Newborn only latches to left breast
VRob123
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Hi mummies!
have you found your baby only latches to one breast? Any tips to latch to the other side? He tends to nuzzle then get angry.
have you found your baby only latches to one breast? Any tips to latch to the other side? He tends to nuzzle then get angry.
Thank you!
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My boy went through a phase of this and found that he preferred to feed lying down.
When you say he nuzzles, do you mean he latches on but pulls off again, or just nuzzles that breast and doesnt attempt to latch?
Side lying position might help. Although woman in pic above looks awkward! I lie my arm on the bed too. That position helped me when my son went through a phase of being fussy on the boob.
I've tried the football hold, but couldnt get that to work for me. Think its good if you have bigger boobs.
You might need to help him by guiding him to nipple.
If he still won't feed, id ask a breastfeeding expert. Im in Ireland, not sure where you are, but i can get advice over email and phone and they are quick to respond.
Good luck, hope he starts taking a liking to the other boob
Or, does he absolutely refuse to nurse on the other side?
For me it took a week or two until I didnt feel sore anymore. I cant remember exactly, but it wasn't too long. I was lucky, and never got too sore, just the initial latch would feel sore for second and then I'd feel fine.
I'm not sure if this actually helped, but I felt like it did. When both my boys were finished feeding in the early days, I wouldnt cover up straight away, I let my boobs get some fresh Just didn't want them rubbing off material . . . . Made sense to me at the time 🙂