Hello
I'm needing some good words and I wondered if anyone has any good experiences that they can share? I'm desperately unhappy and feel like I'm never going to win this battle.
My beautiful daughter has suffered from reflux from week 2 and has had issues with remaining on the breast as a result. We muddled through till week 11 when she suddenly just stopped eating. We started medication to help her and it seems to be providing relief but she still won't eat very well. Every feed is an exercise in patience and coaxing. She won't latch as she's afraid so after the first letdown she becomes frustrated that there's no milk and pulls away. I use compressions and every trick in the book to sooth her onto the breast. I'm exhausted.
I'm trying to express to keep my supply up but I'm rubbish at it. I am taking fenugreek to help and tomorrow I start meds too.
I feel like its just a matter of time before I have to give up but I desperately don't want to. Can anyone offer me any advice/ reassurance or just hand holding because I'm really, really struggling.
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KatieLily12 · 12/02/2013 02:28
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