I’m going to keep this very short and simple but please help me!
My son is now 2 months old on the 14th of this month.
I’m 17 y/rs old and this is my first born and I do not have any family to turn to for advice.
When he was first born he latched on quick and easy no pain he was a champ!
However, despite the no effort nurses brought me a nipple shield and had me start using that instead of my bare nipple. They never told me why but I trusted them (my first mistake).
I was there for 4 days due to a complicated birth but his feedings went amazing!
However, nobody was at the hospital with me except my bestfriend who slept through his crying so it was all on me and I asked for formula (mistake two)
So I pretty much got lazy with feeding. It was feeding what I pumped but I didn’t pump often. I’d pump whenever I was engorged because I thought I could only empty when full (wrong) I was also pumping for 45 minutes (also only supposed to pump for 15-20 sometimes 25).
I then skipped two days of pumping because I didn’t feel ‘full’ at this point I stopped trying to latch him….
He won’t latch at all anymore even with a shield and I’m not even producing 20 mL….
Please help…
He also has a lip and tongue tie but I’m waiting on Monday to schedule the surgery.
My son is now 2 months old on the 14th of this month.
I’m 17 y/rs old and this is my first born and I do not have any family to turn to for advice.
When he was first born he latched on quick and easy no pain he was a champ!
However, despite the no effort nurses brought me a nipple shield and had me start using that instead of my bare nipple. They never told me why but I trusted them (my first mistake).
I was there for 4 days due to a complicated birth but his feedings went amazing!
However, nobody was at the hospital with me except my bestfriend who slept through his crying so it was all on me and I asked for formula (mistake two)
So I pretty much got lazy with feeding. It was feeding what I pumped but I didn’t pump often. I’d pump whenever I was engorged because I thought I could only empty when full (wrong) I was also pumping for 45 minutes (also only supposed to pump for 15-20 sometimes 25).
I then skipped two days of pumping because I didn’t feel ‘full’ at this point I stopped trying to latch him….
He won’t latch at all anymore even with a shield and I’m not even producing 20 mL….
Please help…
He also has a lip and tongue tie but I’m waiting on Monday to schedule the surgery.