How to Latch Baby On ?

he may be getting frustrated, because if you haven't been breastfeeding, you probably don't have much of a supply anymore. One thing you can try though is to put some expressed breast milk or formula on the nipple to help him latch on. Try over and over until he latches on, but if he isn't getting any breastmilk he will continually get frustrated and unlatch. Good luck!

It's normal for a baby to nurse a lot at times. Even every 30 minutes. Does not mean you do not have enough milk. It's just the baby trying to increase your supply as he is growing. Just keep nursing and don't give formula. It's much easier for a baby to get formula from a bottle and once you start that your baby will want that over the breast (which they have to work harder for).

You will have a tough couple of days while getting the latch right and increasing your supply but if you want to BF you should lock yourselves up at home and nurse, nurse, nurse. Keep trying. If you right breast is to full, hand express so soften it up. Then your baby might take it better.

And yes you will not be able to express as much milk from your breast as your baby can get. So try not to gauge by that. You should gauge by how many wet diapers your baby has.

I second the suggestion to call a La Leche League Leader. You can find a local leader on the LLL website, llli.org.

Have you tried laid back positioning, where you lean back against pillows and have the baby lie down the length of your body while nursing?

It sounds like he is working hard to get the milk and it is exhausting him enough to need a break before continuing. Have you checked for tongue tie? It can be clipped by an ENT, and then the baby can move the tongue better to more efficiently transfer milk. .

I agree with consulting a lactation specialist. But please know that what you are able to express (either by hand or using a pump) is FAR less than what your baby gets while nursing. They are much more efficient than any machine or expressing method. I think the general rule on that is that if your baby is gaining weight and growing adequately, then they are getting "enough". Babies do sometimes "nurse" only enough for comfort and not due to actual hunger.

Consult an expert (lactation consultant) to figure out how to transition back to nursing. Best wishes!

Undress him to his diaper. Touch a damp washcloth to his hands and feet while he nurses. He may be too warm and cozy - he'll be warm enough against your body and arms to not get a chill, but cool enough so he's more alert while he feeds.

I had a tough time getting my son to latch on the right, too. Try the football hold: instead of holding him across your belly while he nurses, tuck him under your right arm so that his chest/belly are against your side. You'll need to experiment with pillow positioning on the couch or bed for this one, but it worked great for me (finally!). After a few weeks of him eating more because he wasn't as warm and getting the latch right, I went back to the cradle hold for both breasts.

Nipple confusion is a hard thing to overcome - but it can be done!! What is needed to be done is to stop ALL bottles cold turkey. Your infant will latch on and nurse if he's hungry... as for the latch, it may not have been a complete latch before, which may have caused issues of not being full. To check on how to see if the latch is good - look at the really great videos on www.drjacknewman.com - he has many videos which are very helpful and also check out www.kellymom.com.

Never equate what you pump with what your child is getting. The pump can barely get 25% of what the baby can get. It's like comparing an old handheld dust buster versus the brand new dyson!

See a lactation consultant. This is the best way to get help with breastfeeding, because they are the "professionals" and know what they are doing. I had an awful time trying to breastfeed my daughter (I had to pump a lot the first two weeks of her life) but seeing a lactation consultant helped me immensely. Good luck!

Honestly, your level of problem needs professional assistance, not internet mom help. Please see a certified lactation consultant, or at the very least, a volunteer La Leche League leader. Good luck

it's really hard to admit if you don't have enough milk but that is a possibility. I didn't have enough for my first son and struggled to give whatever I could until he was almost 5 months. I was able to pump out maybe one or two bottles a day, the rest was formula (at about 2 months he stopped latching on). One day it hit me that I was just done with the pumping, he wasn't latching anyway, so the pumping was adding more stress to my life and i let it go. But I was ready emotionally for it to end.

With my 2nd son, who is 8-1/2 month now, he stopped latching onto one side and I'm leaving it alone. I knew for a while it didn't produce as much milk as the other side. When I pump, maybe once every 2-3 days, one ounce comes out so I add it to the milk from the good side. I give my baby one formula bottle a day and have since the beginning so he always knew another flavor. It will click one day that you have to let go, that you can't force your baby to drink from a breast that isn't giving him what he needs. If he doesn't latch on, whatever the reason, it can't be forced and he needs to eat!! So give him what he needs.

Good luck, it's tough but in the end giving the baby what he needs is the goal.