Breasstfeeding Questions

I would try pumping after you've nursed her. You can then freeze the milk, or store it the refrigerator for her next feeding.

One thing I did when my kids would fall asleep while nursing is put my hand on their bare backs. (My hands are naturally chilly.) I would also take off their socks and play with their feet. This kept my little ones nursing even though they were drifting off.

As far as the nursing pad/nipple thing, I have no idea what to tell you. I had the same issues and just used the nipple chap lotion and dealt with the sticking.

Good luck hon!

1) Your breasts will never be 'empty', it's impossible. Just feed her from one side per feeding session, then do the other side at the next session.

2) I would try to rouse her if she falls asleep while breastfeeding, if she's really asleep and stays that way - feed on demand. Do NOT make a 'feeding' schedule for breastfed babies. Babies will eat when they are hungry.

3) Pump Pump Pump and stockpile your milk, do not use it except in cases of emergency or a date night out.

4) If you have sore nipples, her latch is incomplete or lazy. There are a lot of educational video clips on Dr Newman's website about how to perfect the latch. http://www.nbci.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=...

http://www.nbci.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=...

5) Keep trying Le Leche... try different chapters if one group isn't good at returning phone calls.

6) Most WIC offices offer a free IBCLC - which is much better than the regular CLC.

Don't give up!! You can do it!

I am so sorry that you are having a tough time! The first couple months are very challenging the first time around. I am sorry, I don't know anyone to hook you up with, but I will tell you everything I can think of and you can PM anytime and I will try to help you out. I am so proud of you for still sticking with it, sometimes it gets overwhelming, but you are doing great! With my first I had super sore nipples for like 8-9 weeks and then it passed. I also did the lanolin thing, but I am wondering if maybe your pads are sticking because you are leaking due to that fullness and the mix of lanolin and breast milk is getting sticky? In your case, can you expose your nipples to air a little bit to dry after you shower, let them get dry and then put lanolin and if you feel yourself leaking maybe try to feed or pump and them let them dry again before applying the lanolin and pad, at the very least change pads as soon as you feel leaking. Also, maybe use a little less lanolin and see if that helps. You should be getting close to the time where it won't be so painful. Whoever said breastfeeding isn't painful was in some kind of parallel universe, but it does fade and I had no pain ever with my second. As far as keeping her awake, welcome to a mother's greatest challenge! It is really hard when they are small. My second was a MAJOR sleeper. I would have to take his socks off and tickle his feet and sometimes actually take all his clothes off to make him a little cold to get him good and latched on. A lot of times once you get that good latch they will continue to nurse while sleeping the key is getting them latched on. As far as latching my MIL told me something that helped a lot, she said to bring the baby to the breast and not breast to baby. You take your whole breast in your hand and basically shove it in baby's mouth just making sure that you can see at least on nostril :D Then if she falls asleep really fast try the stripping down if you have to. I have also touched my kids cheeks with a cold baby wipe. You feel so mean, but they have to eat!! I have also opened their mouths and squirted breast milk in to get them a bit more eager. One thing I did a lot with both of mine for night time feedings was I would feed on one breast and then do the diaper change with a cold wipe between breasts. Getting jostled and cleaned was usually a good way to get them wakeful enough to eat and then they would knock out on that breast, and usually so would I! I hope some of this has helped and if there is anything else I can do don't hesitate to send me a message. Hang in there, it does get easier!! Oh and don't feel bad about pumping, you can always pump a little for relief and freeze it and still offer you baby your breast and used what you froze at a later time when you are going out etc. Best wishes and hang in there!!!

Has anyone checked her for a tongue tie? It could account for your sore nipples and your over supply.

www.kellymom.com is a great web-site for breastfeeding moms and also has it's own forum where you may be able to find more information.

I agree with the other posters that you should be feeding her on demand so if she falls asleep and then wakes up 30 mins later looking for food go ahead and nurse her. Just make sure you do it on the same side that she was on when she fell asleep.

I would also stop giving her a bottle for now if possible. Switching from bottle to breast could be confusing her latch. If you are giving her a pacifier I would stop that as well and let her use you for comfort nursing. This will help regulate your milk supply.

Keep at it mama and the two of you will work this out. Keep trying to find someone to help you in person. Seek out a different lactation consultant and if you need to, attend a LLL meeting so you can get some face time with a leader.

As many others have mentioned, look for another consultant. There are some things for which in-person advice can really make a difference, and a good consultant is your friend.

answers to you questions:
feed on demand. If she keeps falling asleep you can tickle her feet to keep her awake, not bundle her too tight, etc.

Feed, then work to empty yourself if you still too full. But remember, if you keep working to empty yourself every time, you will just keep making more milk. Also, you don't have to pump. You can "hand express" which will empty you more completely, although it can be more time consuming. there are videos showing how to hand express on the websites below, but this is one case where "hands on" advice (maybe not literally) is invaluable.

If you are pumping a lot, it may be the pumping that is making you sore, not just the breastfeeding. Flanges are not one size fits all!

there are alternative things to help with soreness. I can't remember the names sorry.

I would try another lactation consultant or try another number for LLL. I found that the lactation consultant at my son's pediatrician's office was beyond worthless, she advised me to just give him a bottle! The lactation consultant at the hospital where he was born was EXCELLENT, even three months after he was born she was there for me. If someone doesn't seem to have the right answers, try someone else. Please, do not let anyone talk you into giving up!

For what it is worth, my son and I had breast feeding problems. He was born tongue-tied, and it just spiraled from there. My nipples were so sore, I can not even describe the pain. I would rather give birth than go through that again. Here are a few suggestions:

* Our problem was that my son was not latching. Everytime we would "breast feed" he wasn't getting much, so he was just using my nipples as a pacifier. This was why I, too, always felt full, and why my nipples were so sore. My lactation consultant described it as someone taking a hammer and lightly pounding on my nipples for a half hour every time we tried to breastfeed. That explained the soreness! You have to make sure that you really "shove" your nipple all the way back into her mouth, her mouth has to be open really wide, and her lips are back. It is hard to explain, but a good lactation consultant should be able to help you.

* Don't use a bottle. The suction is different, and if she gets used to the "lazy" way of eating from the bottle she will not "work" for the milk from the breast. Feed her your expressed milk with a very small cup (we used the measuring cups that come with medicines). You could also try a finger feeder, but I think that is reserved for smaller babies. I could be wrong, though.

*There are cooling gel pads for your breasts. They were a lifesaver! I got mine from the LC at the hospital, but you may be able to find them at Babies R Us, or some other big baby store. Expensive, but totally worth it!

* Please be careful of whom you discuss this with. I don't mean to be insensitive, but some moms just "don't get it". Yes, many moms have had problems latching, and it may have taken several days for it to "work". But for me it got to the point that every time a well-meaning mom told me to "just keep trying, you will get it" I started to cry. No one on the planet could have tried harder than I was, and the pain was so bad that I cried when my shirt touched my breasts. Actually, it was two years ago and I am crying now. Try another LC or another number for LLL, you will find someone who understands and can help you! Maybe try contacting the hospital where he was born, they may have additional people to contact. Please feel free to contact me if you have any other questions, I will try to help you the best I can. I am not online very often, though.

* Your pads may be sticking due to dried milk. I put a thick layer of lanolin on the pad itself, as well as on my nipple. That seemed to help.

Hope this helps,

M.

I'm concerned that a lactation consultant couldn't help you, since your questions don't seem that uncommon to me. I think you should try a new, perhaps more knowledgeable consultant, although perhaps I'm misunderstanding your questions.

For your first question, this can be a matter of choice. I prefer to keep my child awake as long as possible so that she will sleep as long as possible, but with my son, I would let him fall asleep and feed him later because I knew he would eat what he needed before sleeping. Judge your child. If she is waking up hungry in a half hour, probably she isn't getting enough food the first time around and needs you to keep her awake, in my opinion.

Secondly, your body adjusts to demand, so if you pump yourself empty every time you feel full, your body will make more milk, not less. I would hold your daughter up and have her nurse to take a little off the top to ease discomfort if you just can't stand it. It's a bit early to be bottle-feeding your daughter - this could affect her latch, and I can tell you from experience that that is really difficult to change back! If you feel the need to pump, feed her first and then pump out the remainder, and then freeze it for later - don't use it right now.

Finally, is this your first baby? If so, then I hear you about the nipples. My nipples hurt for MONTHS when my son was born. Everyone said that they wouldn't hurt if the latch was correct and everyone said that the latch was correct. :-p Truth is, some of us are more sensitive than others, and even a good latch can hurt if your nipples haven't toughened up yet. I never found anything to help besides time. I know that's not what you want to hear, but I'm afraid it's the truth. I never tried a nipple shield, though, so I can't say for sure that there aren't other solutions out there.

Good luck! I know this is hard! I would be happy to chat with you about breastfeeding, but I'm not sure I'm a good resource in the long run. I was unsuccessful exclusively feeding my son and weaned him by 6 months, and although I've been successful with my daughter (3 months) so far, it's NOT EASY! I suggest you find another lactation consultant and keep up the good work!

I would contact another lactation consultant in your local area. Find one you can work with. There were about 5 different consultants at the hospital where I gave birth. You should be able to find another. I would feed on demand at this age. She will get better at nursing as she gets older. If your nipples are really sore you may want to have the lactation consultant check your latch. good luck

It's hard to say however I have always fed on demand, especially at this age and not waited for when some schedule told me to feed. Every baby is different. If she isn't thriving, your doctor should be able to tell you at her next visit, or sooner if you're concerned. Otherwise, I wouldn't wake to feed either. The only thing I may do is to try to keep her awake while she feeds by switching her position, blowing on her gently, undressing her a bit during a feed or un-swaddling her before a feed.

La leche league should have someone to personally talk with you but I always had a lot of difficulty getting someone to return my calls too. How about the lactation nurse from where you delivered?

Did you try using a nipple shield i have to use one and it is a life saver i had the same problem with my daughter when she was born and after a few weeks she just started to wake more but i did get alot of advice to undress her and as far as pumping goes you can allways freeze it and if and when you decide to give her bottles you can but i allways read that if you keep pumping you are going to keep making more since breastmilk is supply and deman so my understanding is if you dont pump you breast will learn that you dont need that extra milk..I would also recommend a local breastfeeding support group i have personally never been to one but i have friend that said they are wonderfull you meet moms of all stages of breastfeeding and with all diffrent ideas on how they handle there BF'ing troubles and you could also meet moms and exchange numbers for addition support i know la leche has meetings but i would check your local labor and delivery hospital they have meetings as well and as far as i know you just call and rsvp and show up....but im sure they would not turn you away if you just show up (if you can not get ahold of anyone) I found the day and time of my local meetings online so im sure you could do the same Good luck hope this helped

I run a 100+ breastfeeding moms club and have helped several moms here on facebook. I am a peer counselor, so there is no charge. A few things stand out for me in what you said:

1: you always feel full and your nipples are "extremely sore" This very much sounds like mastitis to me. Not all moms will get the ill feeling and fever with mastitis. One of the moms I worked with here had mastitis for MONTHS and the dr and LCs missed it. She got the medication I told her to request at her OBGYN and she felt like a new woman in days! So #1: go see your OBGYN and tell them a peer counselor suspects mastitis. They will give you an antibiotic that is safe to nurse on. Make sure you nurse the baby ALOT. The worst thing you can do is NOT nurse the baby when you have mastitis - it can make it much worse. You want to drain the breast of milk frequently. The medications and the mastitis infection will not harm the child in anyway.

As for falling asleep at the boob: most babies do this because breastmilk contains natural chemicals that relaxes the child. They tend to get "milk drunk" and nod off. As long as she nurses well for 10 minutes, I wouldn't worry about waking her. At 7 weeks she should be feeling AT LEAST every 2 hours. If she nurses only for a few minutes, then nods off, you can strip her down to her diaper and stroke her back while she nurses - this tends to keep them awake longer. It is important to note that mastitis would make it harder for her to draw milk from the breast due to the infection swelling the breast. Working hard to pull the milk out would make her tired quickly.

But #1: Get to the dr and get some antibiotics! You described mastitis that I see often in new moms.

Please feel free to msg me if you ever need anything :)

PS - you didn't mention if your child is losing weight . . . is she gaining well?

Well I'm not an expert but this are my advises.
What I should do is breastfeed whenever she feels like it, but if she falls asleep and wake ups hungry after 30 min. I will try to hold it for at least another 30 min. Or more if you can , talk to her or try to keep her busy,
You probably have a lot of milk that's why you fill so full all the time you can pump and freeze for later months when sometimes the flow is less or the baby is hungrier...also you can donate to a hospital they're always needing breastmilk.( you should try to give her a bottle at least once a week so she can be familiarize with it, you never know when you have to live for an errand or doctor apptmt or maybe a pedicure)
If your nipples still hurting maybe she's not latching well, you need to make sure her mouth has the whole nipple and not only the top.
I'm not sure why no one is answer your call from la leche league...hope you get lucky.....

If you live near the woodlands, TX I can get you the name of an awesome lacataion nurse who helps a ton! If not, call the hospital and ask for a list of lacation nurses in your area and see if someone else can help you. As far as feedings go, At that ageand with breastfeeding, It is a little more about feed on demand instead of a schedule. When you breatfed her try taking off her cloths or messing with her feet to keep he awake.

It sounds to me like the baby might not be opening her mouth wide enough. If that is the case she may not be draining the breast well. Sometimes their little mouths are just too small to open wide enough. I found that if I pumped after breastfeeding and then breastfed her often that helped, though I started using formula between nursings because my milk supply started dwindling. When she started eating solids, though, she didn't need bottles at all.

An option I didn't know about at the time would be getting a supplemental nursing system (I think Babies R US has the Madela one) to put the pumped breast milk in the bags and attach the tube to your nipple so she gets more breastmilk in a feeding (so you don't have to feed as often) and then start decreasing the milk. Bottle feeding is kind of force-feeding and a LC told me that bottle fed babies do actually eat more at one time then breastfed babies, which I thought was interesting.

A way you can tell if she IS getting enough milk per feeding (all this is assuming that she isn't) is to weigh her before and after feedings. A good LC will have you do that. WIC has LC and scales, that might be an option and it's free.

I'm sorry, my cousins live in San Marcos but I don't know much about the area. I am a childbirth educator and doula and have breastfed 4 children, three of them born prematurely, so this is from my experience and training though I am not a LC. They were also cesarean babies, and I do believe that had something to do with it.

I just sent you a private message. I look forward to speaking with you in more detail.

Thanks,
R. Funes
La Leche League-Suburban North Austin
http://texaslll.org/group/austin-suburban-north

I posted to your previous post I believe, I had very similar issues but mine might have been a tad more severe, my daughter was loosing weight because she was not an effecient eater. I had to pump for 3 months and then start feeding her off the breast so she could gain her strength again. I breast fed her once or twice a day until she could get the latch right (I breastfed this many times because 1: it hurt so bad to feed her off the breast and 2: I didn't want her to forget how to feed off the breast) she did just fine using bottle and breast and as I healed she started feeding more and more off the breast and now since about 4 months of age she has been solely on the breast except for when I want to go out then she gets a bottle which is great.

Newmans ointment was also a blessing I got it prescribed from my OB to help with healing. Lanolin, etc did not do one thing to help me out just the ointment.

Feed her on demand...what I have learned with three kids now is that if you need to pump and feed that it is better, you need time to heal and she needs time to grow and get better at eating. Some babies just don't get it. If you keep pushing breast only you could end up far worse off then giving her time to learn and not gain enough weight. I wish I would have know with my first two, that one breastfeeding really shouldn't hurt but sometimes the baby just doesn't get it right away and it does. That feedign my child off of a bottle until she got a bit older and could eat better is doable and she will still be able to and like the boob. That if a 7 week old falls alseep on the boob too much she/he is getting tired and not nursing efficiently.

Try LLL again or if you are not getting enough help from your hospital go to another one in the area, there are lots of hospitals with lots of nurses to help and someone out there might have a good idea on what to do.

Also I didn't start to feel "not full" until around 4-5 months, Now I hardly feel full..lol

I guess in short what I am trying to say is let him eat off the bottle so he can learn to suck correct and efficiently and then slowely wean him back on to boobie, No it wasn't the easiest task int he world especially since I had two toddler to deal with also but it is doable.

As far as your nipples being sore, my hospital gave me some plastic half egg looking things that medela makes.

http://www.medelabreastfeedingus.com/products/breast-care

They are called breastshells. They are WONDERFUL, they allow your nipples to air dry and since they don't actually touch your nipples they won't stick. Another trick I used was to use chapstick on my nipples then the breastshells. I only used the chapstick after feeding so it would be gone by the next feeding and this did wonders as well.

Good Luck it can be a long road, but it is very rewarding. I am at 5 months and am in the process of trying to let myself dry up since my son decided 2 days ago he was finished nursing.

So sorry that you are not getting the help you need. You need to get the La Leche League book (I think it is called the Womanly Art of Breastfeeding). It was my bible for my first baby. I raised three fully breastfed babies and my daughter is nursing also!
When babies are that little I recommend feeding them whenever they cry. They need their physical and emotional needs met. I just became baby centered and did what the baby needed and rested when they rested and did not worry about anything else.
I would recommend getting rid of the bottles and pumping if you are serious about nursing. It just causes problems. Your milk supply is a supply and demand thing. Your body will regulate to how much the baby nurses eventually if you do not pump etc. If you are pumping and nursing then your body will make more milk to try to keep up.
About the sore nipples. My daughter who has an 11 month old fully nursed baby was given a nipple guard in the hospital and it protected her nipples great. She used it for months and then gradually began nursing without it.
Really having too much milk is not a terrible problem compared to people who do not have enough.
The first few months are hard nursing and then it becomes the easiest thing you have ever done. Stick with it. There are so many good benefits to you and your baby. Keep trying to find a La Leche League person and go to a meeting. It is so reassuring to sit around with other mothers with children of various ages and here how they deal with things. You need that support.

Some hospitals have mom groups, so check the ones in your area. They are a fabulous resource for all those "first year" questions. It is insane how much I've forgotten!

At 7 weeks, your body is probably still getting use to nursing. The sore nipples should begin to get better soon. (Really!) Also, your body should begin to know how much your daughter needs and you won't feel so full all the time.

If your daughter is falling asleep, it's worth a call to your ped just to be safe.

One thing that might help is to nurse her until she's done or starts to fall asleep and then offer her a bottle (of breast mild if you have it). Until they get really good at it, nursing is a lot of work for a baby. Offering the bottle gives them the food they need and lets you know whether or not they are full. If you do this for awhile, you might see her taking less and less from the bottle. We had to do this with my son who was jaundice. Jaundice makes baby very sleepy, but it's very important for them to eat to get rid of the bulirubin (that causes jaundice).

Good luck!

I am so sorry that La Leche League members weren't there for you.
Have you tried going to their website?
There may be a question-and-answer place there,
which could be helpful.

Also, I'm not familiar with Kelly?moms but I've seen it mentioned here
as an excellent resource for breastfeeding moms.

At 7 weeks, I think you should feed her whenever she seems to want to nurse. It's too early to put her on any kind of schedule . . .
especially given the difficulties you have described.

About the sore nipples. Yeah, that can be a real problem.
Have you tried holding your baby in a different position,
at a different angle of approach?
That might help relieve the nipple soreness.

I hope one or more moms here will volunteer to be your special buddy.
You're welcome to ask me questions
but it has been a VERY VERY long time
since I nursed my youngest child.

Good luck and Happy New Year.

Keep doing the lanolin. I wouldn't pump at all. I've BF all five of mine and the thing that helped the most is to keep nursing, no matter how hard. Then all of a sudden, you both are pros. It's worth it. Try taking your baby's clothes off to nurse. Keep trying to keep her awake. I tried to nurse more often during the day. That might help too. Good luck!

1. My son also did not feed well at first (did you have a C-section? I did and I wonder if it was the drugs). At this age, I would nurse her whenever she cries - even if doctors or books tell you to wait a certain amount of time. Nursing frequently and for long periods of time is normal for a baby this age. My baby was very sleepy and I had to nurse, pump and bottle-feed. It was a very stressful time (never knowing if I should him give him the bottle or let him be hungry for his next meal); however, it was short lived. Later on, I learned about breast compressions and their usefulness in keeping an infant awake and in helping to empty the breast (Dr. Jack Newman has some very helpful you tube videos on this). Your infant will become more and more awake as she gets older.

2. Feeling full at this stage is a good sign - it means you have a healthy milk supply. Conversely, allowing your breasts to stay full (b/c your daughter is an inefficient nurser) can signal your body to make less milk - you can read more about that on kellymom.com. Another way to empty your breasts without the pump is through breast compressions - into the sink or a towel or whatever. For me, I deliberated long and hard about giving my son a bottle of expressed milk, and in the end I had to b/c he was losing weight.

3. Your nipples will soon toughen up - I promise. I ended up not needing nursing pads. The bra that I wore at the time was slightly padded and able to absorb any of the moisture. That being said, I find that I don't "leak" enough to mandate nursing pads and I threw out all my nursing bras b/c they were too binding and were contributors to getting clogged milk ducts.

4. I was able to have interchanges with a LLL online; however, I had to wait a week or so for a response. Unfortunately, not all her responses were accurate for me - and I had to learn this the hard way. I have also been to LLL meetings where I don't agree at all with what the speaker is saying. All-in-all I think you can probably be your best resource. Read through kellymom.com , ask other moms on mammapedia, check out Jack Newman's online resources (he's a well known lactation consultant in Cananda) and read everything you can. What I found is that women all have very different experiences and you will eventually find one or two people to whom you can relate - good luck.

I havent read any of your other post answers. My daughter was a sleeper also. They tried to give her a bottle in the hospital becasue she wouldnt stay awake for me to feed her. Of course, that didnt happen! One thing that helped me in the hospital was to strip baby down to her diaper while nursing.

I think at only seven weeks old, maybe just let her sleep and feed her when she wants. Or maybe unlatch her, stimulate her, maybe wear a necklace that is shiny to keep her attention. As for pumping, I dont think you will waste any if you pump. If your milk is being stored correctly, it will be good for months when you and daddy wanna go out or if you ever have to leave her for any reason.

I always used the disposible pads but maybe trying the cloth washable pads would help you??

Good luck and congrats on the new baybay!!

There are plenty of great sites out there with bulletin boards and info for breastfeeding moms. I would suggest www.babycenter.com, there are tons of bulletin boards for all kinds of topics so you can connect with other moms and get lots of info. PLus there are lots of helpful articles.

As far as the baby falling asleep, try to keep her awake while feeding. Once suggestion I got from a lactation consultant is to use a cool facecloth and stroke here cheek to keep her awake. This is a common problem for breastfeeding moms and it can be a struggle to keep them awake, but that is best to get them to feed, otherwise yes you have to feed them every 30 minutes lol.

The sensitivity should go away eventually, but usually by 6 weeks it's better. You may want to see if there are other nursing pads out there that may be thinner, softer or made form a different material. I'm wondering if you are allergic to something that is causing the irritation. If you have any allergies to wool, the pure lanolin can actually cause irritation rather than help it so you may want to try another lotion like bag balm, or eucerin. (You may have to wipe those off before feeding.) I know my sister is allergic to wool and anything with lanolin since lanolin is a natural by product from sheep shearing it makes sense.

Good for you for hanging in there, keep with it it will get easier. Hope you find the answers you need!!

In my area, LLL has group meetings AND the opportunity to meet one on one with a group leader. How I got a referral to a lactation consultant was from the group leader from LLL. I'm sorry you are having such a hard time. I had an impossible situation with my third child in that he had a weak suck, he wasn't gaining weight, and I lost my milk supply despite round the clock pumping. My baby ultimately had to go on formula. I was so sad about it.

Babies fall asleep at the breast all the time, it's probably one of the most common problems we mothers face. You need to unwrap her, undress her if necessary, keep a cool cloth near by to wipe her face with when she starts to fall asleep. Remove her from the breast and stimulate her by flicking her feet (gently, of course ~ my nurse told me about that little trick) and once she is awake, re-latch her.

If you feel full all the time then sadly, your baby is not getting much milk. Is she gaining weight? How are her wet diapers, are they soggy wet? Is she pooping? Weight gain is the most crucial sign she is getting enough. She has to be gaining weight. By the way, our breasts NEVER get completely empty. It's a myth that the breasts completely empty.

Sore nipples to me indicate there is a latch problem. This needs to be addressed. If I were you, I would call your OB's office and the pediatrician's office and ask them if they have any referrals for lactation consultants in your area. I would take it one step further and call the hospital and ask to speak to a nurse on the labor/delivery floor and ask if any of the nurses know of any lactation consultants. It sounds to me like your consultant is either not properly trained in her field or she is just blowing you off. I would never accept that. I would find someone new.

I used to wake my son when he would fall asleep while BFing with a cool, damp cloth on his cheeks. As you feel her drifting off, dab it on her cheek and forehead so she rouses enough to finish. Also, allow one breast to fully empty before switching sides. My son rarely nursed from both sides in one nursing, except during growth spurts. The foremilk that comes first is waterier and better for thirst, and the hindmilk that comes in after is thicker, fattier and more filling.

my daughter is youngest daughter is 4 months and it was a big challenge for me too..i remember my nipples were so sore. Everytime i had to feed my daughter i would have to ask my mom or husband to put her on so she could latch on because it was extremly painful for me, but i knew i wanted this experience of bonding with my daughter and i just had to make it through the pain. I used the lansinoh that they gave me in the hospital and maybe you could also be getting sore nipples because she doesn't latch on good..i know how you feel..well at least i felt i was going through a bad experience put if you keep at it it will only get getter know its all good and im so proud maybe this video can help you because it did to me..any other questions let me know mayb i can help you...

http://www.babycenter.com/2_10-tips-for-breastfeeding-suc...

goodluck
and believe me when they are that small they do tent to mean every 30min -1hr. but it will get better. Oh one more thing don't let your breast get too full because unfortunately theres consequences to that "stretch marks" it kinda sucks just breast pump