Breastfeeding- not latching anymore

My baby was born 2 days ago and in the past 2 days she latched on really well and was feeding fine but last night we intruded a pacifier and I think it's since then that she doesn't latch anymore.

She's hardly had any milk at all today. I'm really worried, she hungry I can see it, but she just won't latch on. Any help or advice?

My husband is gone to get formula. We will see if she takes that.

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I would suggest to keep offering the breast and try feeding in different positions, maybe hold off on the dummy if it's interfering with nursing. Your milk will be coming in soon so lots of skin to skin too x

When we were discharged from hospital we were given a help number to call from the midwives, I would call them and ask for an appt for some feeding support. In the meantime keep trying! At around the same stage as you I was literally about to give formula and baby finally latched on and had a good feed. If you do give formula, give small amounts and keep trying to latch baby in between. Don’t give the pacifier again.

Thanks, @Sophie and @Georgia. Yes, I'm definitely not going to give the dummy now. I did give formula, but I'm hoping it was a one-off. I'm going to keep trying to latch her and see how that goes otherwise I'll call the midwife tomorrow

Have your tried pumping and giving a bottle with pumped milk. Also instead of paci give her the boob.

My son did this when we got home from hospital and we had to give formula
Once my breast pump arrived I was able to give him expressed milk but offered the breast every single time first. It took about a week for him to latch again
Do lots of skin to skin

Update: she had a formula twice during the night because she just wouldn't latch on, and I couldn't see her cry. But for her morning feed, I made sure to give skin to skin first, and she latched on had a good feed! I hope this continues.

I don't have a breast pump, but I am going to buy one and next time she doesn't latch give her breastmilk, not formula.

Thank you for all your help, ladies.

Has she been checked for a tongue tie too? X

@Georgia yes she has been checked, she's not tongue tie

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