First of all I know how important it is for her to get my milk.
I want her to have it.
Its just so hard sometimes.
I've been blessed with pretty much the perfect baby, she is extremely well mannered, sleeps well, is pleasant when she is awake and only cries when she's hungry and when we are breast feeding.
Problem 1. My boobs are HUGE!!! I mean HUGE HUGE HUGE, They are so big that before I can even start to feed her i must pump at least an oz out of each one just to give her some slack to latch on to.
Problem 2. The major problem is her latch, I don't have the most sticky outty nipples, pumping helps draw them out but i still have to pinch the sides really flat to allow her to latch on. (this tires me out and gets uncomfortable) Once she gets on she takes a couple sucks then pops off, i try and press down by her nose so she can breath but she is still always unlatching. She gets really frustrated when she unlatches and she SCREAMS. I hate hearing her get so hysterical. I know it shouldn't bother me but it really does, then i have to sooth her before we can even try again.
Pumping then giving her a bottle seems so much easier in some ways but i want to be able to do both breast and bottle (always breastmilk though). She's done great with not getting nipple confused and will take both and a pacifier.
Problem 3. Once we do get her latched and she's eaten for a while she falls asleep. She looks totally milk drunk and happy when she falls asleep at the boob and its very hard to wake her. So i put her down and 10 minutes later she wants to finish eating. This is making feeding time last an hour or more between pumping, latching, screaming, soothing, and her drunken naps.
I'm DETERMINED to make this work, like i said i KNOW how important it is, but DAMN it just seems like it should be easier.
It seems like the most natural thing in the world, just put the baby on the boob and they will eat but man it is so much more complicated.
I'm going on like zero sleep right now so i hope i've made sense, if anyone has any ideas to make this easier PLEASE share.
BTW we tried a breast shield and she didn't like it.
Help please!





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Good suggestions here, this is nifty information. I also just thought it just 'happened' and I had no idea of the complications that seem to be absolutely normal. Huh!
makes me sad. 


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