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I have very very large br___ts with flat nipples. After seeing several lactation specialists, they recommended thin, silicon nipple shields to illongate my nipples so he can latch. Finally got my newborn to latch most of the time, and all he does is sleep thru most of the feeding. So I have no idea how much he gets - and if I take him off the br___t, he cries again to be fed almost immediately. He doesnt sleep thru the bottle of pumped br___t milk, just while at the br___t. we tried the wet washcloth, gently pushing his jaw, stroking his cheek etc. but he falls into a deep sleep after a few sucks, so I am tied to the pump so he can use the bottle instead. And yet the bottle he drinks so vigourously the milk spills out the sides of his mouth so I have no idea how much he is getting from either method. Sometimes he seems hungry again after an hour or less.. I am getting so discouraged. Help!
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 | KH - September 25 |
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Staci, my son did the same thing, but I didn't have issues with latching (I did with my daughter though, so I know how frustrating that is). All I can say is that it gets better everyday. Just keep doing what youre doing - it's hard but you're doing a great job.... my daughter didn't latch for 7 weeks and I pumped the whole time. It was so worth it in the end.... If you need to talk to someone you can e mail me at karlynn17@hotmail.com ....
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ive heard that the best way to check how much babies get from a feed is to monitor how many wet nappies they have each day and ho wet they are exactly...
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 | L - September 26 |
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I, too, used a nipple shield since week 2, when before I just pumped and gave him a bottle. I found it took him a week or two to really "get" the nipple shield and learn to suck well from it. I think your son just has to learn to suck, since it's much easier for him with the bottle. Yes, you might be feeding him nonstop now (and it will continue through the growth spurts, too), but he will learn. I am now at 6 weeks and I am weaning him off the nipple shield. Good luck!
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| L - September 26 |
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Oh, and another thing. Babies know when they are hungry, so feed on demand. He'll tell you when he's hungry, so don't worry too much about him getting enough.
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thanks everyone.. sometimes I can get him latched but then the thing is, when he does latch he feeds for a while, then stops and is starving again in just 30 minutes, so I cant ever consider it a succesful feeding... and wind up giving hima bottle after the b___st session cause he is always wanting more...
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Staci, stop giving him the bottle. It's making him lazy, and that's only making your problem worse. My daughter still can't latch onto my nipples, cause they're too big for her mouth, so I use the shield exclusively. It's gonna suck for a few days, but do NOT give him that bottle, unless you plan on bottle-feeding exclusively.
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i get the flat nipples too. what worked for me was expressing ONLY from the nipple glands. put your thumb and fingers just out side your areola and then gently ma__sage towards your nipple. use b___stmilk for lubrication, it makes a mess, but it felt soooo much better. emptying out those glands gave enough nip for my baby to latch on. the foot ball hold is GREAT when you have large engorged breats. i don't know if it would help you or not. if you keep giving him a bottle try switching ot a slow-flow nipple, if he has to work a little harder he might take the b___st better. personally i would just chuck the bottle all together, but i know it's easier said than done.
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