Breast feeding help
My son will be 1 month old tomorrow and since he was 2 days old he is constantly nursing! He’s on the boob for over an hour at a time sometimes even 2 hours. He doesn’t stay off for more than a half an hour but most of the time doesn’t even last that long. He’s not cluster feeding because it’s been like this literally every day since he was 2 days old. I went to a lactation consultant and she said my supply was good but he’s having problems latching so she had me start using a nipple shield. Even with the nipple shield I’m still having the same problem he is constantly nursing. His weight gain is great he’s gained over 2 pounds in a month and he’s having enough wet diapers. So he’s getting enough milk but just won’t stop feeding. I’ve been giving him 2-3 4 oz bottles of formula at night otherwise neither one of us would sleep. He won’t take pacifiers for more than a couple minutes before he cries until he gets boob. I’m trying really hard to keep breast feeding but I’m going insane I can hardly ever put him down. Has anyone ever had any experience with this? Or does anyone have any advice? I don’t know what to do anymore
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I can barely even pump! He’s constantly attached to me by the time I can put him down I barely have anything left to pump. But yes Netflix has definitely saved my life haha I just binge on Netflix all day with him stuck on my boob ?
I could have written this myself haha. I think we just have absolute boobie monsters on our hands. It really overwhelmed me at first but I'm learning to embrace it. I still pump and give him expressed milk before bed so I know how much he is getting but he is on there at least every hour to two hours. Iv just been working my way through Netflix during his feeding sessions
The latch issues are because my nipples are really small even in the hospital when he was born the nurses were having to pretty much shove my boob in his mouth I’m sure the bottles aren’t making it easier but he doesn’t stay asleep when he’s breastfed only when he’s bottle fed and he started getting 4 ounces at 3 weeks we were only giving him 2 ounces but he was still hungry so we started giving him more he eats every 4 hours when he’s bottle fed last night I tried breast feeding him to sleep and it took over 2 hours but he finally fell asleep just to wake up 10 minutes later hungry again I’m so frustrated I’m trying to hang in there but it feels like nothing is helping I thought he had a lip tie but the lc said he doesn’t have one I’m trying to push through it but I’m exhausted
If he has trouble latching, it may just take him longer to get full. With any latching issues, it can affect how efficient they are at getting milk out quickly. My first took half an hour to get an ounce from my breast but obviously could suck down a bottle faster. I brought her for weighed feedings to an LC to figure that out. She did have a tongue and lip tie, but even if your little guy doesn’t, his latch could make him a slow feeder on the breast. You are amazing for sticking with it this long! Any amount of breast milk he gets will benefit him for a log time! ?
I know it’s so hard not getting any sleep. I think for sure the issue is the fact that you’re giving him 4 oz bottles of formula. The bottles could be causing nipple confusion which would be the reason he may have so much trouble latching. If you the cut the bottles out and just continue to work on baby’s latch it will get better. It takes time and I know it’s exhausting but you’re doing great. Another thing is that if you are giving him the bottle you have to make sure that you are pace feeding him using the smallest flow nipple possible. This may also be another reason for the latch issues. He may be getting the milk faster from the bottle than from your breasts. When did you start giving him 4 oz bottles of formula?...Baby’s only need 2-3 ounces every two hours if your giving him 4 oz bottles every night then you may be stretching his stomach, and in return he has to constantly be nursing to get the fulfillment he’s getting from the bottle. There are also a lot of other reason he could be nursing like just for comfort. It may be soothing for him to constantly be close to you and getting that breast milk. I know it’s a lot but you got this Mama.
I'm in the same boat. My son just started nursing earlier this week. He had (and still somewhat has) a serious shallow latch so I'm using a nipple shield. He'll get fussy, latch on and off for over an hour between both breasts then eventually fall asleep. He'll do this over and over again. I'll lay him down so I can get up for a bit and he'll get fussy and we repeat. I'm pretty sure he's using me as a pacifier mostly although he gets a little milk at the beginning. I still like to try and pump after he nurses because I know he's not eating a full meal- more like snacking. I have a seriously large painful area in my right breast that I've been trying to pump out but it's not moving. Im beginning to think it might be more than a plugged duct- been there since last week. Sometimes I'll get milk when I pump after he eats sometimes I won't. Other times I put him down, pump and then he wants to eat. I'm afraid I'm pumping all my milk away inbetween his nursing sessions but if he's not emptying me I don't want my supply to suffer.