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First I would like to say that I have already spoke to a lactation consultant but I'm looking for suggestions on how to keep my supply up when I can't put my baby down. He has been EBF since birth with good latch and great weight gain. This past couple of weeks he has been fussy at the breast and he pulls off frequently and I'll relatch him. Eventually I have a let down and he's happy. Today was a very challenging day for me he went on a strike after his 2am feeding and I couldn't even relatch him until 10am! The moment he gets into the cradle position he loses it! Inconsolable. Finally heard from lactation and she suggested that I get skin to skin in a moby wrap. The only way I have been able to latch him is once he passes out, so dream feed essentially. I barely had time today to eat let alone pump because he has been so fussy. Which is not like him. He is very easy going so today scared me. And I can't put him down to pump because his cries get to me. I need to hold him and calm him. I tried to pump while bounced him with my foot in his bouncer but that was torture. He kept putting his fists in his mouth and I stoped pumping a couple of times to latch with no success. ANYWAYS.....What can I do to keep my supply up if he wont latch and is screaming his head off?

The past 3 weeks I think I've been having plugged duct on the right side (feels sore and there is a lump there) every couple of days. I've tried pumping longer, harder, warm compresses, and massaging it but it doesn't really go away unless I feed baby first on that side. Anyone have suggestions on how to prevent the plug duct? I think it may be affecting my supply bc lately I've been getting only 1.5 oz on the right side. I pump at 6:30 am (~8 oz), 9 am (4 oz), noon (4 oz), 3 pm (4 oz). BF when i get home from work at 6 pm. Pump again at 11 pm (4 oz) before bed. Baby is 5.5 months.

Hi there, My DD is now 11 days old and I've been ebf. We had a shallow latch for the first several days; I met with a LC who helped me get the right positioning, but the damage was done. My nipples were (are) sore and cracked. She suggested I use the Ameda ComfortGel Hydrogel Pads. I've used them since Wednesday (it's now Monday). There has been some progress, and it's no longer as painful to nurse. However, the healing has seemed to plateaued. The nipples are still pretty raw but due to the moist environment, don't scab over like they did. So my question for you ladies is - how should I be using these pads? I've worn them all day every day (obviously not when nursing). I wash them each time in water, but basically put them right back on when DD is done. Letting my nipples be in the air has not really worked - it's a little painful, and they tend to get bumped or brushed by DD, which then really hurts. Does it work best to wear them all day? Should i be taking breaks from them? How long should I expect to need to wear them (I do have another pack ready to go since these are almost at the end of their life)? Also: In the last couple of days, there has been a bit of a burning sensation in my breasts. It's both on the ends of my nipples, and somewhat internally as well. Worse at night. My breasts are no longer engorged or anything (rather "empty" feeling) so I'm wondering if it's refill pain? Or... thrush? I sure hope not! Thanks in advance for your advice!

DD is just shy of 3 months. She usually eats around 7-8 PM, around 12-1, and around 6-7 AM. She doesn't always sleep through those long stretches, but if she wakes up during those times, she usually falls asleep as soon as I pick her up, before I can get her from bassinet to rocking chair. If I get her to the rocking chair, she pushes the nipple away with her fist so that she can snuggle against the breast and fall asleep. I see dream feeding suggested on here all the time. I would like to do it, especially since I am going back to work soon. Does trying to feed her when she wants to go to sleep like above count as dream feeding? Or should I be offering when she is not even stirring yet? Or is my DD just apparently not interested in dream feeding? Thanks.

Hi everyone :) My 19m old girl nurses 2-5x a day and maybe 3x per night. I have been pressured to wean since she was 12m (even sooner) by people/nurses here and there but nothing dramatic. I have tried to night wean several times but we would always go in the same path again few days/weeks later. I have also tried to reduce the amount of feedings a few times but again my little one increases the nursing. This is all done cause I think I need to follow someone else´s advise! Today I know that I want to keep on breastfeeding until at least she is 2years. And I enjoy the nursing during the day :ita Maybe I will night wean (slowly) in the nearest future, but not sure. Im so proud of my self that we kept on despite everything. The first few weeks of her life were hard and breastfeeding was really tough cause she was born prematurely and she got RS-virus and a lung infection. But we made it and sometimes I wonder how could I let others bring me down. :confused: Have someone here stopped their weaning progress and kept on going? I would love to hear some stories :D