That's same as what Caleb does. If he gets overtired he doesn't know what he wants to do and fusses won't feed or settle I sing to him and rock him stood up. I thought about a dummy as when he wakes up in his basket he struggles to soothe himself without me, he sleeps better in our bed but I'm trying not to let him @winterbaby95 xx

I haven't given Maya a dummy yet :) I don't think she really needs one. She is happy and content without one :) It is not a struggle to get her to settle(Unless she is over tired) but I just rock her..sing to her..until she has calmed down and ready to go back on the nipple..and then she has a little drink and zonks out xx

@emorleyx My girl had 2 bottles of expressed milk( 1 at 5 days old and another at 6 days old) And I didn't give her a bottle since. I tried her again a few weeks back and now she won't take the bottle. She screws up her face in disgust like I am giving her something really nasty to eat lol! So if you are planning to express...I would try it sooner than later xx

Thankyou @winterbaby95 xx

My cousin is a breastfeeding support worker and tbh she helped me loads...she gave me lanolin cream I use it sometimes but will try more, and yes I usually put my finger in corner of his mouth? As he seems to bite down on my nipple with his gums😖 hospital gave me a nipple shield but they look too big and I panicked about him not being established enough as I want to express occasionally too, I have plenty of milk but my HV told me if it's too early for dummies/bottles/shields can struggle with latching on breast after? Another week or so we said we will try expressed milk see how he goes but I still really want to feed him myself :( xx

Maybe try a nipple shield? Did your midwife/HV show you how to unlatch them if the latch is wrong? Use Lanolin cream inbetween feeds..it works wonders! xx