The one thing I wanted to be able to do with and for my daughter, I can’t seem to do without the help of a LC... I can’t…

@sawyersmom, I can try it

She really might. Try gas drops or gripe water if she starts to get fussy. Or bicycle her legs or rub her tummy. My son had terrible gas

@sawyersmom,

I don’t feed her more but she must have really bad gas

That’s gas

@sawyersmom, well I give her, her soothie and she fights that. I always seems to hear what sounds like her stomach growling

It might not be that she is hungry. She might be doing it for comfort or because her stomach hurts

@sawyersmom, it is but she wants to eat more than that on the bottle.

That’s actually quite a bit for a 1 week old

@sawyersmom,

And when I pump, it’s always between 1 1/2-3 oz depending on how full I get

Trust me, i know. It was very frustrating for us too.

@sawyersmom, her poops were better when she was on boob and it’s just frustrating..

Definitely supplement with formula then. You can keep pumping and just give her what you can

@sawyersmom, I’ve been trying everything but now she’s eating breast milk out of a bottle and her poops are smaller and she’s way more fussy like she’s not getting enough..

You can do skin to skin to get your milk supply up and you can power pump. Pumping is essentially as demanding as breast feeding sadly

@sawyersmom, that’s what everyone is telling me.. I’m pumping right now but it’s so demanding and my milk supply seems to be small right now..

I’m sorry. I know how hard it is to have a baby that doesn’t latch right. It’s really not an easy thing. But do what is best for you. You could try pumping and give it to her in a bottle for awhile and supplement with formula! It’s totally your choice. My son came early and he could not latch at all. I spent more time crying when i was feeding him than i could remember. And eventually we switched to formula too because he didn’t gain any weight at all for a month. Looking back at it now, i wish i wouldn’t have given up

@sawyersmom, I do use a shield and it’s still the same result.. and no.. my family is telling me to just switch to formula..

@caityyy_lynnn, it’s not your fault. You just need to be patient and relax. Breastfeeding is really hard! I remember sitting up in the middle of the night bawling because of it. And if you don’t want to do it anymore, don’t feel guilty or like you are forced to. Relax and try it relaxed, get a nipple shield maybe that will help. Do you have someone that can help you hold her

@sawyersmom, yes. I’ve tried everything but whatever the LC did yesterday worked perfectly and I now can’t get her to do it again.. I blame myself for it because maybe I’m messing up, maybe it’s her tiny lip tie, maybe to the fact that I can’t get her to properly open her mouth or maybe I can’t bring her in.. I can’t get a good hold of her while sitting on my bed and I can’t prop her on a pillow because then she’s higher than my boob..

Have you tried to change your hold? I had to change my hold to the football and lean forward

@adams2017, that’s what I did today and they got her to latch perfectly and I thought I had it down but as I tried the same thing, she goes straight to my nipple

You can call your local hospital and see a LC they can help you or is that not an option we're your located ?

@adams2017, I can’t stay on a schedule with pumping..

Don't give up pump if you can @caityyy_lynnn,