My son is 13 weeks and has been exclusively breastfed from birth. At the beginning I had a lot of pain, bruised and bleeding nipples. I went to a mother and baby unit for help with extreme engorgement and battled through.
The pain is now gone but I can't get him to latch properly still. I suspect he has a tongue tie but I'm not sure. He just sucks in air all the time and usually cannot maintain a latch. (I say usually - he sometimes can, generally when he's calm and sleepy). I have spoken to various professionals but no one is really very interested because I don't have pain and because he's gaining weight spectacularly.
And as he's getting bigger I'm finding it increasingly hard to find positions that are comfortable - we just feel so awkward all the time. I do have a fast letdown, but I don't really think this is too much of an issue really, we nurse in a bit of a modified biological nurturing position. BN helped with the fast letdown, helped him control it. He is a very big boy, around 16lb.
But I'm getting so stressed out with feeding. It's not enjoyable for me at the moment. I'm getting so frustrated with it and ending up in tears. Nursing out of the house is terrifying for me, not because I find public feeding difficult - I truly don't, but because I can't get comfy, he won't latch and I end up getting in a state.
Do you think there could be some help? I m not good at asking for it, but something's gotta give. I shouted at my 2.5 year old while I was trying to feed earlier and we both ended up in tears. Or should I just suck it up and get on with it? I fed my daughter till she was nearly 2 and want to do the same again. I just want to enjoy feeding him
Please or to access all these features
Please
or
to access all these features
Get advice and support with infant feeding from other users here.
Infant feeding
Feeling so frustrated
11 replies
BatCave · 03/01/2013 16:12
OP posts:
Please create an account
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.