? It’s 6:20am and I’ve been up all night with Maggie. She wants to breastfeed but only stays latched…

Oh hun kimmy had me up all night as well. She just wanna latched on n sleeps there. I think she got stuffy nose..

Aw. Sounds like tummy trouble. My 2nd never slept because she wanted me as a human pacifier. ? Can you pump to see if she would take a bottle?

Hand express to relieve the pain. Try to think what you ate to upset her stomach. My first son was a mess after I ate cabbage. I’m sorry you’re having such a hard time. It gets better

I haven’t pumped or used bottles. Only BF.

My son was exactly like that on the first night we came home from the hospital. He still is… But since then I have been pumping and he takes a bottle much better. I could never keep him awake on the breast and he would get super irritable, hungry, and gassy. He is the most content baby now!

Sometimes if your breasts are too engorged it's hard for them to latch on. If you express enough to make your breasts soft, it may help. Also when you're that engorged your let down may be too fast for baby, and it could cause them to unlatch (my LO coughs when she starts choking on it). A fast letdown can also lead to gassiness. Hang in there mama! It gets easier!

I have a pump but the lactation consultant said I should wait 2 weeks before I start pumping.

Thanks everyone. I appreciate all the support. I’ve been trying to stay positive but I honestly just miss the support I had in the hospital with breastfeeding and surgery recovery. My nurses were beyond amazing.

Maybe ask your lc if a nipple shield would help? Link was so tiny that the lc brought me one from the beginning. He latched easily with that. And now that he’s bigger/stronger I’ve been able to do several feedings without the shield at all.

Good luck. I know you must be frustrated. I hope you were able to express a little to relieve yourself.

Maggie can latch well. The issue was my breasts being so engorged/skin so tight she couldn’t get a latch. I decided to take advice both from here and Maggie’s god mother and pumped. Holy freaking crap! I pumped 3oz between both breasts and massaged my ducts. I was even able to do a 15 min breast feed with Maggie right after. My milk came in fast and furious between yesterday and today and I’m so glad I took this advice.

My son's latch is so painful when my boobs are too full and hard. And he has a hard time staying latched like that.

I got the lansinoh therapearl breast therapy pads and wearing them warm before he nurses helps soften them up and makes it less painful.

@alyssa yes! I’ve been using those compressed too! Life saver!

I've never waited to use my pump. I get super engorged and that's the only way for me to relieve it (I've said before engorgement is the female equivalent of blue balls)! That's how I always end up with a massive freezer supply but it all evens out eventually. So glad you were able to get some relief! This is the hardest part. If you can make it through this it's all downhill from here!

Thank you! This is by far the most challenging experience of my life so I really appreciate all the encouragement.

Oh so amazing! I’m so glad you got some relief and Maggie got fed :)

My LC had me pumping right after delivery. It took a couple days for my milk to come in but it helped with the pain. I've been pumping since.