My 9 week old was 4 weeks premature and refused to latch or attempt to latch onto my breast, so i resorted to the use of nipple shields and ended up in a vicious circle. In the last few days i managed to completely ditch the shields "cold turkey!" but her latch is so bad that my nipples are damaged. I have actually had to dig out my silverette again to heal them, problem is.. i dont want to have to wear them contineously. How do i now teach her to latch properly after using the shields for so long?
When she is latching everything looks good, nose to nipple, chin to breast, tummy to mummy, her tongue comes out and she opens wide. Then when she latches and starts to feed she sucks her bottom lip in.. and i have been trying to correct this whilst latched, purely because regardless of how often we try the same happens.
What should i do?
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pathetic latch.. how to teach a 9 week old after shields?
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determination · 02/05/2007 12:02
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