37wks

My baby girl came 6days ago so 3wks early, and I'm just starting to feel really discouraged with breastfeeding, I have to use a nipple shield because her mouth is so tiny compared to my nipple lol, I have had to supplement with formal in th3 hospital because of her weight drop, but I still pump when I can, I just feel like my supply is taking awhile to come in..I feel like I'll only be able to pump and bottle feed her what I get.

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I would still try and latch baby girl as often as possible, even if it is to get her saliva on their then pump if she doesn’t stay on for long or put on the nipple shield. If she is eating formula i would still pump every 2 hours to help establish a supply. I have pcos so i had to supplement in the hospital and my cousin who is now a lactation consultant said to latch as often as possible to help with milk coming in. We ended up stopping the formula after a couple days of being home and i pumped every 2 hours. I eventually got my milk to come in on day 6.

My baby came at 39 weeks its been two weeks and we still have the same issue. its easier for her when I use the nipple shield but else she cant really latch properly and she becomes upset especially when shes hungry so I pump most of her feeds so I can see how much shes actually getting and supplement with formula too because she did lose a lot of weight the first week but now shes back on track. initially it made me feel bad that she wasn’t able to latch on well but to be honest my utmost priority is that she is healthy and is able to eat properly which is. on the bright side my family can feed her too since I pump 90% of the time. you just have to figure out what works for the both of you. you got this mama

I may be biased but my first child came 4 weeks early and I had trouble producing and she didn’t latch on either and I tried for 2 weeks and saw a specialist. I finally said F that and gave her formula. I’m all about baby fed is best no matter how (formula or breast milk). Do what’s good for you. I felt super relieved. I just had my 2nd about 2 weeks ago and went straight to formula. A happy mom is a happy kid. No one can ever tell who has formula or breast milk when kids are older. ♥️

@Mrs. T that is so true!! And my older two girls were formula fed so I have no issue with it AT ALL I guess I was just hoping for something different but at the end of the day doing what we need for her is what's important!

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