I wanted to breastfeed my brand new daughter since the day I found out I was pregnant. After my stay in the ICU and the nurses feeding her formula, it was a longer time than normal before anything at all came in for me to even be able to get out with a pump. Now, I can pump, but not that much, although I keep trying...but I really can't seem to feed her from the breast! I've worked with a lactation consultant who said "keep working at it", but my baby just can't latch on right, and it hurts when she tries because even with her mouth open as wide as possible, she's still just getting part of the nipple. I have very very large nipples and she has a very very small mouth...could that cause a problem with latching? I don't know if I can ever do this if even a consultant couldn't help me. Does anyone have advice for latching on problems? I know there's a limited amount of time you can do it. She's 9 days old. Am I too late?
2007-07-27
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