Mommies, please help me. My baby has such a difficult time latching. He would have the nipple in his…
Mommies, please help me. My baby has such a difficult time latching. He would have the nipple in his mouth and not suck it. Once he finally latches he's fine. He eats till he falls asleep. But this has been going on all night. I've literally gotten zero sleep and it's 6 o'clock. He falls asleep on the boob and when i lay him down he starts crying again after like 5 minutes. He is only 4 days old. I'm scared that if I keep missing this much sleep that I'm gonna end up getting extremely depressed. Also he has really watery yellow poopy. Is that normal when on breast milk? He has mostly boob
kc ·
Мама сына (2 года), беременна (34 нед.)
the poop is normal and try a nipple shield
Ashley Huber·
Мама двоих (младенец)
I hope I get a shield soon because I'm so extremely sleepy and sick and would kill for 45 minutes of sleep
Marjorie·
Мама дочки-младенца
Have you tried nursing your baby while lying on your side? I've learned to kind of doze while doing that.
Tiffany·
Мама троих детей
Yea I agree with @iiselphiusii, I nurse my daughter on my side so I can just nap while my daughter sleep-feeds. I was able to get free nipple shields from the lactation consultant at the hospital
Tiffany·
Мама троих детей
also, are you swaddling him? I've started swaddling my baby and setting her in her bassinet. she fusses a bit but I just let her cry it out. its ok to do that
Ashley Huber·
Мама двоих (младенец)
I haven't tried nursing in bed. He tries so hard to grip onto the nipple but my stupid nipples are flatter. :'(
Mychelle·
Мама двоих (младенец)
have you tried squishing your nipple when hes trying to latch? Also if you are engorged or extremely full it will be difficult for him to latch so you might have to pump or hand express some milk out before he can fit it in his mouth
Ashley Huber·
Мама двоих (младенец)
Yea I've tried squishing it. Maybe I should just let it drip out into a bottle and feed him that for now. I don't have a pump yet