enough boob? please help
My baby is 4 weeks old and we have struggled with breastfeeding from the beginning. his birth weight dropped quite a lot in the first week and we were admitted to the children's observation ward for tests to check there were no other problems, i was told to top him up with formula which i really wasn't happy about but wanted him to put weight on. I also developed mastitus during this time which was painful. Anyway, Dylan regained weight with lots of boobie milk and 1 x 2oz formula top up per day (which was pretty pointless because he brought most of it back up again) and once he was back to his birth weight i immediately stopped the formula.
What i really want to know, is how can you tell if your baby has enough boob in their mouth? I know he hasn't been latching on particularly well because i have extremely cracked nipples and the initial latch is uncomfortable but just a very slight tugging sensation.
Has anyone got any advice as Dylan is getting frustrated before a feed as i desperately try to get him latched on correctly and sometimes we lose so much milk due to my faffing around trying to ensure he is on right.
Many thanks, Jo x
What i really want to know, is how can you tell if your baby has enough boob in their mouth? I know he hasn't been latching on particularly well because i have extremely cracked nipples and the initial latch is uncomfortable but just a very slight tugging sensation.
Has anyone got any advice as Dylan is getting frustrated before a feed as i desperately try to get him latched on correctly and sometimes we lose so much milk due to my faffing around trying to ensure he is on right.
Many thanks, Jo x
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Hope this helps and breastfeeding does get easier I didn't believe it but now at 8 weeks and a bit its much easier xxxx