ayeo7081
New Member
Hi all mummies!
my baby is 7 weeks old and I have been mixing between latching, EBM and formula ever since he was born. I just went to consult a lactation consultant and realized that my baby has been doing having shallow latching the whole time and the lactation consultant mentioned that as my baby is close to 2 months, it may be difficult to change his latching style.
I have been training him to do deep latching but it is a challenge and I always have to top up with either EBM or formula after latching. This is very tiring for me as I spent almost 30 minutes latching then had to top up at the end. Makes me think whether should I just do exclusive pumping and feed from bottle.
Should I perservere in latching my baby until my baby latches correctly so that there is no need to top up? Or should I just do exclusive pumping?
This is very frustrating for me as I really wish to exclusively breastfeed and feel like a useless mother that I cannot supply the demand and need to supplement with formula.
Any advise or sharing of experience is appreciated.
my baby is 7 weeks old and I have been mixing between latching, EBM and formula ever since he was born. I just went to consult a lactation consultant and realized that my baby has been doing having shallow latching the whole time and the lactation consultant mentioned that as my baby is close to 2 months, it may be difficult to change his latching style.
I have been training him to do deep latching but it is a challenge and I always have to top up with either EBM or formula after latching. This is very tiring for me as I spent almost 30 minutes latching then had to top up at the end. Makes me think whether should I just do exclusive pumping and feed from bottle.
Should I perservere in latching my baby until my baby latches correctly so that there is no need to top up? Or should I just do exclusive pumping?
This is very frustrating for me as I really wish to exclusively breastfeed and feel like a useless mother that I cannot supply the demand and need to supplement with formula.
Any advise or sharing of experience is appreciated.