After a dramatic birth (EMCS) and a spell in hospital with jaundice, my baby was being fed by ebm topped up with formula. We're now feeding exclusively by expressing & using a SNS during the day (finger feeding) & bottle at night. Poor wee mite has no latch to speak of & I am losing confidence to even try offering the boob - the baby's frustration upsets me deeply.
Baby is 4 weeks now - is there still hope we might manage to breastfeed or should I accept the situation for what it is? Lactation specialist suggests cranial osteopathy to adjust neck issues caused by breech position in the womb... Would love to hear others' views.
Am feeling deflated & tired & would love the full experience of bf but not sure how much longer I can keep expressing for ...
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Expressing & exhausted - will baby ever learn to latch?
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JustPretending · 27/02/2014 18:44
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