Hello everyone.
I think I have had enough.
Logan has been feeding every hour since birth. During the night this extends to every 2 hours He has had a fabulous weight gain 11oz and 10 oz most weeks and seems to be a very alert baby. This has kept me going until now. The trouble is he isn't latching on properley and I am sore.
I have been to a breastfeeding councellor and we have tried varous techniques all of which help but my nipples are long and they make him gag when he latches on properley so he pulls himself off. so until he gets bigger I am to put up with the pain. a one point I got him off and reattached him 50 times and this just stressed him out not to mention me feeling shite. ( he will latch on properley but then pull back so that he is at the end of the nipple and feed like this)
I have been told this is what little babies do and it will get better and that this is just cluster feeding or its a growth spurt but he has been like this since day one and we are now nearly 6 weeks down the line.
He is either feeding or asleep. When he is awake he cries and he has bad colic too..... I am at my wits end and I really don't know what to do. I would love to carry on breast feeding but I am so depressed right now I just want a break. I have tried to express but it is so difficult when Logan is constantly feeding there never seems to be the right time....
Someone please give me soma advice on how to cope..........
I think I have had enough.
Logan has been feeding every hour since birth. During the night this extends to every 2 hours He has had a fabulous weight gain 11oz and 10 oz most weeks and seems to be a very alert baby. This has kept me going until now. The trouble is he isn't latching on properley and I am sore.
I have been to a breastfeeding councellor and we have tried varous techniques all of which help but my nipples are long and they make him gag when he latches on properley so he pulls himself off. so until he gets bigger I am to put up with the pain. a one point I got him off and reattached him 50 times and this just stressed him out not to mention me feeling shite. ( he will latch on properley but then pull back so that he is at the end of the nipple and feed like this)
I have been told this is what little babies do and it will get better and that this is just cluster feeding or its a growth spurt but he has been like this since day one and we are now nearly 6 weeks down the line.
He is either feeding or asleep. When he is awake he cries and he has bad colic too..... I am at my wits end and I really don't know what to do. I would love to carry on breast feeding but I am so depressed right now I just want a break. I have tried to express but it is so difficult when Logan is constantly feeding there never seems to be the right time....
Someone please give me soma advice on how to cope..........