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I am doing BLS with baby but spoon feed here and there so I could give baby things like yogurt and already mashed potato or avocado that my older kids were eating, or out at a restaurant when she was...

If your 4(?) day old baby gained 2 ounces in one day exclusively breastfeeding you do not have to worry about your breasts feeling full. This is twice the average weight gain (average for once milk...

Ya know, I knew as soon as I wrote that that I was breaking the rule-never say never- especially when it comes to babies!

I have a few ideas, I temporarily night-weaned my oldest son at about this age so most of this comes from that experience:

Daddy cosleep with baby as needed.
Pumped/expressed milk in a bottle or...

I think 1/2 to 1 oz could be normal milk transfer per session for this age. baby is less than a week old right? Yes of course tongue tie will impact how well baby can extract milk, but she IS getting...

Many slings or carriers work well for breastfeeding, but it's very individual...and personally nursing in a sling or carrier was never my strong suit!

You might get more ideas if you start a...

Nipple shields are more typically useful for when a baby has difficulty latching at all, not when baby can latch but it hurts mom. Sometimes they help for that, but often, not.

This sounds good,...

OK, if you were block feeding under the care of an IBCLC, then it may be helpful to go back to her now for some fine tuning on latch to improve the seal issue.

It does sound as if you had...

Sure a shot glass would work well. Small and clear glass or cup works best.

This is a description of how to cup feed written for a dad who was not able to get his baby to take a bottle when mom...

:ita with mommal. If you are concerned about wasting your precious expressed milk, remember that there can be (and in fact probably should be) very very little in the cup (or bottle) at a time. You...

Thrush is possible of course but not likely, imo. but sore nipples from a bad latch are often going to be red, pink, swollen etc. It is very hard to diagnose thrush. Talk to the lc about it.

Any...

I forgot to ask- When baby does not latch well, does it hurt you? Because if weight gain is appropriate when baby is exclusively nursing and nursing is comfortable for mom, then there really is not a...

Hi! Welcome, I am so sorry you are having so much difficulty!



Your right, this does not really make sense. If baby can latch and nurse well SOME of the time, why not all of the time?
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All sounds normal except the slight constipation, (and even that is not actually unusual) and that alone could explain baby backing off on intake for a bit. Since baby is obviously still living...

Yes I know how nursing can seem fine at first and suddenly go downhill-that happened with my last baby. By the middle of her second day I was in agony. All turned out ok, with help.

There may be...

THAT sounds like blebs possibly. blebs (aka milk blister) are like small plugs on/in the nipple. And yeah, they can seriously hurt. Plus, like any plug, they may lead to mastitis. But since they are...

I am so sorry for the stress. Sick mommy is just not fair! Hope you feel better soon. Baby snuggles are good medicine.

It probably is from a shallow latch but you want to be as proactive in fixing it as you can...even a newborn can latch pretty well in most cases,
but some may need help doing so, others do best if...

In the book My Child Won't Eat, a book I highly recommend, the author talks about how appetite naturally DECREASES at around a year old.

Soapy does sound like excess lipase. Your milk is perfectly safe, and some babies don't seem to mind the taste it in the least. Others refuse it though.

Slightly odd but not unheard of that it...

OK so you are dealing more with breast refusal, sorry, now I understand.

This article is the best one out there I know of for specific tips for encouraging baby to nurse, I am sure you have...

You're right, worse case scenario was too strong. Could not figure out better way to say 'unlikely' because in my opinion, it is.

Babies completely refusing ANY nutrition during an entire average...

My favorite latch and positioning articles:

Laid back position http://www.llli.org/docs/0000000000000001WAB/WAB_Tear_sheet_Toolkit/01_laid_back_breastfeeding.pdf

Laid back video...

Have you seen an IBCLC about the post frenotomy care? Are you getting any followup care, exercises, suck training, anything?

what if you are not skin to skin? What if baby is in a onsie or...

It being on one side makes thrush less likely, but the sudden onset sounds like thrush. baby can be asymptomatic.

But there are other things that cause later onset nipple pain. IS baby teething?...