My daughter was born 5 days ago. In the hospital she would latch on just fine but got frustrated because she would get very little colostrum for her efforts. So we fed her by bottle after trying to feed after 20 minutes of trying each time. Now my milk has come in but it seems like she doesn't want to or can't latch on. I can pump and feed her that way so its not the milk.. Is it that she's too used to the bottle now and won't go back or is there anything I can do to help her feed 'naturally'?Any Breastfeeding tips/ tricks/ advice?
God ther seems to be some serious A%^'s on today...
u can just keep trying to encourage her, squeeze the nipple a bit so that the milk comes out and then rub on her lips when shes hungry and keep trying that until she gets used too it, babys arent really into trying new things and because shes used to the bottle you have too help her, but by all means do keep pumping too because it helps ur womb contract quicker!
just have patience with her she will come around even rub the bottom of her chin with one finger to encourage her to open her mouth then try to squeeze a bit of milk in once she realises what u are giving her she will take it for u... :) good luck and dont forget to get some good Nipple cream, breast feeding can hurt! Lansinoh Cream is brilliant!! :)Any Breastfeeding tips/ tricks/ advice?
If your breasts are really engorged/full then you might want to try expressing a small amount of milk until you can feel your breast soften up. If you are very full it is hard for the baby to latch on.
If that doesn't work then your baby probably has some nipple confusion issues. I don't have any experience with that but I would bet sites like kellymom and llli do so I would look at those. Babies are pretty stubborn but she is only 5 days old so I am betting that if you are persistent you can get her off the bottle.
dont give up - breastfeeding isnt just as simple as ppl would like u to believe - it easy to fill a bottle and shove it in - u need patience and so does ur baby shes learning with you -- just persist put her to the breast when shes hungry no baby will go hungrywhen they are hungruy ( i know what i mean )
shes not too used to the bottle it just comes faster and she doesnt have to work so hard for it - keep trying if that what u want o do - its relly easier once its established look for a nursing motheres association in ur area they can give u support and help or a lactation speecialist u ma need to do a bit of internet research to find one inyour area
In her experience with the bottle she may have realized that the bottle is less work on her part, so she may be reluctant to breastfeed. The way to solve the problem is to stop offering the bottle and offer the breast more. Offer the breast for comfort sucking, not just nutritive sucking and she'll get the hang of it again. Good luck!
keep trying she is still very young so have time to get her on breast .before you try to latch her on squeeze a bit of milk out of breast so she can smell the milk.you both need to be relax.you could also ask healh visitor for advise.good luck
Just eat your baby and be done with it, then you don't have to feed your baby whatsoevar
well bottling feeding is the easier way for baby, she doesn't have to try hard at all to get milk so she will prefer it naturally
what you have to do is absolute not give her a bottle at all if you really want to get breastfeeding established or you'll create nipple confusion. Give it at least a few days to a week to see a definate turnaround.
Just offer the breast when she is hungry and ditch the bottles till she is at least 6-8 weeks old and has got breastfeeding down pat.
If she has no other choice she will drink when she is hungry. At 5 days old you still have ample time to get her to latch correctly.
When putting her on here are a few tips I've always used:
- position her belly against your belly and use pillows under her, under your elbow and behind your back to achieve the right position and posture
- always bring baby to the breast and not breast to the baby
- cup your breasts with one hand and with your spare hand put your thumb and forefinger spread behind her ears/around base of neck to have proper control of her head
- wait for her to open her mouth wide and then push her onto the breast quickly, it may seem rough but it works
- make sure her lips are curled outwards around the aereola not tucked in sucking on just the nipple itself
- try the football hold if the conventional lap hold isn't working
- squeeze out a little milk onto her mouth to get her a taste so she realises that is what she wants and gives the breast a go
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this is quite a good video to watch
good luck and give it a go. It will work if you perservere and don't give up and give a bottle. Now that your milk is in it is the best time to get her onto the breast but it will only work if you stop bottle feeding for the time being
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