I have a 1 week old (38 +4 so a bit early) who was a bit jaundiced and unable to nurse more than a few sucks even with a shield until recently so I've been attempting nursing (she's built up to 10 min w/ shield), giving her a bottle of pumped milk from the last session, followed by pumping every 3 hours. This whole process is lengthy as you can imagine so I'm just super sleep deprived. For those who had similar situations, when were you able to build up to breastfeeding only? Any tips?
She basically falls asleep at the breast after 10 min (sucks about 20 mL of milk, I rented a baby scale ) and is too tired to continue. She was losing too much weight, so the doctor instructed us to feed her bottles of pumped milk or formula too.
She basically falls asleep at the breast after 10 min (sucks about 20 mL of milk, I rented a baby scale ) and is too tired to continue. She was losing too much weight, so the doctor instructed us to feed her bottles of pumped milk or formula too.