin and a shield but it is still painful. My doctor said it is not a yeast infection.
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I'm sure your little one will get the hang of it soon, it took me and my baby quite a while to properly get into the swing of things.
grab every opportunity to have a nice warm bacth to ease engorged breasts and it sounds mad but cabbage leaves in your bra can really help draw out the milk
try and express by hand, have you been shown how? with the palm of your hand press downwards over your boob towards the nipple just pressing from top to bottom with your hand once you have expressed some this wasy the pressure should be eased and then you may be able to press more firmly to express more. use hot flannels to soften the breast before hand so it's not too painful
hope this helps, you are doing so well, keep pestering the hospital for assistance and speak to you health visitor too she may be able to come round and advise.
good luck and take care
Lauren