My hospital gave me a Lansinoh LatchAssist Nipple Everter, I would use it right before feeding it would get me started with my letdown plus get some milk out which I left on my nipple. My son would get a taste then get excited about nursing.

With my son they encouraged lots of skin to skin contact and a nipple shield and just trying at each feeding

My baby was born at 34 weeks as well and had a hard time breastfeeding. Try using a nipple shield and having the nicu nurses put some milk on the shield to entice baby to keep sucking. My baby just reached 40 weeks and still uses the nipple shield most feeding. We are weaning her off of it, the lactation consult we see said that up until 40-41 weeks it is just easier for them to latch.

Good luck, don't give up!! :)

Check out Dr Newman online or on facebook. You can even email him and he WILL write you back with tips and advice!!! I never contacted him but I have friends who have and he was a life saver to them!!

They Have Donor Milk. Use It! It's Real Good. &' Also Breastfeed &' Do Supplement Formula. My Baby Dropped Her Weight To 3 Pounds. But While Breastfeeding &' Formula She Gained Her Birth Weight Which Was 4 Pounds &' 8 Ounces Back Over Night. Play With Her Cheeks &' Her Neck To Make Her Start Back Sucking. Babies Tend To Forget &' They Try To Find Ways To Eat So Just Keep Playing With Her. Nipple Shield WORKS WONDERS. &' Call The Nurse Every Time You Feed So They Can Come In &' Help You

My 35 weeker was the same, perseverance is all I can say eventually once she is strong enough she will stay there and eat well. Just keep offering it first and multiple times, remember they get most of what they need in just the first 5 mins. Good luck ?

My 33-weeker had a difficult time latching. I decided to pump and bottle feed so she could come home quicker, since she was better with the bottle. Once home I try to nurse along with bottle feeding. I did have to use a nipple shield. Now at 7 months she will hardly take a bottle.

You can tray a SNS from medela to get the "idea"of nursing. My daughter latched great at first but as they upped her feeds she became less interested in latching. So I decided to bottle feed and work on latching at home. We used a nipple shield. Once she started taking a good feeding from it we cut out one more bottle every other day. Didn't want to wear her out. Then we cut out the shield all together after a week! I know it can be hard, especially not in the comfort of your own home!

Here is a great website I got from my Midwife for all breastfeeding issues. It's helped me a lot.

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Our lactation consultant suggested a nipple shield but i never really got the hang of attaching it and my 29 weeker never got the hang of latching. I exclusively pumped for 5 months before losing my supply

I'm sure the nurses can put you in touch with a lactation nurse at the hospital plus you should have access to a medical grade breast pump so you can start giving your baby breast milk. Also There's a tube that you can use to put next to the breast to encourage the baby to latch while feeding. I've read that preemies have a more challenging time latching in the beginning because the sucking reflex is not yet strong. But I definitely encourage you to breastfeed. It's hard but so rewarding. Whatever you do I would avoid using a bottle. Once a bottle is introduced it's so hard to switch to breast.

my first was 36 weeks and never really latched. it was to hard for her . So I ended up pumping and bottle feeding. It's less stressful .